Ed Ciolina, his first name is in real �Erhard�, is known by his friends as �Ed�. He is a permanent resident of Fountain Hills in Arizona/USA. Before he immigrated to the US he lived in Germany.
His passion for art, especially paintings, began already very early as a teen. While three times circling the globe he visited major museums and toured art galleries and exhibitions wherever possible; his favorite became the contemporary art.
He was always addicted to art; this way he met his wife as a student, who became a PhD in History of Art. When he retired both chose Arizona for their new home.
Ed was in the 60s when diagnosed with Parkinson�s. As a new challenge he himself began painting. He immediately felt purpose in life again, hoping this is a way out of the disease. Painting is meditation to him and the results are sometimes amazing. His style is the follow-up to abstract expressionism and he does it quite well.
There is lot of passion in his paintings; they are mystical, almost iconographic. The colorful artworks show his characteristically hand, and he loves large formats where he finds room to express himself.
As a member of the Fountain Hills Art League and the Scottsdale Art League he is participating in local shows in his area. He showed several paintings in the Fountain Hills Community Center, the Fountain Hills Town Hall, and the Fountain Village. In November 2014 he had a solo show at the Olney Gallery in Phoenix, Arizona.
Email: erhardciolina@gmail.com www.ciolina.com
Ed Ciolina joined Fine Art America on December 29th, 2014.
