“I start my abstracts the same way I start my other paintings. The colors build up, layer upon layer upon layer, and then they start to move. Soon, the movements become currents and waves. My abstract paintings come alive, full of bold colors and tremendous energy. Sometimes a layer interrupts the previous layer and then it takes on the characteristics of a landscape and or a huge land mass. My abstracts suck in my energy and later, the energy of the viewer. The viewer rides the wave and becomes part of the movement. I am simultaneously exhausted and energized.” Email g@giovannidecunto.com to inquire about exceptional original paintings and high-quality mixed media works made under Giovanni’s supervision and approval. All works are signed by Giovanni DeCunto. 

“The past is a part of how we move forward into the ever-evolving present. Our connections grow and our knowledge expands.” “Throughout my life, I have been inspired by great painters and progressive art movements, as diverse as Rembrandt from the Baroque period, to the great French Impressionists of the 19^th century and the culture-rockin’ Pop artists of the mid-20^th century. Like them, I try to capture light and darkness, and the very moment of action in my allegorical and figurative works. I turn the concept inside out, forwards and backwards, and create dimensions, depth, and tension. By layering, my paintings develop an otherworldliness. Images start to form. In between the architecture and geometry of the canvas, the figures are in action and dancing. The images jump off the canvas and at you. And yet, despite this chaos, my paintings are calming.” Email g@giovannidecunto.com to inquire about exceptional original paintings and high-quality mixed media works made under Giovanni’s supervision and approval. All works are signed by Giovanni DeCunto.

“Flowers are beautiful. It sounds cliché to say that but it’s true throughout every culture worldwide. For me, flowers remind us to be responsible inhabitants of our fragile planet. My paintings embrace color and structure. They pay homage to the great French artists like Manet, Cezanne, and Gauguin. Each tells a story through bold colorations and textures. When I finish a painting with flowers, I’m happy and relaxed.” Email g@giovannidecunto.com to inquire about exceptional original paintings and high-quality mixed media works made under Giovanni’s supervision and approval. All works are signed by Giovanni DeCunto.

“Years ago, I started to think about the world I live in. I thought about the environment and the poverty near me and everywhere else. I asked myself why things seemed to be getting worse, not better.” “The different subject matters in my paintings create different narratives that don’t neatly align. My paintings create a drama, just like a Shakespearean tragedy. I always use the word “God” backwards and forwards. The very word “God” cradles our beliefs and our trust in a higher power. I try to depict what can be the start of understanding and communicating with one another and letting go of the toxins that we’ve created in our world.”   Email g@giovannidecunto.com to inquire about exceptional original paintings and high-quality mixed media works made under Giovanni’s supervision and approval. All works are signed by Giovanni DeCunto. 

“For the most part, my portraits exemplify people who have shaped our ideas of humanity. Some of my subjects may surprise viewers but these men and women are among those who have made a difference. Each subject looks at you and mobilizes and thrusts positivity that you can take and use. I don’t create the message, but I help each individual to leave their own message.” Email g@giovannidecunto.com to inquire about exceptional original paintings and high-quality mixed media works made under Giovanni’s supervision and approval. All works are signed by Giovanni DeCunto. 

“I – and perhaps other artists although I don’t pretend to speak for them – are given opportunities to share our views of cataclysmic events that touch everyone. Upheavals, triumphs, and events that shake at the roots of society. When left in the hands of artists who are also witnesses, we feel compelled to report by creating art. In my paintings, I try to balance and weigh what the future will look like. My paintings are my views. They are subjective, showing where we have been and how we can move forward in the world.” Email g@giovannidecunto.com to inquire about exceptional original paintings and high-quality mixed media works made under Giovanni’s supervision and approval. All works are signed by Giovanni DeCunto. 

“I studied all of the paintings stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. The thefts of these great works hit the art world like thirteen daggers to the heart.” “My paintings recognize the originals, but I add contemporary strokes to familiar, classical subjects. Painting in my own style, I honor my teachers - the original artists. It is with great respect that I pay homage to my beloved Rembrandt and to Vermeer, Manet, Degas, and Flinck, as well as to Thomire and Gu from the Shang dynasty.” Email g@giovannidecunto.com to inquire about exceptional original paintings and high-quality mixed media works made under Giovanni’s supervision and approval. All works are signed by Giovanni DeCunto.