An ancient concept dating back to the Persian empire, where paintings were done on angular surfaces, so when looked at from different points of view (left or right) different images could be seen. This technique was used in medieval Germany and during the American Civil War with Currier & Ives prints depicting civil war leaders. More recently, famous Italian, Venezuelan, American and Israeli artists have been using this concept successfully.
Amaro uses a simpler technique, developed by himself to achieve the same effect: he called it "Kinoptic Art" for the appearance of motion as the viewer walks in front of the paintings. Amaro works mostly with acrylics, as well as other types of media and formats.
Julio Amaro is a self-taught artist based in Newport, RI and a member of the Newport Artists' Guild. Numerous clients, collectors and dealers have purchased his artwork which is shown and sold in galleries along the East Coast as well as Europe and South America.
Amaro uses water based ink and Arches 140'b. bright white, cold press watercolor paper for printing. Prints are limited or open edition, hand signed, dated and numbered by himself.
