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Sam Pisciotta
719.369.6858
sam@silo34.com
To see a portfolio or discuss the purchase of work, please feel free to contact me. Comments on my work and suggestions for this site are always welcome!
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| Artist's Statement |
| Art is about giving form to those ideas and feelings that leave us speechless. When people view my work, I would like them to feel a tug at the sleeve, an urge to step slightly closer, to understand that we are all being tossed through space by the same big bang (or big hand, as the case may be).
I often begin a piece with a concept or single image, or even a title, and then proceed to build a world around it. Graphic design is one of my strengths, and I use it to entice the viewer into investing time into searching out the detail of the work. Whether a mixed-media collage or a digital montage, my work is tactile and textured and built with layers both open and clandestine.
I am fascinated by the nature of time. As a young boy, I remember sitting through a church sermon in which the minister showed the congregation an old photograph of a forgotten gold miner of 1849. He explained that the man had lived, been photographed, but had soon died and become forgotten. That started my obsession with the passage of time that dominates the theme of my current work. I find myself playing with the idea of time as illusion, the nature of nostalgia, and the enigma of future self. These are the things that leave me speechless, that keep me awake at 3:30 in the morning. My art is my way of giving it all substance.
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| Artist's Biography |
| Samuel W. Pisciotta was born and raised in Pueblo, Colorado. He received a Master of Arts degree in Literary Studies from the University of Colorado at Denver . His interests are varied, ranging from mythology to science to art history. This eclectic fascination with ideas has helped to direct and guide his artwork.
Pisciotta's artwork has appeared in venues throughout Colorado from Pueblo to Fort Collins. Pisciotta's work is shown at The Warehouse Gallery in Colorado Springs. Recent show venues include The Sangre de Cristo Art Center and the Wireworks. He has received awards in various juried shows including the Colorado State Fair's Fine Art juried exhibition, the Pueblo Art Guild's Eclectic show, and the Colorado State University student show.
Sam Pisciotta is currently a digital art instructor in Pueblo West. His current work uses mixed-media collage to explore the nature of time and nostalgia.
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| Exhibitions, Publications, and Awards |
The Loft (November 2009) Pueblo, CO : Shadow Dance--Masks
The Warehouse Gallery (Ongoing) Colorado Springs, CO.
The Marriot at the Pueblo Convention Center (Ongoing) Pueblo, CO : corporate display in main lobby.
Colorado State Fair Fine Arts Show (Auguest 2009) Colorado State Fair : juried. Recieved 2nd Place in the professional 2D division.
The Loft (July 2009) Pueblo, CO : 38 Degree Latitude show.
Wireworks (July 2009) Pueblo, CO : 38 Degree Latitude show.
Colorado State Fair Fine Arts Show (August 2008) Colorado State Fair: juried. Received Juror's Choice in the professional 2D division.
Sangre de Cristo Arts Center (February 2008) Pueblo, CO : Human | Nature | Art: Environmental Art. Solo show in the Board Gallery.
The Warehouse (November 2007) Colorado Springs , CO : Exhibition benefiting Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region (COPPeR).
Creative Flow Gallery ( November 2007) 9 Ruxton Ave , Manitou Springs , CO 1.719.685.2430.
Colorado State Fair Fine Arts Show (August 2007) Colorado State Fair: juried. Received Juror's Choice in the professional 2D division.
V Bar (December/January 2007) Colorado Springs , CO : Exhibition with one other artist.
Park East Restaurant (November 24 – December 9, 2006) Pueblo , CO : Four-artist show.
Phantom Canyon Brewery (August - November 2006) Colorado Springs , CO : invitation. Exhibited 16 works within the restaurant's established gallery.
Shoot the Moon (June 2006) Sangre de Cristo Fine Arts Center— Pueblo , CO : juried. Accepted into the art exhibition held in Pueblo , Colorado .
Healing Path Magazine (March/April 2006)
Human Organics (February 2006) Lincoln Center — Fort Collins , CO : invitation. Art exhibition benefiting Rocky Mountain Sustainable Living Association.
Colorado State Fair Fine Arts Show (August 2005) Colorado State Fair: juried. Received an Honorable Mention in the professional division's Digital Media category.
Eclectic Show (August 2005) Pueblo Art Guild: juried. Received Best of Show, First Place , and Second Place in the Digital Art/Photography category.
Student Art Show (April 2004) Colorado State University at Pueblo : juried. Received an Honorable Mention.
Colorado State Fair Fine Arts Show (August 2003) Colorado State Fair: juried. Received an Honorable Mention in the Digital Media category.
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