Edelweiss Calcagno

Cell: +1.240.701.9100
My primary interest is in Abstract Art and exploring how the intersection of different planes and line shapes can create illusions within distorted shapes, letters, and words. My work varies in size, from prints to paintings ranging from very small to huge (12 feet x 15 feet). I also do all size sculptures. I use many printmaking techniques in my work, including etching, aquatint, drypoint, woodcut, linocut, and collagraph. In my mixed media pieces I use oil paints, charcoal, pastels, and acrylic paint. In my sculptures
I use recycled materials such as wood, flower petals, leaves, metal, textile, plaster, and resin glass. Those materials are also incorporated into my mixed media pieces depending on the piece. Photography is an important part of my process, I use the images to document my pieces and see how they evolve. My photographs are also a base for other pieces. Another vital part of my creative process is music. I introduce and create lines that follow a particular rhythm.
My artistic style has been strongly influenced by Kandinsky, Picasso, Rauschenberg, Rodin, Moore, Dubuffet, DeFeo and many other artists. I prefer to work either on the floor or on flat surfaces. This enables me to view the piece fr...

2016-20. Towson University, Towson, MD. Masters in Fine Art, Studio Art, graduated May 2020.
2014-18. University of Maryland College Park, MD. 2016. BA Honors Cum Laude in Fine Art. 2018. BA in Art
History. 2021 Italian translation & interpreter (current: 6 credits left for BA).
2010-16. Montgomery College, Takoma Park, MD. AA Fine Art (Honors Cum Laude - GPA3.9).
2001-03. Italian Institute for Art & Restoring Art, Rome, Italy. MA High Distinction in Restoring Paintings on Canvas
& Wood.
1098-01 Atelier Constantin Meunier, BA Honors Cum Laude in Fine Art.

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