frank decosta
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Frank DeCosta was born in East Patterson, New Jersey, November 19, 1943. He is a dreamer,
that is his job, he lies in bed everyday for an half hour after he is totally awake, to make sure that
there is not a single dream left in him. That one dream may contain something that could spark
the beginning of a new creation. Ideas and dreams from within the deepest and secret most part
of the brain are what DeCosta is after. His art work shows his dreams to the world.
DeCosta uses the human form placed in a mythical or fantasy realm for subject matter. The
human form is the most complicated form on the face of the Earth. Each form is unique and
interesting yet, they all have a regular symmetry that is basically the same for all humans. A tree
is complicated but, every tree does not have the same symmetry. The human form can be
improved upon, the more it is practiced the better you can become at creating the human form.
The media that he primarily uses, besides sketches that are used for preliminaries, is oil on canvas.
An artist will try to achieve a palette that is his own unique creation. The palette will develop
naturally over time. The colors that are used on an artist's palette are one that will represent that
artist's inner self and best represent the artist. DeCosta's palette is made up of the color purple and
it's compliments.
Frank DeCosta was not actually part of a group art movement but, he does associate with a loosely
nit group, that shunned the endless quest for the cutting edge and returned to more fundamental
areas. His brush strokes are precise, the detail astonishing, and the freshness of his work is such
that it makes the heart stop and the mind wonder in to the realm of imagination.
Society has given him reasonable acceptance even though his work is not fashionable or
mainstreamed art. He is surprised at the acceptance he has received even thought his art work in
not popular and up on the latest fashion. There has been significant recognition far from being
renown or famous, that is only obtained by very few people and is based on luck and
circumstances. His work is an important standard of fine art, in 1996 and future years to come, we
should study his work to see how a true artist painted and created work for all of the world to
enjoy and respect.
When DeCosta was young and a budding artist he believed he was a genius, along with every one
else who was an artist. Now he has obtained the status which he believes he disserves for his
work, which is a foot note in late 20th century painting and artist. This is saying quite a bit, he
will be in the history books even though he believes that he is "Not a truly grate painter but one of
note."
I meet with Frank DeCosta in his studio behind his house. His studio is any budding painters's
dream. It has everything that would be needed to create paintings of excellence. Every artist
seems to be very visual with every thing placed so that it can be seen, exactly as it is in his studio.
I believe that Frank DeCosta is a man with talent, creativity, intelligence, and prestige. His life
has been painting and dreaming, eating is a pain that just gets in the way of dreaming and working.
His thrill is putting on that little touch of color that makes the difference in the painting. Painting
gives him the thrill not the fame or the money, even though money is still nice to have and a little
hand clapping is appreciated now and again. His style and attitude is one that is to be admired and
studied.
