{{Short description|American painter and comic artist}} {{Infobox comics creator | image = | caption = | birth_name = Vincent Giarrano | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|11|17|mf=yes}} | birth_place = Buffalo, New York, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | pencil = y | ink = y | alias = Vince Giarrano | signature = | notable works = | awards = | website = [https://www.giarrano.com/ Official site] | subcat = }} '''Vincent Giarrano''' (born November 17, 1960), also known as '''Vince Giarrano''', is an American contemporary realist painter and former comic book artist.
==Education== Vincent Giarrano was born on November 17, 1960<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://www.thompsonsgallery.co.uk/artist.php/Vincent-Giarrano-267/ |title=Vincent Giarrano |website=Thompson's Galleries |access-date=March 4, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304231747/http://www.thompsonsgallery.co.uk/artist.php/Vincent-Giarrano-267/ |archive-date=March 4, 2018}}</ref> in Buffalo, New York. He took an early interest in drawing and by the time he was 12, decided to pursue a career as an artist.<ref name=":1">{{cite magazine |last=Kemp |first=John R. |date=October 2017 |title=City Stories |magazine=The Artist's Magazine |pages=2–9}}</ref>
He went on to complete his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University at Buffalo in 1982<ref name=":0" /> and a Master of Fine Arts from Syracuse University in 1985.<ref name=":0" /> Subsequently, he worked as an illustrator for Marvel Comics<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.marvel.com/comics/creators/3562/vince_giarrano |title=Vince Giarrano |website=Marvel Comics |access-date=March 4, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304231703/http://marvel.com/comics/creators/3562/vince_giarrano |archive-date=March 4, 2018}}</ref> and DC Comics,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dccomics.com/talent/vince-giarrano |title=Vince Giarrano |website=DC Comics |date=4 March 2012 |access-date=March 4, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304233243/https://www.dccomics.com/talent/vince-giarrano |archive-date=March 4, 2018}}</ref> among others. Giarrano credits his years of experience drawing comic books with developing a sense of the narrative structure.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |url=http://luckycompiler.com/a-true-impression-of-life/ |title=Vincent Giarrano Figurative Paintings: A True Impression of Life |date=September 20, 2013 |website=Lucky Compiler |access-date=March 4, 2018 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305063223/http://luckycompiler.com/a-true-impression-of-life/ |archive-date=March 5, 2018}}</ref>
==Work== Around 2000, Giarrano again started to take an active interest in fine arts, particularly in realist painting.<ref name=":1" /> He meticulously studied the works of John Singer Sargent, attended workshops and painted with friends.<ref name=":1" /> From the middle of the decade his works started to appear in Group and Solo Exhibitions fairly frequently.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.galleryhenoch.com/artists/giarrano/giarrano_bio.html |title=Vincent Giarrano - Biography |website=Gallery Henoch |access-date=March 4, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304231504/http://www.galleryhenoch.com/artists/giarrano/giarrano_bio.html |archive-date=March 4, 2018}}</ref> His works have been exhibited in the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.,<ref name=":3">{{cite web |url=http://www.susanpowellfineart.com/portfolioitem/vincent-giarrano-2/ |title=Vincent Giarrano |website=Susan Powell Fine Art |access-date=March 4, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305070158/http://www.susanpowellfineart.com/portfolioitem/vincent-giarrano-2/ |archive-date=March 5, 2018}}</ref> and National Portrait Gallery, London.<ref name=":3" />
Giarrano often paints the ubiquitous experiences from everyday lives, believing these fleeting moments can carry something of infinite significance. He also puts a lot of importance on effectively capturing light and creating a moody atmosphere.<ref name=":1" />
==Influence== Besides John Singer Sargent, other painters like Joaquín Sorolla, Anders Zorn and Edward Hopper have influenced Giarrano.<ref name=":1" /> He is also inspired by the courage and commitment of Dutch Post-Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh.<ref name=":2" />
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==External links== * {{Official website|https://www.giarrano.com/}} * [https://museum-of-art.net/rooms/walk/1655 Online exhibition of Vincent Giarrano]
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