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Clement Da Vinci
is a part-time artist and musician and a full time engineer computer designer
who has lived in Fairmount for fourteen years. Art has been a passion for him
since high school. He launched the creation of the small creatures known as the
peepeewackers as part of a gift for a friend. His style of merging small
details as part of a larger concept made the use of pen and inks a favored
medium for his work. After moving to Philadelphia, he learned of the Fleisher
Art School and took several courses in painting in watercolors and photography.
An avid traveler, Clem found inspiration from the places and people he saw on
trips abroad. He also memorialized subjects from old family photographs as part
of a watercolor composition. He explains the genesis of his works in the words
below:
Inspired by environmental,
societal, and political events, I have created pieces that I populate with
flying creatures and objects, including spaceships, balloons, paper planes and
miniature life forms. Each piece strongly conveys a sense of movement and with
repeated study reveals new details that enrich its theme. The use of the medium
of pen and ink supports the complexity of these works.
My travels have yielded
subjects for my watercolors and photographs. I strive to compose a scene that
reflects the mood, season and setting of each location.
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