Amato's method of torching, plying, melting, grinding and welding steel approaches the alchemical. He has the ability to endow a cold, hard and often discarded raw material with life and beauty. With an eye for simple structures and sensuous contours, Amato’s work connotes a sense of power and tranquility, severity and beauty. Previous works from the artist were completed in an organic finish while Amato’s newest sculptures, since 2004, are painted with vivid lacquer auto paint.
Artist: Vincenzo Amato
Exhibition: "Aquatics"
The Elevator Gallery Venice, CA
November 18, 2005-February 2006
Curator: Dane Jensen

Born in 1966 in Palermo, Sicily, Vincenzo Amato began working with steel as a designer and fabricator of steel furniture in Rome. Living on the Lower East Side since 1993, he has worked for the City of New York building steel structures, and assisted the artists Chryssa and Jim Dine. In addition, Amato was the sole representative of young Italian artists at the Seventh International Cairo Biennale. He has exhibited internationally in Rome, Palermo and Milan. The artist has had five solo exhibitions with the Earl McGrath Gallery Los Angeles and New York since 1995.