ELITE OUTSIDER ARTIST MICHAEL J. PULEO

Hometown:

Floral Park

Relationship Status:

Single

About Me:

My name is Michael J. Puleo. I am a Visionary, Outsider self-taught artist. I found my passion for painting and sculpture at a very young age and it continued throughout my teens expressing myself creatively by producing art that identifies with human emotion, fantasy, inner human conflict, technology and past / present current events. My art website are http://www.myspace.com/puleo40 and http://www.puleo-artbrut.com . My art is for sale, if interested please contact me at my email address artvision40@aol.com or by phone at 1-347-837-2551.

After graduating from St. John’s University in 1992 with a B.A. in Business and Marketing I worked as a Director of Promotions for the Miller Brewing Company and then as a District Sales Manager for Coca Cola Enterprises. During this time I fell in love with the genre of art known as “Outsider Art”. This type of art is created untraditionally. Being a self-taught artist I never visited an art store to purchase supplies. I use different types of raw materials, including oil and water-based paint purchased at a hardware store and other materials found around, in and about my surroundings. I paint on cardboard primarily, and use markers, crayons, pencils, etc.

I choose my subjects by what delights and captures my imagination. I want my paintings and sculpture to tell a story. My process of creating art is my way of inscribing myself into the past that I wish to explore, as well as attempting to elevate my chosen imagery into a realm of the cherished and respected. It has taken years for me to find a form for my art, which is the cornerstone of our existence here on earth and afterward when we depart from this world.

Painting and sculpture fills me with a sense of well-being and humility and has proven to be a satisfying way for me to translate my visual ideas into physical reality. I paint both what I see and what I feel----focusing on the sensation and context of my experience.

I work deliberately; employing both untraditional and innovative techniques while letting the uncertain nature of painting, free my hand. My paintings are finished when they are able to convey a moment or sensation of where I am, as well as what I am seeing.

Website:

http://www.myspace.com/puleo40

Favorite Music:

Nirvana

Favorite TV Shows:

Any sitcom or show that makes me laugh , for laughter is the best medicine.

Do you consider yourself an Outsider Artist? If so why? Whynot?

My means of creating art are untraditional. I use raw materials in and about my surroundings and I have never purchased supplies at an art store.

Are you an artist, or a collector?

artist

What is your favorite type of work to collect?

I do not collect .....I create.

What is your favorite type of work to create?

Raw, Art Brut styles of art.