Joe Andolini
About the artist, He grew up round Teddington and Twickenham, his family were in the restaurant and ice cream business in Twickenham and Richmond areas in the 70's and 80's, and worked
in his family business helping out for a couple of years after he left school then he
decided to go into the construction industry for a couple of
years but in the end it wasn't for him so he went into doing bespoke design hardwood floors which is where his creativity came from
in the 90's right up to 2020 and whilst he was working doing floors he took a course in film photography at the Richmond Adult College in 2002 to 2003 in the evenings to learn about medium format cameras, processing and developing in the darkroom, he focused on fashion, portraits and street photography using film cameras, some of his work was published in photography monthly and professional photographer over the years.
His work represents a combination of collage, graffiti and black and white photographs
expressed in mixed media styles. The significance behind each piece presents a unique form of authenticity that speaks to all ages and backgrounds. His day to day working on art focuses on popular culture, fashion, movies, music and while also focusing on the process of producing innovative fine art.