Tony Pinto

Tell Me When it's Over 

2023

Paint and screenprint on wood panel

17.25 x 15.675 in.

Courtesy of the artist

About Artwork: "Tell Me When It's Over" is part of my series, "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)." I wanted to create a body of work that felt like the 1980s but without necessarily looking like it was made during the 1980s. I sought to capture a vibe, a moment in time, when music and culture were exciting and even a little dangerous. Visually, the work is informed by punk and new wave graphics, which themselves were greatly influenced by the Pop Art movement and the French New Wave cinema of the 50s and 60s.

About Artist: Tony Pinto is an accomplished designer and art director with over two decades of experience, collaborating with notable clients such as Disney, Edison, Cedars-Sinai, and Kaiser Permanente. In recent years, his focus has shifted to designing books for art museums, galleries, and artists, overseeing projects from cover to cover and often taking on a producer role to enhance the final product. Pinto is also a skilled photographer, specializing in capturing portraits of artists, and is a fine artist with expertise in painting, drawing, photography, and screen printing, frequently showcasing his work in exhibitions. As a long-standing member of AIGA, the national design organization, he has contributed to the local chapter as a board member. With diverse creative interests ranging from books and architecture to underground comics and the New York art and music scene of the 1970s and 80s, Pinto remains deeply immersed in the artistic community, often attending art openings in Los Angeles on weekends.