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| JON CORBINO |
Jon Corbino was born in Sicily and moved to New York City with his mother when he was 6 years old. Nine years later his artistic talent was recognized and he entered the Art Students League. At the age of 22, he had his first show. Corbino received two Guggenheim Fellowships and was elected to membership in the National Academy of Design. His nightmarish adventures at sea when crossing the Atlantic at only 6 years of age had a strong influence in the art he produced later on in life. For Corbino, the power of nature, its effect on man, and man's struggle against it, serves as a main theme for his watercolors. Rockport Fisherman is an example of this theme, as it shows man's constant struggle against the forces of nature. In this case, the struggle is mild as the men in the boat fight with the choppy water. The somber colors echo the apprehension of misfortune present in Corbino's work. The three large and muscular men in the foreground add a strong heroic element and seem to be Corbino's main subject. The village on the hill merges with the sky and the sea. The heavy blue and green of the sea and the hill create a dense atmosphere which emphasizes the three men with their red and yellow rain coats and the boat in the water which is being precariously tossed about in the waves. |
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