Chinni with The Great Oak           (click for larger image)

In his own words: Chinni explains the themes and inspirations that have helped to shape his wide-ranging body of work.		A brief sketch of Chinni's life, extending from his roots in Mount Kisco, New York through the development of his career in NYC and Italy.
These photographs portray Chinni from the very beginnings of his career at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome to his emergence in New York City as one of the city's premier abstract sculptors.		The man behind the artwork: photographs that extend from the early 1970's to today. Chinni has maintained the vibrance and passion that have defined his work from the beginning.
Peter discusses his influences, his early transition from painting to sculpture, and the experience of an American artist in Italy during the political instability and unrest of the 1970's.		Peter's published and unpublished poetry. These contain reflections on life, politics, and the process of creation, offering a glipse into the mind behind the man behind the artwork.