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CLAUDIO PARENTELA - CATANZARO, ITALY
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what's the idea behind your piece?
A fool in a storm of flowers and leaves…A child/butterfly…A fool with a soul of butterfly…

what's your favorite thrift/antique/vintage store find?
In my city(Catanzaro-Italy)there is not much choice…there is only one thrift store…the owner is a good friend of mine,Giuseppe.

what contemporary artists are you inspired by?
What difficult question...I like a lot of contemporary artists…J.P.Witkin, J. Saudek, M. Serrano, Chapman Brothers, Cindy Sherman, Joe Coleman, Mike Diana, H. Valium, Paquito Bolino, Caroline Sury, Marcel Herms…J.P.Witkin inspire me a lot with the extraordinary voice of Diamanda Galas.

last piece of art acquired?
I’ve a lot of friend artists around the world and I always receive a lot of wonderful pieces of art like gift from them…no,I don’t buy pieces of art…

tell the audience what movie, book, album, website, tv show, and magazine you love that most people haven't seen/read/heard?
Movie:’’Salò"(P.P.Pasolini)
Book:’’Nightwood’’(Djuna Barnes)
Album:’’Pink Moon’’(Nick Drake)
Website: Paniscus Review
Tv show:’’…I don’t see TV…’’
Magazine:Malefact(all the issues)

schooled or self taught artist?
Self taught artist…totally D.I.Y. artist…!

favorite place in your town?
…I hate my town…

favorite place in the world?
U.S.A.

any advice you can pass onto aspiring artists/designers?
To draw in total freedom,all they like and they want…to be free and true in all they create…