About the Artist
About Provenza Disney
Michael Provenza is a celebrated international artist known for his unique style of interpreting licensed Disney characters. Collect original oil paintings and limited edition giclees on canvas through Disney Fine Art by Collectors Editions.
About the Disney Collaboration
After some in the art world mentioned to Provenza that the fantasy style and energy of his signature work would marry well with Disney characters and themes, he was encouraged to pursue, and ultimately earned in 2018, a license that sanctioned him to feature Disney in his work.
“I am incredibly grateful to have been selected to participate in the celebration of Disney’s 100 years on the planet with my art playing a part in it,” Provenza says. “Disney is all about creating happiness, filling the world with light and telling stories that inspire people, creating a world of imagination. In many ways, I believe we are both trying achieve the same things. It’s a relationship I value and I congratulate Disney on their centennial.” It is a busy season for Provenza with a calendar chock full of rare opportunities to gain exposure for his work not only in conjunction with Disney, but also for his personal signature work, which continues to gain traction in galleries from Hawaii to California to Florida. While it may seem as if his success came all at once, like most true talents, it was hard-fought over decades.
Michael Provenza
Artist Bio
Dreamscapes.
“My paintings are an exploration of a world that comes from my imagination, with pieces of reality sprinkled in. My hope is to give the viewer the feeling of walking into an environment that is happy and peaceful, and full of enchantment and color. They have the freedom to explore it and make it their own. Just follow the path.”
Realistic Surrealism.
Michael Provenza has a totally original perception of nature and landscape. Provenza’s oil paintings reveal a successful blend of the old with the new – merging a realistic and remarkable dimensional quality with a surreal and magical environment – in a truly distinctive pointillistic style.
“Viewers of my work say they feel as if they can walk right into my paintings – they want to be there” said Provenza.
Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay area, Provenza has lived, worked, studied, taught, and painted for more than 30 years. Inspired by his artist grandfather, Provenza began drawing and painting at age nine, pursued art academically holding a Fine Art college degree and continues to professionally create oil paintings as his life-long passion. Provenza has become a highly recognized and collectible artist both nationally and internationally.
Provenza's story.
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Provenza's artist statement.
Michael Provenza is a contemporary landscape oil painter who has developed a distinctive pointillistic style and blending technique that exudes a realistic and dimensional quality, yet is surreal and magical. His work reflects many years of experimentation with various approaches to his subject, nature.
Michael Provenza Fine Art
Michael Provenza artwork is highly collected and includes oil paintings and fine art prints in both his signature landscapes and Disney Fine Art. Provenza recently launched oil painting masterclasses to teach beginner to advanced artists oil painting techniques.
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