| Artist | Michael Fusco | Resides | United States |
| Website | michaelhfusco.com | Medium | Oil Ink |
| Follow the Artist | [email protected] | ||
| Themes | Portraiture Realism Eroticism Fantasy Bondage |
About the artist
Born in 1987, Michael Fusco is an American artist currently based in Brooklyn, New York. Michael is known for his work in drawing, painting, mural creation, and commercial sign painting. His professional work as a scenic artist has been featured on HBO’s “And Just Like That” and Disney/Marvel’s “Daredevil”.
Artwork Themes & Subject Matter
Michael Fusco’s art primarily focuses on the human figure, emphasising both human and animal anatomy. His work draws from art history and study of the old masters, with the addition of fantasy and erotic tension, usually in the form of rope bondage or shibari elements. He specializes in intricate full color ballpoint pen portraits as well as classically trained oil paintings.
Press
Michael Fusco’s arts have been featured online sources and radio shows including Radio Kingston, Suffolk Times, National Geographic, Artsy, WNYC, New York Times, ABC7, and Brooklyn Reporter.
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Education
2019, Summer Scenic Painting Seminar, Scenic Art Studios, New York, United States
2017-2018, Master of Fine Arts, New York Academy of Art, New York, United States
2006-2010, Bachelors of Industrial Design, Pratt Institute, New York, United States
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2020
Hybrids III, Poughkeepsie Underwear Factory, New York, United States
2019
Hybrids II, Uptown Coffee, New York, United States
Einstein Square Permanent Mural, New York, United States
2014
Michael Fusco – One Night Pop Up Show, Jerry’s Palette Shop, New York, United States
2012
Hybrids, Project Parlor, New York, United States
2010
Homage To Brooklyn, New York, United States
Selected Group Exhibitions
2020
Dear Diary – LIC Arts Open, The Factory Gallery, Queens, NY. United States
2019
Members Exhibition – Small Works, Arts Society of Kingston, Kingston, NY. United States
O+ Mural Festival, Selected Muralist, Kingston, NY. United States
Pilobolus Figure Drawing Collaboration, Five Senses Festival, New Preston, CT. United States
Offscreen Art Show, Ground Floor Gallery, Brooklyn, NY. United States
Figuratively Speaking Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, Manhattan, NY. United States
2018
Take Home A Nude, Sotheby’s, NY. United States
Thesis Exhibition 2018, New York Academy of Art, NY. United States
2017
Single Fare 4, Highline Stages, Manhattan, NY. United States
Rob Zeller, The Figurative Artist’s Handbook, Monacelli Studio
Met Copyist Exhibition, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY. United States
Art Battle, Le Poisson Rouge, Manhattan, NY. United States
