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Gadi

"The only difference between a madman and me is that the madman thinks he is insane. I know I am!" -

About Me


Hello People! My name is Gadi Veneziano, and I am an abstract artist currently living in San Diego. I am a very cultured, intense, and goofy "against the wind" kind of guy. I am also a BIG supporter of the ASCPA (Organization Against Animal Cruelty) as well as the National Humane Society, where I donate 20% of all of my art sales to. I was Born in ISRAEL, and have lived in ITALY until I was a teenager. After moving to the US, I have managed to live in 8 states, (including Alaska for 4 years) finally landing here in SD in 2007. Tired of being a "Nomad" and a slave to corporate America, I have planted my roots here (I think), and am working as a full time artist. I am also the owner of an art leasing business here in Southern California, as well as a part owner of the San Diego Art Journal. I am an open book, and so please feel free to get to know me. :) No Drama, Ignorance, or Superficiality wanted here.. I shall cast out my attack cats at you! Please check out all of my work at www.ArtbyGadi.com Also, take a peek at some of the best S.CAL emerging artists around at www.OriginalArtforRent.com Lastly, Please check out www.SanDiegoArtJournal.com to check out the Local San Diego Artist Community, live interviews, and more! ..

My Interests


www.ArtbyGadi.com

I'd like to meet:


MySpace Countdown ClocksI like to meet interesting people from all over this universe! Negative, ignorant, and superfical people are not my cup of tea.. I really admire educated, respectful, cultured, and creative minded people! I do not expect from people what I can not give back to them. I believe in the Golden rule of life! It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing. It doesn’t interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love for your dream for the adventure of being alive. It doesn’t interest me what planets are squaring your moon... I want to know if you have touched the centre of your own sorrow if you have been opened by life’s betrayals or have become shrivelled and closed from fear of further pain. I want to know if you can sit with pain mine or your own without moving to hide it or fade it or fix it. I want to know if you can be with joy mine or your own if you can dance with wildness and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes without cautioning us to be careful to be realistic to remember the limitations of being human. It doesn’t interest me if the story you are telling me is true. I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself. If you can bear the accusation of betrayal and not betray your own soul. If you can be faithless and therefore trustworthy. I want to know if you can see Beauty even when it is not pretty every day. And if you can source your own life from its presence. I want to know if you can live with failure yours and mine and still stand at the edge of the lake and shout to the silver of the full moon, “Yes.” It doesn’t interest me to know where you live or how much money you have. I want to know if you can get up after the night of grief and despair weary and bruised to the bone and do what needs to be done to feed the children. It doesn’t interest me who you know or how you came to be here. I want to know if you will stand in the centre of the fire with me and not shrink back. It doesn’t interest me where or what or with whom you have studied. I want to know what sustains you from the inside when all else falls away. I want to know if you can be alone with yourself and if you truly like the company you keep in the empty moments.

More funny cat pictures at lolcats.com!

Movies:

some of my faves: Life is Beautiful, Everything is Illuminated, A Bronx tale, It started in Naples, Casablanca, Gladiator, an unquiet mind, road trip, a beautiful mind, my left foot, Europa Europa, walk on water, Adam's apples, and tons more indy and foreign films

Television:

National Geo, Discovery, science channel, History channel, Sundnace, Indy films, docs, etc. Oh, and whatever channel the Patriots are playing on

Books:

Life of Pi, the kite runner, memories of running, an unquiet mind, touched with fire, a beautiful mind, Garfield cartoons

Heroes:


My Blog

"ALASKAN DUSK" - PAINTING BLOG AUCTION!!! (Ends this Friday 10/17)

Hello Friends & Art Lovers!  I am very excited to announce that this is my first "Blog Auction" on an Original Painting by yours truly!  Up for auction is "Alaskan Dusk"  20"x16"Acr...
Posted by Gadi on Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:06:00 PST

Now Offering Commission Paintings!

Hello Friends!   I am proud to announce that I am now offering Commission Paintings!  Many of you have expressed some interest in my art and have emailed or commented me about how some ...
Posted by Gadi on Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:36:00 PST

Some of my favorite Quotes by Kahlil Gibran

A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand. Is not the mountain far more awe-inspiring and more clearly visible to one passing through the valley than to those who inh...
Posted by Gadi on Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:16:00 PST

ATTENTION ARTISTS !!!

Are you an Artist or Photographer who is looking for an awesome inexpensive website?  My webmaster did 2 of my sites for me for a REAL good price.. He does complete artists sites including EVERYT...
Posted by Gadi on Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:51:00 PST

Cancer Vs Depression - written in Feb. 2008

Thank you everyone who emailed me with feedback and your stories.. it means the world to me! (posted this as a bulletin on here on 9/24/08) Cancer VS. Depression2/28/08"Suicide now ranks first among c...
Posted by Gadi on Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:39:00 PST

A Blurb a writer wrote about me from one of my art shows

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Posted by Gadi on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:54:00 PST

Creature Comforts USA - Art

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDo_vs3Aip4 www.artbygadi.com...
Posted by Gadi on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 04:07:00 PST

Cut (a poem)

"CUT" Today I paint with fresh blood, still warm, dripping onto my hard pavement. from the tips of my brushes, my trembling fingers. my canvas is now my decaying world, filled with false promises. ...
Posted by Gadi on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 03:20:00 PST

Like a Dream (Poem)

Like a dream.. I recall it now as if a dream, as vividly as a windless storm, while kissing your lips... upon a moonlight dance of the hearts... Our breathing slowly calming to a soft, spoken bree...
Posted by Gadi on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 03:21:00 PST

Press Article from an Art Show I did back in March

Friday, March 14th, 2008. Issue 11, Volume 12. Gadi Veneziano ran his hands over a painting. "The texture is what makes it. It's how I express myself," he said.  He stood in front of a three...
Posted by Gadi on Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:39:00 PST