Terry Scopelliti

Artist Statement

The desire to experience beauty has always been a primal need in our society and to express it, we have relied upon the arts.

This body of work, Male Scapes, represents my ongoing photographic project in the classic tradition of nude studies. Influenced by Greek and Roman sculpture, each of these images reaches to explore the grace, exuberance and eccentricities of the male form. Stark, edgy and provocative images set against a field of darkness, the works are revealing, yet also withholding, leaving the forms open to numerous interpretations.

I strive to embrace the light, line, curves and textures that create what is male, not in perfection but as simplistic and sensual. The forms confined in the darkness allude to reaching for some escape. What the escape is yours to determine.

Biography

The primary focus of Terry Scopelliti has been to capture the surreal points in the physical world, with its multiplicities and mysterious complexities, and bring them into his art. His eye for detail, composition, light, shape and design enable him to create extraordinary images. Using vintage, traditional and modern photographic techniques, his objective is to accomplish this aesthetic vision.



As an artist, Scopelliti has been creating photographs for over 45 years. After receiving his degree in photography from The Art Institute of Atlanta, he relocated to New York City, where he worked as an assistant for top fashion and still life photographers. He now resides in Saint Petersburg, FL as of January 2019 he continues his exploration of the photographic medium in commercial, portrait and fine art work.



Terry's photography has been exhibited in solo and group shows throughout the United States. In 2022 he received his Fourteenth Award from the internationally acclaimed American Art Awards.

Exhibition History (CV)