Il Carnevale
The image of Il Carnevale (Mardi Gras), was created by the South Simcoe Arts Council member Max Grasso and it is provided to accompany the short story by the same title for the exhibit (1000 words).
Il Carnevale
When spring approaches in Venice, one can feel the scents of flowers and the sea spreading through the waters of the Canal Grande all the way to the colorful glasses of Murano.
The warm and starlit night envelops the couple as they proceed tight together to celebrate the “Mardi Gras” (Carnevale) in Saint Marc square, a muffled sound behind reveals the presence of a gondola riding the night in the canal.
Once the couple reaches the Bridge of Sights (Ponte dei Sospiri) they stop surrounded by the silence, all around to them few street lamps fight the loneliness of the shadows.
The camera of a curious photographer immortalizes the couple and the image is printed for all to see above.
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Artist Bio
Massimo (Max) Grasso
Born and raised in Rome, Italy I was enchanted by the beauty and art of the Eternal City. I began taking pictures and I tried to express with images the greatness of its history and beauty.
I like different forms of art, from music (classical, Jazz, Country, Rock) to poetry, paintings and Photography.
I earned a Doctor degree in Chemistry in Italy and a degree in photography at Georgian College in Barrie, I find them very similar because a great image require the correct chemistry of colours!
Over the years I captured images to describe beauty and used them to create art as much as I could.
I lived originally in Montreal and moved to Ontario and I had the fortune of traveling across the country because of my work from Coast to Coast.
In my travels I was able to capture images in Canada, Italy, USA and most recently in the Galapagos Islands.
I feel that Photography can be a difficult form of Art because the results especially in the digital age are too often quick and immediate.
Sometimes creativity is enhanced when the images of beauty are transformed into Art in the dark room or on a computer by the photographer.
Most of the images I show are captured with a digital camera and enhanced digitally afterwards.
I hope you will see in these images the development and greatness of Life.
MG