QUOTES
“The son of figurative artist Frank Rampolla, Renato Rampolla evokes the heavy aspect of his father’s paintings while observing his subjects through the lens of humanity.”
Pattie Pardee, Executive Director, The Museum of Art, Deland Florida
“Like other extraordinary artists, Rampolla’s command of the craft is married to an understanding of the synergy between image and viewer and his untitled images speak volumes to those ready to hear.”
Roger Leege, Dek Unu Magazine,
Venice, Florida
“Renato Rampolla has a unique vision in his imagery that is both haunting and profound. His combination of graphics and photographs is an art form that leaves a lasting impression on the viewer.”
Wendell Minor, Artist Laureate, The Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, Massachusetts
“Renato Rampolla carries forward into the 21st Century the legacy begun by Frank Rampolla, his father, an amazing expressionist artist with the same stark vision with passion, purpose and love.
…some words that come to mind as I look at his work—visceral, spirit, angst, excoriating, weathered beauty, pathos, stark drama, poignant, common thread of humanity. All of these are quite apt!”
Craig Rubadoux, Artist, Nova Scotia, Canada
“…The oeuvre of Renato Rampolla reveals his interest in fashioning an “object” as much as an image; in gaining command over format, process, color, ground, and scale; and in creating an interactive process of art-making that transcends the previous limits of photography.”
George S. Bolge, Director Emeritus
The Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, Florida
“I will never forget my first viewing of Renato Rampolla's black & white portraits of homeless men in his DIGNITY body of work.
While looking at the portraits, I felt I was being invited past the grit and grime of the bodies and into the eyes of each man - and each time I felt I was being led straight into the mind, heart and soul.
When reflecting on how I felt with each portrait, I realized this was the gift of an artist.”
Tim Kennedy, Fine Art Photographer, Tampa, Florida
“Rampolla forces us to focus on our shared humanity instead of our differences.”
Jennifer Ring, Art Critic, Creative Loafing, St. Petersburg, Florida
Renato Rampolla and his incisive eye and heart are the driving pulse of his work.
In addition to this, he is a scholar and researcher of the human condition which mirrors our contemporary culture with depth and sensitivity.
His journey is the passionate pursuit of the human condition, and is sensitive, painful at times, yet always unveiling the real truth and meaning in todays rapidly changing world. The Soul at Work.
Morris Mitchell, Artist, Professor Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, Florida (Retired)
“Beautiful job and contribution to the world! Daddy would say, ‘You are on the road to Heaven.’ ”
Hana Yasmeen Ali,
Author and daughter of the late Muhammad Ali, Los Angeles, California