" pre-Internet days, I used to take Amber to Half Price Books, and one day she came out with a book on sharks," Frank explains. Frank tells us Amber has been interested in sharks since she was a little girl. And, yes, you guessed it: a girl being eaten by a shark. A girl swimming above a shark ("Ascension"). A girl swimming through a school of fish ("Snorkel"). It's somehow primitive while at the same time modern.Īmber has a number of pieces in the show, but her strongest works are her underwater scenes. You can feel a buzz coming from the canvas. Very little any way." They used custom made stamps to craft the work instead. "I haven't used brushes in 12 years at this point. "I don't believe in using brushes," he says. "It's fun cause we're always banging heads." They painted the piece on their hands and knees, he explains. One is a small cityscape and the other a much grander one, the latter he created with his daughter. These works are separate from his stamped work. They could easily stand alone, but they make a happy chorus all hanging together in the gallery. Some are dotted with clouds and stars rather than leaves and flowers. There's something lively and animated about his works the swirling lines and floating bubbles render some pieces as tamed, indoor graffiti. Branches, decoupaged with copies of the Deep Ellum newspaper Frank himself used to publish, bloom with red flowers and green leaves falling all around ("One, Two, Tree, Four"). The majority of his work is spray painted and brightly colored. You can easily differentiate Frank's pieces from Amber's. I stopped by his Deep Ellum gallery, Kettle Art, to chat with the elder Campagna and see the works before the opening reception.Ī single fan oscillates in the corner of the small gallery with black floors, track lighting, and exposed brick walls covered with wood painted white for hanging work. Last night marked the opening of the exhibition Campagna2, which includes both Frank's work and his daughter Amber's paintings as well. Frank Campagna is not only a talented local artist, he's also a sweet father.
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