Matt Pasquarello grew up in New Jersey where he painted his first still life in first grade. Later he moved to Florida where he completed a Bachelor's Degree in Illustration at Ringling School of Art and Design during which he refined his talent for eerie portraiture. Often having his subjects posed with animals and/or instruments, there's a certain sense of awkwardness but also stillness and calm to his artworks.
With themes of isolation and loneliness,
Pasquarello's detailed painting also shows that there's a lot more going on than meets the eye. The faces tell it all.
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