A Tour of Ginos' Studio
A photo−walk through the stages Gino went through to complete his Studio.
These two photos were taken in February of 05'. Gino has built a 24' long wall across the back of his
soon−to−be Sculpting Studio, and will be placing two 8' wide glass doors into each side. In the center,
he will add a large air−conditioner. Underneath it, he has built a small insulated "room"
where he will place his kiln.
The two bay doors beyond the glass doors will have to be enclosed with wood−framing above, to
add his drop−ceiling and still allow them to open.
Gino is beginning to build what will be the wall that is his entrance, Gallery−side.
The small room will contain a sink for him to rinse his paints and brushes. Like the two
front bay doors, this one will
have to be wood−framed in order to place in his drop−ceiling.
The sculpture above is actually a door that leads to his Office.
Walls of Art
Architects and Designers, take note! Gino can produce actual, stable sculpted walls that will further tailor-make your own vision of a home, office building or other structure. If you'd like to learn how to incorporate them into your next project, email Gino.
Corian, Marble & Avonite Backsplashes
Gino is the first to ever carve corian. He can even bend it slightly, should this effect be needed in the makings of a particular work. For imaginative purposes, think of a backsplash with autumn leaves, some of them lifting out of the splash and curving in real 3-dimensional. They can even be back-lit for a soft glowing effect.
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Biography
Gino DiAVonti was born in 1953 in Washington, D.C.
His family was in the Popewood business, and he spent the first 5 years
of his life on a 500 acre tree farm. They then packed it up and headed for Las Vegas, there in the street paving profession. Later, it was Miami. Since
becoming an adult, he resided in California, Las Vegas, NV. and finally back to
Florida.
Even before going to school, he had a talent for the Visual Arts, and spent much time in his youth drawing. As a Teenager, he began to move away from using mainly the pencils and fountain pens he had used earlier, and now began painting with Oils. He tried Acrylics, but found them to be limiting. With Oils he felt he had more control over the flow and ebb of the colors, and the length of time to dry was longer, allowing for more thought into each Work.
Gino also realized at this time that he liked to work on large scale, so many of the canvases he used were hand made or custom-ordered. Sizes up to 20 feet long and 8 feet tall were not unheard of. At this time in his life, most of the Works were made for friends or family members.
When Gino was a young adult, he enrolled in the Ft. Lauderdale Art Institute in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. While there he began working with the Airbrush and has since created some astonishing Works with this Medium.
He has always loved surrealism as well as more traditional art, and has studied the Works of Salvador Dali, Michangleo, Da'Vinci, and Escher intensely.
Gino loves creating Fine Arts, but also started taking Commissions at this time.
Gino then began sculpting and found this to be his first love. He has carved many utilitarian items for use such as Desktops in the bas-relief format, and also has made many large Masterpieces that are strictly Works of Art. Today however, most of his sculpts are alto rilevo.(deeply carved, not slightly like bas-relief) Gino has done scads of live Carving Exhibitions in the Miami area. Currently the Artist is living in the Naples/Ft Myers Florida area.
In 1983, Gino was given a slab of Corian, a then only white counter top material made by DuPont. He began carving it, and discovered that it lights from behind, putting a soft glow upon the
face. There was an International Meeting for DuPont within a month of the completion of this carving; being held in the Orlando area. Gino attended, and to DuPont's surprize, they found their
material carved was fascinating. Gino became quite popular with them, and free advertising was offered. Gino felt he could not keep up with the demands that DuPont made, and turned it down. But
Ginos' introducing the carving of the Corian to DuPont became world-known at this time.
Gino was the first to carve corian. He has since taught a couple of other people, but please be sure he was the first to do this.
Gino has since carved Avonite, another material similar to Corian but at that time came in a much larger color variety, including a jade color, which he loved. Many alto-rilevo carvings came from this material within the next few years.
While carving at a Show in Miami, he was approached by a Company that asked him if he could "carve carpet". He was at the time, carving a huge mahogany root into the shape of a pod of Dolphins.
Ginos' reply was simply that if he could carve marble and wood, carpet could not be that hard. So within a few weeks, he began carving carpet and perfected it within a few months. For 15 years Gino made
custom
Sculpted Rugs from the start to finish, designing each group for the Individual tastes of the Client or Designer that he was working with. His beautiful rugs have been sold worldwide. He has
even made rugs for the President of Columbia in 1998.
Earlier in the same year, Gino gained access to a much larger Studio that totaled 1788 square feet. He has since spent the last year building it to suit his taste. After spending the summer putting up insulated walls, glass doors, a/c and a drop-ceiling, he has finally reached the point of truly customizing...i.e.: those finishing touches that make the Atelier look like only Gino could have envisioned it.
It now contains a 24 x 24 Sculpting Room, a 12 x 24 storage area
and a 12 x 24 Gallery area.
He also does his oil paintings in the Gallery. He has built a large
Office, and an insulated room for his Kiln.
Putting the building of the Studio behind him, Gino can now continue to work in the many mediums he has mastered, and has several projects going at one time. As the GRANDEUR magazine article mentions, between commissions he is concentrating on the sculpture of Wall alto rilevos, then the molding of such for reproduction.
Creative Walls
Architects! Take note! Gino can produce actual, stable walls that further tailor-make your own vision of a home, office building or other structure. Imagine your client's custom home design with sculptured walls. Traditional to contemporary, straight or curved, these walls show spectacular effects. Soffits adding downward light create an even more dramatic effect, showing the shadows and therefore reflecting the actual depth of the custom sculpt.
Custom Rugs
Gino has worked with Designers and Architects for many years and has a comfortable relationship with his colleagues.
He can either create a rug or rugs you have designed, design them with you, or completely on your own.
Magazine Features
Gino was recently featured in two magazines,
"Grandeur" and "Gulfshore Life". Click on either name to read the journalist's articles
Pearlized or Gilded Walls
You can have walls no-one has ever imagined. Installed similar to tile, but finished with gold, silver, copper, patinaed finishes, even pearlized and translucents in any shade you desire.
Sculpture
Whether it's indoor or outdoor, traditional, rennaissance or contemporary, the sculpture of Gino DiAVonti is breathtaking! The works can be pre-made and molded, offering lower pricing, or commissioned.
Acrylic Lucite Carvings
Acrylic and Lucite panels inset beside doors, doors themselves, triptychs, lighted works give outstanding effects.
Paintings
If you're in need of a special style or color of painting, allow Gino to show you his portfolio. Pen and ink, pencil, oils, and acrylic are mastered.