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SPApr2020
Photography: Chromogenic C-print
64 x 64 cm
Photography: Chromogenic C-print
64 x 64 cm
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"I will focus primarily on one feature: the clothes. In the SPApr2020 portrait, the man is wearing a black robe, perhaps made from cotton, covered with white prints of bamboo canes in leaf. In Japanese culture, the bamboo symbolizes health and prosperity, not to mention well-grounded strength. Given the powerful and subtle use of black, one might wonder if Japanese prints influenced Macri’s aesthetic choices in this portrait. Although the face seems to lack expression and the eyes are partially hidden behind the dramatic glasses, the slight tilt of the head and the one visible eye indicate the man is looking up as if seeing something of interest in the distance. The mist of sandy gold behind the left shoulder influences the delicate lighting of the flesh tones, hirsute chest notwithstanding.”
~ Kenneth Radu (Adamo Macri: Pandemic Portraits)
"I will focus primarily on one feature: the clothes. In the SPApr2020 portrait, the man is wearing a black robe, perhaps made from cotton, covered with white prints of bamboo canes in leaf. In Japanese culture, the bamboo symbolizes health and prosperity, not to mention well-grounded strength. Given the powerful and subtle use of black, one might wonder if Japanese prints influenced Macri’s aesthetic choices in this portrait. Although the face seems to lack expression and the eyes are partially hidden behind the dramatic glasses, the slight tilt of the head and the one visible eye indicate the man is looking up as if seeing something of interest in the distance. The mist of sandy gold behind the left shoulder influences the delicate lighting of the flesh tones, hirsute chest notwithstanding.”
~ Kenneth Radu (Adamo Macri: Pandemic Portraits)
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"Go back to Macri’s “eyes” works SP2019 and SPApr2020, and notice the reflections in the oversized lens of the glasses behind which his just visible eyes do not look directly at the viewer. The eyewear in both portraits not only enhances the essential mystery of the man and contributes to his allure, but it also demonstrates Macri’s stunning sense of colour, light, texture, and the psychological and erotic depths achieved by averting the glance and costuming the eyes.”
~ Kenneth Radu (The Eyes Have It: Adamo Macri’s Sunglasses)
"Go back to Macri’s “eyes” works SP2019 and SPApr2020, and notice the reflections in the oversized lens of the glasses behind which his just visible eyes do not look directly at the viewer. The eyewear in both portraits not only enhances the essential mystery of the man and contributes to his allure, but it also demonstrates Macri’s stunning sense of colour, light, texture, and the psychological and erotic depths achieved by averting the glance and costuming the eyes.”
~ Kenneth Radu (The Eyes Have It: Adamo Macri’s Sunglasses)
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"J'adore ce côté psychédélique. Tu te réinvente à chaque jour. Formidable.”
~ Caro Shanti (Professeure yoga, Danse, Art & Culture)
