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| A B O U T T H E A R T I S T Peter Michelena is an L.A. native and graduate of Art Center College of Design. While at Art Center studying Illustration, Michelena developed an interest in photography that would become the foundation for his future work. Michelena began his career as a commercial photographer working on album packages and movie posters. After more than ten successful years freelancing, Michelena shifted his focus to fine art. In the summer of 2000 Michelena opened Melrose Lightspace, a unique, multi-use daylight rental studio in the heart of Hollywood. In the nine years that followed Melrose Lightspace has hosted numerous art exhibitions and performances, and continues to feature some of the most original and talented emerging artists in the L.A. area. A B O U T T H E W O R K Inspired by early photographers, such as Julia Margaret Cameron and Alfred Steiglitz, Michelena often uses antique cameras to create his unique, dreamlike images. Michelena's mixed media work combines his photography with oil paint and other media, such as liquid photo-emulsion and wax-encaustic, which are applied, removed and re-applied, gradually building texture and dimension. The results are powerful, multi-dimensional pieces, rich in tone and subtle variations of color. |