Catherine Colosimo
Artist statement
I grew up in a family who was very artistically talented and I have always been involved in one form of art or another. I currently use oil paint as my medium, and have touched upon several forms of painting, mainly representational and non-representational art. My non-representational art stems from my imagination, but I do find a source of inspiration from city living. I find patterns in the surrounding architecture. Those patterns are the base structure, I change them and play with them until I find my symmetry there, and then I use colour and texture fueled by my emotions to redefine the geometry. In my representational art, I offer an interpretation that I hope claims some affinity for the objects that I paint. I strive to construe the subject with a full range of values and a harmony of colours so that the impact of a particular painting may be shared for a moment with the viewer.
Biography
Catherine Colosimo, a self-taught artist who was born in Montreal, Quebec, was influenced deeply by her father’s love of painting and craftsmanship and at a young age discovered her love of art and her talent for painting. Catherine paints in oils and her works can be found in many private collections in Canada and the United States. Her work is appreciated and recently sought-after by novice collectors as well as the most discriminating connoisseurs.