- Jim Salvati
Jim Salvati is an American painter of
Disney Fine Art who has also worked in the film industry as a Visual Concept Designer and Cinematic Artist, with a list of clients that includesDisney ,Warner Bros. ,Sony Pictures ,Paramount Pictures andRadio City Music Hall . [http://www.collectorseditions.com/disney/vitae.php?aID=518salvati] He is also responsible for many of the memorable, finished paintings in the "Harry Potter" film series. [cite book |last=Beahm |first=George W. (ed.) |title=Muggles and Magic: An Unofficial Guide to J.k. Rowling and the Harry Potter Phenomenon |year=2007 |publisher =Hampton Roads Publishing Company |isbn =978-1571745422 |edition=3rd Revised Edition] [http://www.collectorseditions.com/disney/vitae.php?aID=518salvati] In addition to all of this, Jim has also found the time to illustrate a children's book [cite book |last=Goldenburg |first=Dorthea (ed.) |title=The Treasury of Fairy Tales |year=2007 |publisher =Publications International |isbn =978-0785377719 |edition=First edition] and teach at theArt Center College of Design inPasadena ,California [http://www.artcenter.edu/accd/faculty/fac_bio.jsp?id=0044382&pg=%2Faccd%2Ffaculty%2Ffac_index.jsp] .Biography
Jim Salvati was born in
1957 and has spent his whole life inSouthern California . He comes from an artistic family--his mother painted, and his father filled the house with works by his favorite artists, of which there were many. [Citation
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id = ISSN:1525 1772] Jim goes further: "I [also] had two uncles that were artists, one a fine artist and the other an architect, and I always remember seeing their art and photography and was amazed at the beauty of what they had created." [Citation
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id = ISSN:1525 1772]Due to his uncle's influence, Jim pursued a career in
Architecture once out of high school. However, he soon learned that the field wasn't all it was cracked up to be:"I learned that architecture was not as glamorous as I though it would be. An instructor noticed my frustration and saw that I could draw. He recommended that I take some drawing classes." [Citation
Shortly after this, Jim was accepted to the
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Salvati chooses painting in oil:
"My paintings are extremely thick and layered. I love how experimental oil allows me to be. I can keep the colors moving until I like what they have done to the piece." [Citation
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id = ISSN:1525 1772]He describes his portraits as "painterly realism" [http://www.collectorseditions.com/disney/vitae.php?aID=518salvati] in his 2007 interview with Art World News:
"I like the connection between people and their culture. The different emotions, gestures, moods, environments, and style of people in my life and those that I cross paths with, all become part of my storytelling. Even with my Disney art, I think it's important to show who a person or character is and what is the most interesting part of their life--that which is bold and has guts... [Perhaps that is why] I choose the moodiest and edgiest figures to work on. Cult films like Alice in Wonderland are fun, Fantasia's hallucinating imagery, and any of the evil, dark queens and princesses help to create more than just a pretty picture." [Citation
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id = ISSN:1525 1772]Filmography [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0759329/]
Books Illustrated by Jim Salvati
*cite book |last=Goldenburg |first=Dorthea (ed.) |title=The Treasury of Fairy Tales |year=2007 |publisher =Publications International |isbn =978-0785377719 |edition=First edition
References
External links
* [http://www.collectorseditions.com/disney/artist.php?aID=518salvati Artist Official Disney Fine Art Site]
*imdb name|id=0759329|name=Jim Salvati
* [http://www.salvatidesign.com/ Artist's Official Site]
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