ART BY: gIno salerno

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ART BY gIno salerno

• by Eduardo Maldonado

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amazing art sculptures

• Local artist Gino Salerno has created imaginative
  works of folk art from the stumps of dead trees
  located in public areas throughout the city. A
  number of the sculptures used to be found in
  central Riverside Park and many other parts in
  Wichita, Kansas. Many of the sculptures were
  destroyed by vandalism or destroyed by natural
  decay. There is a book that was published by the
  artist that is a record of the art. It is
  called, A Day in the Park.

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artist at work

• This is Gino working on a sculpture.

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INTERVIEW WITH GINO SALERNO

• Questions
• 1.        How long have you been an artist? 
• 2.       What inspired you to do this as a
  living?
• 3.       Are there things that are hard about
  making a living doing art?
• 4.       Is making art your full-time job?  Do
  you have any other jobs?
• 5.       Where did you go to school and what did
  you major in?
• 6.       Did you grow up in the United States?
  Where is your family from?

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ANSWERS FROM THE ARTIST!

• 1. I have been an artist for at least 30 years.
• 2. the truth is being as successful as an artist
  could be, you could not support a family of seven
  on art income alone. Some months are very good
  and you sell a lot of your work. Other months
  nothing sells and the bills accumulate. A person
  almost needs to have a backup job for when the
  recession comes.
• 3. art is very fun and can make a person very
  relaxed and able to enjoy other aspects of life.
  However , making a very nice piece of art does
  not mean necessarily that somebody is going to
  buy it. To be a good artist, an individual needs
  to work hard and be able to take some risks,
  however it gets more difficult if people are
  depending on you.
• 4. art is a full time job for me since there is
  not a day that I do not think artistically .
• 5. I have several majors from several
  universities including WSU, Emporia state and
  Newman University . My majors include fine arts,
  biology, MLS, teacher certification, physician
  assistant.
• 6.I was born in Lima, Peru. My family came from
  Italy. I have been in Wichita for more than 25
  years.

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• Scarecrow, Dorothy, Lion and Tin Man are
  characters from the movie, The Wizard of Oz.
  These are some of his favorites and are now at
  his home in Wichita, KS.

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About the artist

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