The difference between painting from the heart, and painting
"from the elbow" is that when one reaches the pinnacle of perfection,
only those who paint from internal life will have the sufficient staying power
to become immortal. Antonio Fortuna is a self-taught artist born in Colombia. From his early years
Antonio's intrepid boyhood energy, combined with talent and skills
propelled him toward music, writing, design, craft and paint. All of which he
absorbed and explored into success. His art graces the private homes of elite
fine art collectors and has been exhibited internationally, and his element
gallery of woodwork designs shows the extent of his influence in the aesthetics
of modern, work of art furnishings.
The unique form and utter mastery with which Antonio boldly
expresses human emotion in his paintings, draw from his own soul’s intellectual
experiences. The majority of these works are in huge, impressively brave
canvasses that will have your attention. Count on it.
Philosophers claim simplicity is a prerequisite of beauty.
Antonio’s vibrant works have a natural order and form that are astonishingly
beautiful. It is the significance the observer attaches to these images that
provoke layers of multi-dimensional interpretations with complexity beyond the
realm of the art Antonio creates. It is why the observer returns to it again,
and again. Antonio is not interested in capturing life; he is interested in
capturing you and when he does, the image is in your hard drive as if you had
just seen the Grand Canyon. “I am not in the world of art to compete with
anyone, just to be a philosopher with my brush.” (Antonio Fortuna) www.antoniofortuna.com
