Est. 2014
John Grande is a New York City based artist. He reflects upon modern and contemporary culture with his constructed paintings and murals while carefully utilizing techniques and traditions as far reaching those of Old Master painters, 19th century artists to 20th century advertising and pop art. His subjects are diverse, often readily recognizable and at times quite humorous, from glamorous Hollywood stars to the art world itself and the more gritty subjects of street art.
American Dreams, fantasies, obsessions and cultural practices are all subjects the artist depicts in his action-packed, layered and dynamic paintings, some even becoming spatial explorations on the wall. Grande inserts momentary acknowledgments of art history and other artists. Nothing is off limits and everything is subject to his thought-provoking yet playful visualization of our society at large. His work comes from culture, the history of art and the culture of our times; his work with its vibrant colors, serrated juxtapositions, double and triple dimensions and energetic is set apart by the unexpected — yet it speaks to everybody: “It’s about the people, about us, the human race”. Each line of work, each piece is unique, constructing and deconstructing popular and contemporary culture derived from today’s multi-media world, as well as transforming and uniquely weaving high-end symbols and icons immersed in today’s lifestyle using industrial mediums in the process.
John Grande was born in 1969 in Huntington, Long Island. He attended the School Of Visual Arts and in 1995 earned his BFA degree. After graduating, Grande moved to NYC and worked as a professional C Printer Tech at a photo lab in Tribeca. His artwork has been shown and collected worldwide, from India to Switzerland and Italy to Mexico and Korea, and all over the United States.