World-Renowned Surrealist VINCENT CASTIGLIA Featured on the National Geographic Channel’s (NatGeo) “Taboo” – Airing Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at 10:00pm ET
World-renowned surrealist VINCENT CASTIGLIA is pleased to announce that the National Geographic Channel’s (NatGeo) “Taboo” will be airing a special segment on Tuesday, June 18th at 10:00pm ET specifically dedicated to him, his artwork, and technique—including his process of blood collection and live painting. The special also includes interviews with several other acclaimed artists about Vincent’s work. Check out a clip of the segment here: http://channel.
“I’m honored to be profiled by National Geographic. Because my work is so intensely personal, I really couldn’t have imagined it gaining popularity among such a broad audience,” states VINCENT CASTIGLIA. “But, I believe it is because it’s themes deal with so many universal aspects of human experience, in addition to the medium I work in being the common bond flowing through all of our veins, that the work becomes entirely accessible. Like a transfusion administered, the viewer shares in my life and can partake in my own experiences directly, through these organic ‘windows to the psyche’.”
Vincent continues, “My work is to me a kind of alchemy, of personal transformation via the creative process. It might sound far out, but my work directs and informs me, like an oracle. I bring the issues of life to each piece, and through the creative process, like the casting of bones or bamboo shoots, the elements are organized by chance as they would be, and a visual, physical point of contact then exists as a marker in the sand of my experience, pointing with soundness toward the next step. I’m not sure I could explain it much better than this. There’s a very literal, vital exchange between myself and the work, which seems continuous, long after the work is painted, hung, and sold.”
For more information on NatGeo and their programs, visit http://www.nationalgeographic.
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VINCENT CASTIGLIA is known for his striking paintings that are created exclusively in his own human blood. A successful gallery showing of his work recently appeared at Sacred Gallery NYC and was featured by the likes of CNBC, FOX News, BBC, The Huffington Post, New York Daily News, Art Business News and more. VINCENT CASTIGLIA recently won the award for “Tattoo Artist of the Year” in ThisisHorror.co.uk’s “This Is Horror Awards 2012”.
Vincent is the first American artist to receive a solo exhibition invitation from Oscar Award-winning artist H.R. Giger in the history of the H. R. Giger Museum Gallery. Vincent’s art has been praised by fellow artists, musicians, and other notables throughout his career.
“With such precise technique, his depiction of human musculature is nothing short of outstanding.”
– Paul Booth / World-renowned Tattooist, Artist, Gallery Owner, Fanatical Nihilist
“If the body is the temple, then the heart is the altar and the blood is the sacred flame that enlightens the shrine. Vincent is painting with holy light.” – Martin Eric Ain / Musician, Celtic Frost
“The ominous truth that his art confronts, along with the exquisiteness in which it is portrayed, provides a timeless revelation into human existence.” – Joe Sopkowics, Forensic Photographer
VINCENT CASTIGLIA’s impressive work has seen many sides of the entertainment world, as well. MTV New Media’s Horror-Slasher Film, Savage County, featured his art as its official movie poster, depicting the three murderers in the film. Prior to the film, Vincent painted album art for heavy metal band Triptykon‘s 2010 debut release, Eparistera Daimones.Triptykon is founded by former Hellhammer / Celtic Frost singer and guitarist Tom Gabriel Fischer.
His work has been featured on New York 1 News, Spike TV, as well as the television series, Miami Ink. His work has been explored by countless art and culture, and media publications, in the US and internationally, including the New York Post, New York Daily News, and the recently released, Lexikon Der Phantastischen Künstler “The international encyclopedia of fantastic, surrealistic, symbolist, & visionary artists”.
His work hangs in many distinguished international collections; one of his most celebrated works of 2006, “Gravity” was recently acquired by Rock legend Gregg Allman. Vincent’s paintings have been exhibited at museums and galleries in the US, and internationally, including CoproGallery, (Santa Monica, California), Last Rites Gallery (New York) The Museum of Sex (New York), The Museum Of Porn In Art, (Switzerland), The HR Giger Museum Gallery, (Switzerland), , The Mall Gallery (London, England) Canvas Los Angeles (Los Angeles California), Fuse Gallery (New York), Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center (Ft. Myers, Florida), Art @ Large Gallery (New York) Gallery Lombardi (Austin Texas), L’imagerie Gallery(Hollywood, California), Museo De La Cuidad De Mexico, (Mexico), C-Pop Gallery (Detroit, Michigan), Shooting Gallery(San Francisco, CA), Seed Gallery (Newark, New Jersey), The 7th Annual Dirty Show (Detroit, Michigan), as well as The Congregation Gallery (Hollywood, California).
For more information on VINCENT CASTIGLIA, please visit www.vincentcastigliaart.com.
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