0x9aF7Edc48Bc8Db5E4AFD3aF95DF143ea29E2E2D6'The Trident and the River Styx' was apart of 'The Flight of Aeneas' art exhibition at Colonna Contemporary Art Gallery in Wayne, Pennsylvania. March 6th-31st, 2026.
0x9aF7Edc48Bc8Db5E4AFD3aF95DF143ea29E2E2D6There are many famous stars who have unique faces: Javier Bardem, Al Pacino, Laurence Olivier, and James Earl Jones. Their facial features were some of my inspiration for the overall painting. G-TLEs digital art is a small part of the 'user interface map' painting. I created an outline of a man's face looking to the side. Hat on. I made a ghost in the man's head, looking up. Albert Hitchcock showed me that. Simplicity. I realized the outlines of people's faces always have depth and can become a powerful statement.
0x9aF7Edc48Bc8Db5E4AFD3aF95DF143ea29E2E2D6I always had a fascination with R/C cars in 1988. As a kid, controlling a car without a wire was totally cool growing up. I was inspired by technology early in my life. Loved the Off-Road tires in the forest where I lived in State College, PA at the time. Controlling your car's direction without a wire made me ambitious. An older teen named Shea used to build remote-controlled cars. My uncle Robbie built them as well. 'the buggie' art piece is my inspiration for having a blast as a kid.
0x9aF7···E2D6When creating the digital version of 'The Trident and the River Styx.' I would need a digital camera that would be able to capture the pure essence of the wood like never before. In my heart, I knew only one light in the universe could match the power to turn wood color into gold. The answer was the sun. Yet, I needed the perfect time to do it; for many days and nights, the sun hasn't been shining due to windy conditions and clouds. But on March 10th, the day before my birthday. The sun gleamed like never before. Shining onto the painting like I havw envisioned, illuminating the surface, converging into gold. I was able to capture multiple images and tried to figure out a great master to enhance. Something in my heart, my intuition told me to turn the painting upwards and have it facing the sun from a slight angle. Looking through the camera viewfinder, I noticed how the wood looked like pure liquid gold. I snapped the picture, then brought it to my editing station for final processing. Knowing I bring physical art into the digital world. I am never just taking a picture and uploading. I always use three or more softwares to digital enhance or capture my physicals for digital conversion.
0x9aF7···E2D6Art Exhibition: 'Self-Reflection'
Date: September 2nd, 2024
Location: Canvas 3.0 Gallery in the World Trade Center / Oculus, NYC. Open Call powered by HUG.// Curated by Transient Labs
0x9aF7···E2D6"Giulio's shot was taken under 40-42°C in Namibia. Knowing Aprin was out was life-threatening heat exposure from the desert. That motivation helped prepare me for my journey creating the painting. I tried to imagine myself out there in Namib. In reality? I sprinkled real Sahara desert over the acrylic oil. I felt like a kid in a candy store creating. Creating this piece was definitely an outer-body experience creating the Desert's Ridge with Mr. Aprin. Honored to have worked with the Sahara Man." -Aeneas Middleton
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0x9aF7···E2D6Sometimes in life, we have to pick up then pieces of ourselves that are broken, or been Shattered from our life trials and tribulations. Art is a form of expression for me, or from what Ive seen in the world around me. Our human emotions are interlinked layered woven over each other as time evolves. In the end, is it up to us to formed them back together? Or merge our past emotions together using positive energy that attracts them to us. I ask anyone that reads this, if you could change one or a few laters of your self, each layer resembling the past, what would those changes be? I am eager to hear your thoughts.
0x9aF7···E2D6On the top left of the 'Shattered Ξmotions'.
A close-up of an eye. An owl's mysterious glare.. One that sees...
Everything.
All of its surroundings.
360 peripheral.
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0x9aF7···E2D6The black oil acrylic paint, scrapped away on the painting. Represents all the outer layers of life: Physically, mentally, and spiritually. I learned early in life, never judge a book by its cover. Sometimes their are beautiful colours awaiting to be illuminated, but its up to us to find them. Our inner truths. Our inner happiness, even within the darkness of our minds. Staying true to ourselves is the best way to keep showing the colours and peeling back the layers of our truest self.
0x9aF7···E2D6The eye on the lower bottom of the painting represents the eye of Benjamin Franklin and the Mona Lisa merged together. The power of the stare can move someone's soul. My success of selling Millions of records, and NFT success was inspired by the vision of both these icons. Eyes are the first thing I notice when meeting someone. So keeping that energy in the painting, but minimalistic was the goal.