![]() He achieves the intense precision in his miniature drawings with the aid of architectural drafting tools and high-magnification goggles. The complexion of the surfaces he chooses to draw on are never artificially discolored, but rather naturally aged due to their exposure to the elements over time. He must routinely frequent flea markets, estate sales, and creepy abandoned buildings in order to locate the found objects he prefers to draw on. Numerous forms of historical ephemera are transformed from forgotten nostalgia into illuminated masterpieces, as D'Aquino skillfully applies his graphite illustrations to them. Petersburg Russia, which was so valuable he sold it at Christie's Auction House in New York City. In 2000, he discovered a hand-quilled illustrated whaling manuscript from St. ![]() ![]() His constant hunt for these found objects has led him to uncover some exceptional treasures. Miniaturist Methodology & The Found Object ĭ'Aquino is an obsessive collector of sentimental surfaces and found objects: antique books, vintage ledgers, 18th century animal-skin vellum, and human skull fragments to name a few. They live and work together in wedded bliss - along with their three pups and two hairless cats : Porky, Pearl, Spooky, Iggy, and Dink. Jason found his soulmate in artist/psychic/provocateur Katy Bea Martinez-Arizala Keller (Katy D'Aquino). In addition to being a fine artist, he has been a tattoo artist since 2000. ![]() After spending some time in Kingston, NY, he relocated to Buffalo, NY, where he currently resides. He attended Purchase College in Westchester, NY, where he received a degree in Visual Arts. 2 Miniaturist Methodology & The Found Objectĭ'Aquino was born on October 22, 1974, and raised in Long Island, New York. ![]()
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