ALLAN AMATO 'SKIN' BOOK RELEASE, SIGNING, EXHIBITION


WHERE: Copro Gallery - Bergamot Station Arts Complex
2525 Michigan Ave , Unit T5, Santa Monica , CA 90404 

Ph: 310/829-2156 
E-Mail: CoproGallery@Live.com
Web: www.CoproGallery.com

WHAT: ALLAN AMATO 'SKIN' BOOK SIGNING, EXHIBITION CLOSING & LIFEDRAW WORKSHOP
BUY BOOK
BUY 11"x 14" Prints
BUY 16"x 20" Prints
BUY 16"x 20" Framed Prints


WHEN: Exhibit ENDS; August 26, 2023
Closing Reception, signing & Life Draw workshop: Saturday August 26, 2023 - 4:00-8:00PM

Contact:  Gary Pressman, Gallery Director - Copro Gallery

ALLAN AMATO presents a final book signing for his latest book 'Skin'. A Wide array of the photographs from the book will be on exhibition and Allan and many of the models will be present at the closing and book signing Saturday August 26th 4:00-8:00PM. There will also be a Life Draw workshop with some of the models present. Inquire for more info.

The Genesis of SKIN - After publishing three books of fine art nudes, photographer Allan Amato wanted to create something more in the spirit of his early idols; Albert Watson, Richard Avedon, Annie Leibowitz.
Something immense, beautiful and black and white. More like a book of portraits - naked portraits for sure - allowing him to include every possible ethnicity, gender, shape, age - every kind of human within a 5 year timeline.

"Having done this work for 16 years now, what tends to stick with me are the comments I occasionally receive about how it feels to be seen for the first time. So there was this drift away from shooting models to shooting people, in a sense. And that's what I want more than anything for SKIN. While there are of course some amazing models in the book, my focus was as wide as I could make it. I want everyone to see themselves somewhere inside. Each of us is a language. I think of SKIN as a Rosetta Stone. A decryption key allowing us to translate each other. And perhaps ultimately ourselves. #

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