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DiFatta

www.anthonydifatta.net

About Me

Married to Melissa with one son, Preston. Working as a painter and teaching art to adults with mental illness. Doing some illustration work, mostly cd covers.Website: anthonydifatta.net that's dot NET, not dot com.

My Interests

Art, Music, Film, Travel, Politics

I'd like to meet:

Other artists, musicians, film makers, and those interested in art, music, and film making, particularly those who may want to buy my work or commission cd covers, etc. or new galleries to represent me.

Music:

Chris Whitley, DEVO, Robert Johnson, Nick Drake, Radiohead, Skinny Puppy, Blues, XTC, Wire, Iron and Wine, Richard Thompson, Kelly Joe Phelps, North Mississippi Allstars, Eric Matthews, Joy Division, The Residents, Richard Buckner, Tom Waits, Miles Davis, Johnny Cash, Todd Snider, Jeff Lang, Carey Hudson, Casandra Wilson, Beck, Eric Stracener, Men of Leisure, Tim Ramenofsky, headfridge, Will Kimbrough, Teas for Fears, Peter Mulvey, Aimee Mann, Joe Strummer, Julee Cruise, Mark Mothersbaugh, Danny Elfman, Oingo Boingo...

Movies:

Eraserhead, Swims with Fishes, Elephantman, Wild at Heart, Basquiat, Pink Floyd The Wall, Elephant, Crash, Reservoir Dogs, The Loss of Nameless Things, Star Wars, The Godfather, The Crow, La Vie En Rose

Television:

Six Feet Under, the Sopranos, Flight of the Concords, Charlie Rose, Ali G, Mostly News

Books:

The Time Traveler's Wife, A Confederacy of Dunces, The Miracle of Mindfulness, Living Budha, Living Christ, de Kooning, The Davinci Code, The Mysterious Secret of the Valuable Treasure, Your Body is Changing, Vincent by Himself, Peace is Every Step, Basquiat, A Quick Killing in Art... I know I should read more.

Heroes:

Rosa Parks, Medgar Evers, John Lennon, Bono, Chuck Close, My Brother-in-law David Baria, Thich Nhat Hahn, Al Gore, Jasper Johns, Walter Anderson, Van Gogh, Mark Rothko, Richard Diebenkorn, Wayne Thiebaud, Lance Armstrong, Michael Moore...

My Blog

Artist Tired of Getting Screwed While Trying to Do Good!

Dear Friends, Many of us have been waiting for this bill to come up for a while. This artist deduction bill (S.548) would give artists the right to deduct the fair market value of their work when dona...
Posted by DiFatta on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:42:00 PST

Imagination Stage

I just finished and mailed off the artwork for Eric Matthew's upcoming release, "Imagination Stage." Very cool to work on a cover for one of my favorite musicians. In fact, I steal lyrics from his mus...
Posted by DiFatta on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 07:14:00 PST