Untitled (2010) . 2019
Through his carefully calculated compositions, Donnola beckons us to slow down. He views his choice of 35mm film as his preferred medium the same way a painter chooses oil instead of acrylic, its texture and palette being the most useful in transmitting what he sees and feels into fixed form. It is perhaps a subtle choice, but it is a deliberate one. Growing up around a father who both made and programmed films, Donnola describes his formative years as anchored by an education in the history of cinema. This laid an artistic foundation for him as he began making images of his own.
Charles Moffett
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