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Gary Floyd Bagnato’s

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Gary Bagnato is a New Age Gothic Van Gogh.  That’s a mouthful but it reflects the broad spectrum of his art.  Viewing some of his paintings puts you at the entrance of a feel good psychedelic church with medievil stain – glass windows.  Where as some artists paint conventional still life or nature scenes, Bagnato amps the gender up to a whole new level.  Growing up in Akron Ohio the son of a poor rubber worker.  Gary Bagnato didn’t have much opportunity to be a part of the art world. But he was creating from an early age, painting and drawing when ever he could.  But things started really happening for him, when he attended Kent State University from 1968-1970 a time of political and social change.  Gary learned at Kent State That art should mean something, and move people, make them a willing participate.  Gary then developed his own style.  It was like a folk impressionism, with a pronounced outlining to create a type of stained-glass effect.  He then began showing professionally in art shows and galleries.  Gary is a husband and father, a foster parent  as well as a blues musician.  He is active in community outreach projects , with United way, museums education fund, community art leagues.  Gary says, I always want to do art because the creative sprirt is inside of me.  Nothing makes me happier than to create and influence people through art until the day I die.