Return of the Projection Series-Mark Tauriello

Q-Your art seems to have dark figures from cinema, presented in a very colorful way. Your personality seems to hold the same buoyant qualities as the colors you use. But, would people be surprised to know your not as buoyant as they may perceive?

A-Yes. I know I am jaded, pessimistic and cynical. So when people do see that, they're really shocked. So my colorful and buoyant personality, is my way of trying to cope with/make my life a little more exciting.

Q-Is happiness real?

A-Yeah, sure. Why not!?

Q-You adore Freddy Kruger. Give me a word that expresses his influence on your life and art.

A- Development.

Q-Which celebrity is least deserving of their fame?

A-All of them.

Q-If your clothing was an actual person, what would they look like? And where would they live?

A- Me, and they would live wherever they could afford to live.

Q-Leaving your room, leave the light on, or turn it off?

A-If I know I'm coming back at night time, I leave the light on.

Ashley

These are my most favorite photo's from the other night, of my friend Ashley. From what started out as a "Art Film" originally, turned into a photo session. For some reason I always go back to the photo's.

Since this originally started as a film, I tried a different approach. I actually had an idea for a "character" to portray this mini rambling I had written, however most of it turned to improve, and more of a natural flow, which is how I normally go about doing my photos. By this point we were just going with it and having fun.

Ashley, in my opinion, is a person with many different core aspects that create a genre of people. Looking at the two of these photo's, I see the person I've come to know.

Room 1019

Vivid and Peculiar, the room that sits on the 1oth floor. Free to roam, world's collide, emotion changes from one room to the next.

Self Portrait

First Friday @ Top Hat

Some new images that were featured in my most recent showing in Philadelphia.

Room 619-Valerie

Here's room 123: Mark Tauriello & Mel Trend

The Chelsea is a place for certain individuals to inhabit. One must be ok with the notion of becoming a shadow in the presence of a world that exists within the wall's. Unlike any place you'll ever find, these images serve as a visual memory of what existence is like "inside".