Images of Optimism showcases nearly seventy of Fasanella's vibrant images of social conscience. An essay by Leslie Umberger articulates Fasanella's life of action and the deep-seated drive behind his work, and Marc Fasanella offers personal perspectives on this artist of the people.
Includes Chronology, Index of Artworks, and Afterword.
Marc Fasanella holds a PhD in Art & Art Education from New York University and has been a professor of Art and Architecture, as well as Environmental and Graphic Design for more than two decades. He has worked extensively as an independent curator, design build specialist in wood and landscape, and non-profit director. Marc began his academic training in the New York State University system as an undergraduate in Industrial Arts, a program similar to Bauhaus education in that he was introduced to design philosophy and received technical training ranging from drafting to ceramics, graphics to electronics, metalwork to photography.