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Valter Adam Casotto
Mona Lisa
Valter Casotto,
born in Padua Italy (1980), Italy.
Valter currently lives and works in London. He has worked on numerous TV productions as a camera operator and TV format creator. He has worked as the senior prosthetic makeup artist in the film industry, on films such as Harry Potter (D. Yates), X-Men: First Class (M. Vaughn), Prometheus (R. Scott) and The Hobbit (P. Jackson),. Running parallel to his work in the film industry, he has contined to work on his own personal projects, including design work, painting, video projects and sculptures. Visually inspired and influenced by a combination of William Turner's pictorial art, H.R Giger's visionary surrealist work and Bernini's Baroque sculptural art, his preferred techniques are those of video and sculpture which he recently brought together in his project ‘We Will Never Meet at that Age’. He created a self-portrait of his own ageing physiognomy and had it applied to himself, documenting his parents’ reaction to seeing their son at an age they will never meet in real life with a moving image piece, thus creating an impossible time breach in the fabric of his parents’ existence.
Artist Statement
Valter work mostly deals with the conceptual exploration of the facets and transformations of both human and individual identity in time. This has become a recurring theme in his work. By means of hyper-realistic and abstract work. He openly invites viewers to consider and reflect upon the importance of their own identity in time, also in regards to memory and the possibility of surpassing the boundaries conventionally bestowed on it.
born in Padua Italy (1980), Italy.
Valter currently lives and works in London. He has worked on numerous TV productions as a camera operator and TV format creator. He has worked as the senior prosthetic makeup artist in the film industry, on films such as Harry Potter (D. Yates), X-Men: First Class (M. Vaughn), Prometheus (R. Scott) and The Hobbit (P. Jackson),. Running parallel to his work in the film industry, he has contined to work on his own personal projects, including design work, painting, video projects and sculptures. Visually inspired and influenced by a combination of William Turner's pictorial art, H.R Giger's visionary surrealist work and Bernini's Baroque sculptural art, his preferred techniques are those of video and sculpture which he recently brought together in his project ‘We Will Never Meet at that Age’. He created a self-portrait of his own ageing physiognomy and had it applied to himself, documenting his parents’ reaction to seeing their son at an age they will never meet in real life with a moving image piece, thus creating an impossible time breach in the fabric of his parents’ existence.
Artist Statement
Valter work mostly deals with the conceptual exploration of the facets and transformations of both human and individual identity in time. This has become a recurring theme in his work. By means of hyper-realistic and abstract work. He openly invites viewers to consider and reflect upon the importance of their own identity in time, also in regards to memory and the possibility of surpassing the boundaries conventionally bestowed on it.
We will never meet at that age -WE WILL NEVER MEET AT THAT AGE
In the Box-IN THE BOX 1
In the Box-IN THE BOX 1
2015
Silicone, fiberglass, wood, fishing line ,oil colours
63cm x 80cm x 29cm
In the Box 1 is part of a series of portraits, which capture someone through their on perspective as a portrait par excellence. The man's eye, his so-called door to the soul, but as well the door from which the person sees the world. With 'in the In the Box 1 we are looking at total closure ( regarding reality)
2015
Silicone, fiberglass, wood, fishing line ,oil colours
63cm x 80cm x 29cm
In the Box 1 is part of a series of portraits, which capture someone through their on perspective as a portrait par excellence. The man's eye, his so-called door to the soul, but as well the door from which the person sees the world. With 'in the In the Box 1 we are looking at total closure ( regarding reality)
In the Box
-IN THE BOX 2
2015
Silicon, fiberglass, wood, fish pole, oil colours
39cm x 42cm x 25 cm
In the Box 2 is the second portrait in the series, in contrast to the first one with this portrait we do not know if the person is about to open or close their eye creating an effect of suspense, it's the description of an instant between nothingness and reality.
2015
Silicon, fiberglass, wood, fish pole, oil colours
39cm x 42cm x 25 cm
In the Box 2 is the second portrait in the series, in contrast to the first one with this portrait we do not know if the person is about to open or close their eye creating an effect of suspense, it's the description of an instant between nothingness and reality.
Wisdom
WISDOM
2015
Epoxy resin, gypsum, paint
40cm x 20cm
Teeth conserve the psycho-emotional memory of our life, they are a key to bring the subconscious mind into consciousness.
The lower right wisdom tooth reflects the power that we develop to express our feelings on our surroundings. This self portrait starts from an experience known to many, the wisdom tooth extraction. The tooth is presented in its actual state at the moment of the dental operation and through the consecutive phases representing the value of awareness , permutation from pain, acquisition and normalization.
2015
Epoxy resin, gypsum, paint
40cm x 20cm
Teeth conserve the psycho-emotional memory of our life, they are a key to bring the subconscious mind into consciousness.
The lower right wisdom tooth reflects the power that we develop to express our feelings on our surroundings. This self portrait starts from an experience known to many, the wisdom tooth extraction. The tooth is presented in its actual state at the moment of the dental operation and through the consecutive phases representing the value of awareness , permutation from pain, acquisition and normalization.
HERE AND NOW
2015
epoxy resin, wood, aluminium, led light
43,5cm x 87,5cm x 10cm
Here and Now is a self portrait exploring the notion of the present moment, the only instant to which we should be anchored to. Rumi, the great poet and teacher of Sufism, declares: “Past and future veil God from our sight; burn up both of them with fire.”
Stringiamoci a coorte -Stringiamoci a coorte
2017
120cm x 50cm x 60cm
This hand belongs to the father's mother whom died recently. The title takes us into the heart of the work that began as a reflection on Italy, a dedication to the modern condition of a country tired and in decline.
The work is also a reflection on the condition of women workers, represented by a hand marked by the experience, love and fatigue It poses in the rest position, the moment of pause and little recollection before a future finished. One face to the past, looking of a woman's employment status that concerns us and, concerns us as Sons, the only condition, the latter, shared by the entire human race. The hand sculpture holds a rosary, this underline another aspect as the strong Christian interference due to the geographical proximity of the church in Italy.
Beyond a positive reading of religion or not, it unfolds here as a feature of past Italian generations , which for most people led to a life of full dedication to the church itself. In the rosary there is also a lace insert, realized ad hoc, from one of the few coamings lacemaker from Burano.Here we have a tone of hope, given by the mastery in Venice and around the world have, in recent centuries, being distinguished for the excellence of laborious and native manufactures. This tribute to Burano lace wants to be a metaphor, positive and hopeful, of the quality handicraft, tipical in Italy.
Harry Potter
I've been part of the prosthetic team as art finisher/painter and on set makeup artist for the Gringott goblins of Harry Potter and the deathly hallows part1&2 and HP Project-722 'theme Park' .
For Mufx Nick Dudman UK
I've been part of the prosthetic team as art finisher/painter and on set makeup artist for the Gringott goblins of Harry Potter and the deathly hallows part1&2 and HP Project-722 'theme Park' .
For Mufx Nick Dudman UK
X-Men X-MEN first class
AZAZEL Character Prosthetics run and applied by me and Valentina Visintin for part of the Uk shooting
For Creatures Inc Ltd UK
Rankin & Damien Hirst RANKIN & DAMIEN HIRST
Myths, Monsters and Legends fine art project. I was involved in the project as sculptor, painter and silicon runner for the Manticore, Banshee and Arpy character under the supervision of Nigel Booth Studio UK.
http://www.valteradamcasotto.com/
Contacts Galley contact: www.andreatardinigallery.com
[email protected]
. Valter Adam Casotto
Please contact me by email at: [email protected]
or by phone at: UK 0044 (0) 7527883994 IT. 0039 3481683198
Skype name: Valter8fx
Face book : https://www.facebook.com/ValterAdamCasotto
I will be happy to hear from you,
Thank you
Valter Adam Casotto.
DAVIDE DI DONATELLO PRIZE 2016
Donatello's David prize for best makeup on 'Il Racconto dei Racconti' (Tale of Tales) by Mattero Garrone, along with Luigi D'andrea and G. Tamagnini . Award ceremony on 18th April 2016
cv
2014-to present
GAME OF THRONES VVIVII season TV feature, HBO , V season Bafta winner as best Makeup fx
- Prosthetic makeup technician, make-up artist on set
PENNY DREADFUL II season TV feature, ShowtimeNetwork
- Prosthetic makeup technician
IL RACCONTO DEI RACCONTI (TALE OF TALES) Feature, directed by Matteo Garrone
-Prosthetic Makeup Supervisor
DRACULA UNTOLD Feature, Universal P. Legendary P. directed by Gary Shore
-Prosthetic sculptor , moldmaker, silicon technician
2012-2011
MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM Feature, directed by Justin Chadwick
-Prosthetic sculptor, moldmaker
ART BY PAUL McCHARTY Fine art project
-Life cast technician, moldmaker, art finisher
WE WILL NEVER MEET AT THAT AGE Personal Fine art project
-Prosthetic old age makeup
THE HOBBIT Feature, WB, New line Cinema, MGM, directed by Peter Jackson
-Prosthetic make-up artist on main unit
PROMETHEUS Feature, 20th century Fox directed by Ridley Scot
-Prosthetic make-up artist on main unit
MYTHS, MONSTERS AND LEGENDS Rankin and Damien Hirst, fine art project
-Prosthetic sculptor , moldmaker, silicon technician
CLOUD ATLAS Feature, A Company, X Filme, directed by Tom Tykwer and Wachowski bros
-Prosthetic sculptor, moldmaker, silicone technician
2010
GAME OF THRONES TV feature, HBO
- Prosthetic sculptor, technician, make-up artist on set
XMEN first class Feature, Fox, directed by Matthew Vaughn
- Prosthetic make-up artist on set, mould maker, silicone technician supervisor
KING FAROUK Egyptian TV feature, directed by Hatem Ali
-Prosthetic sculptor, mould maker, silicone technician
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN On Stranger Tides Feature, Walt Disney, directed by Rob Marshall
-Lifecast technician
THE GRANNY INES Audio-visual personal project, art direction, production, direction
-Realization of the prosthetic make-up
-Realization of six comical video clips
-Realization of two photo shootings to promote the character
-Realization of the website and the short comic `GRANNY VS ZOMBIES´
2009
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS Feature, Warner Bros directed by David Yates.
- Art finishing department, seamer, painter, hair puncher, on set prosthetic makeup artist
CLASH OF THE TITANS Feature, Warner Bros, directed by Louis Leterrier
- Silicone technician - On set prosthetic makeup artist
THE WOLF MAN Feature, Universal, directed by Joe Johnston
- Special effects technician
DOCTOR WHO/SARAH JANE ADVENTURES Specials and series, tv series, BBC
- Sculptor, seamer, painter, silicone technician, mould maker, on set prosthetic makeup artist
KITCHEN BORDELLO Format tv pilote, co-production FOX TV italy
- Art director, director, video editor
2008-2006
LA HERENCIA VALDEMAR Spanish feature directed by J.L. Aleman
- Prosthetic makeup effects technician
- On set makeup artist
Worked as freelance FX technician for SPECIAL PROJECTS srl Milan,IT
Video Adverts:
LANCIA Y Dolce&Gabbana FIAT Bravo, FIAT Punto CYNARliqueur ENI Energy
TISCALI Phone company ALLIANZInsurance MTV Christmas spot SKY TV
Prints/Commercials:
ALFA ROMEO PURINA
HEINEKEN CARTASiBank
2007
THE GRANNY INES Italian TV series RAI 2
- Character concept & Old age prosthetic make-up realization
- Co-director & camera operator
for the Italian version of the English tv format Balls Steel
BALLS OF STEEL Italian tv format for RAI 2
- Camera operator
TUA MAMMA SI DROGA Music video for MTV, Music video in stop-motion animation, artist: J-AX
- Props maker, co-director, animator
2006 – 2004
MUNCHIES The Movie (Super 16 short film)
- Animatronic puppets maker and puppets supervisor
THE MUNCHIES Tv show ITALIA 1, MTV
Three years tv show: two seasons on Italia 1, one season on MTV Italy, ten episodes per season
- Puppets maker supervisor, camera operator & co-director
2004 – 2002
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Freelance for LOGICAL ART srl workshop
- Prosthetic makeup technician, props maker and on set assistant.
ROSSO FANGO Short, David di Donatello Award winner
MARI DEL SUD Feature, Fanandango, Marcello Cesena
LA VITA DEI SANTI Feature TV, with Sophia Loren
RED RIDDING HOOD Feature, best effects winner at Fantafilm festival in Rome
EMERALD SWORD SAGA videoclip, artist: Rhapsody
SULFUR make up test for the movie
EDUCATION
2001 - 2002
- Course in Special makeup at Accademia di Belle Arti in Terni (IT).
- Specialization course in technical photographer cine-tv at MultimedialCenter in Terni (IT).
- Beauty and special make-up fx course attended by Alessandro Bertolazzi
Contacts Galley contact: www.andreatardinigallery.com
[email protected]
. Valter Adam Casotto
Please contact me by email at: [email protected]
or by phone at: UK 0044 (0) 7527883994 IT. 0039 3481683198
Skype name: Valter8fx
Face book : https://www.facebook.com/ValterAdamCasotto
I will be happy to hear from you,
Thank you
Valter Adam Casotto.
DAVIDE DI DONATELLO PRIZE 2016
Donatello's David prize for best makeup on 'Il Racconto dei Racconti' (Tale of Tales) by Mattero Garrone, along with Luigi D'andrea and G. Tamagnini . Award ceremony on 18th April 2016
cv
2014-to present
GAME OF THRONES VVIVII season TV feature, HBO , V season Bafta winner as best Makeup fx
- Prosthetic makeup technician, make-up artist on set
PENNY DREADFUL II season TV feature, ShowtimeNetwork
- Prosthetic makeup technician
IL RACCONTO DEI RACCONTI (TALE OF TALES) Feature, directed by Matteo Garrone
-Prosthetic Makeup Supervisor
DRACULA UNTOLD Feature, Universal P. Legendary P. directed by Gary Shore
-Prosthetic sculptor , moldmaker, silicon technician
2012-2011
MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM Feature, directed by Justin Chadwick
-Prosthetic sculptor, moldmaker
ART BY PAUL McCHARTY Fine art project
-Life cast technician, moldmaker, art finisher
WE WILL NEVER MEET AT THAT AGE Personal Fine art project
-Prosthetic old age makeup
THE HOBBIT Feature, WB, New line Cinema, MGM, directed by Peter Jackson
-Prosthetic make-up artist on main unit
PROMETHEUS Feature, 20th century Fox directed by Ridley Scot
-Prosthetic make-up artist on main unit
MYTHS, MONSTERS AND LEGENDS Rankin and Damien Hirst, fine art project
-Prosthetic sculptor , moldmaker, silicon technician
CLOUD ATLAS Feature, A Company, X Filme, directed by Tom Tykwer and Wachowski bros
-Prosthetic sculptor, moldmaker, silicone technician
2010
GAME OF THRONES TV feature, HBO
- Prosthetic sculptor, technician, make-up artist on set
XMEN first class Feature, Fox, directed by Matthew Vaughn
- Prosthetic make-up artist on set, mould maker, silicone technician supervisor
KING FAROUK Egyptian TV feature, directed by Hatem Ali
-Prosthetic sculptor, mould maker, silicone technician
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN On Stranger Tides Feature, Walt Disney, directed by Rob Marshall
-Lifecast technician
THE GRANNY INES Audio-visual personal project, art direction, production, direction
-Realization of the prosthetic make-up
-Realization of six comical video clips
-Realization of two photo shootings to promote the character
-Realization of the website and the short comic `GRANNY VS ZOMBIES´
2009
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS Feature, Warner Bros directed by David Yates.
- Art finishing department, seamer, painter, hair puncher, on set prosthetic makeup artist
CLASH OF THE TITANS Feature, Warner Bros, directed by Louis Leterrier
- Silicone technician - On set prosthetic makeup artist
THE WOLF MAN Feature, Universal, directed by Joe Johnston
- Special effects technician
DOCTOR WHO/SARAH JANE ADVENTURES Specials and series, tv series, BBC
- Sculptor, seamer, painter, silicone technician, mould maker, on set prosthetic makeup artist
KITCHEN BORDELLO Format tv pilote, co-production FOX TV italy
- Art director, director, video editor
2008-2006
LA HERENCIA VALDEMAR Spanish feature directed by J.L. Aleman
- Prosthetic makeup effects technician
- On set makeup artist
Worked as freelance FX technician for SPECIAL PROJECTS srl Milan,IT
Video Adverts:
LANCIA Y Dolce&Gabbana FIAT Bravo, FIAT Punto CYNARliqueur ENI Energy
TISCALI Phone company ALLIANZInsurance MTV Christmas spot SKY TV
Prints/Commercials:
ALFA ROMEO PURINA
HEINEKEN CARTASiBank
2007
THE GRANNY INES Italian TV series RAI 2
- Character concept & Old age prosthetic make-up realization
- Co-director & camera operator
for the Italian version of the English tv format Balls Steel
BALLS OF STEEL Italian tv format for RAI 2
- Camera operator
TUA MAMMA SI DROGA Music video for MTV, Music video in stop-motion animation, artist: J-AX
- Props maker, co-director, animator
2006 – 2004
MUNCHIES The Movie (Super 16 short film)
- Animatronic puppets maker and puppets supervisor
THE MUNCHIES Tv show ITALIA 1, MTV
Three years tv show: two seasons on Italia 1, one season on MTV Italy, ten episodes per season
- Puppets maker supervisor, camera operator & co-director
2004 – 2002
\
Freelance for LOGICAL ART srl workshop
- Prosthetic makeup technician, props maker and on set assistant.
ROSSO FANGO Short, David di Donatello Award winner
MARI DEL SUD Feature, Fanandango, Marcello Cesena
LA VITA DEI SANTI Feature TV, with Sophia Loren
RED RIDDING HOOD Feature, best effects winner at Fantafilm festival in Rome
EMERALD SWORD SAGA videoclip, artist: Rhapsody
SULFUR make up test for the movie
EDUCATION
2001 - 2002
- Course in Special makeup at Accademia di Belle Arti in Terni (IT).
- Specialization course in technical photographer cine-tv at MultimedialCenter in Terni (IT).
- Beauty and special make-up fx course attended by Alessandro Bertolazzi
