Philomena Marano is an American artist specializing in papier colle.
13 Facts About Philomena Marano
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Philomena Marano graduated from New York's High School of Art and Design, and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1974 from the Pratt Institute.
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Philomena Marano served as Art Director, and together with ten other artists restored and repainted the cars and interior scenes, renaming the ride the Spookhouse.
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In 1990, Philomena Marano titled the Coney Island series "American Dream-Land," a name referencing the common ethos of the American Dream and Coney Island's Dreamland amusement park, which burned to the ground in 1911.
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In 2007, sponsored by the Coney Island History Project as part of the "American Dream-Land" series, Philomena Marano created an installation called "Giant Lolly", honoring Phillips Candy shop, which had operated at the arcade entrance of the Stillwell Avenue subway station from 1930 until its closure in 2000, when renovation began at the subway station.
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In 2008, Philomena Marano collaborated again with Richard Eagan to construct "25 Shoot," a 52-inch tall wood, paint and dimensional serigraph structure of a shooting gallery stall.
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In 2014, Philomena Marano created a specific signage series in papier colle and painted canvas.
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The narrative, inspired by the Franklin Avenue shuttle, an elevated Brooklyn line of the New York City subway system, derives from memories of Philomena Marano's childhood riding the subway to Coney Island, and envisioning the elevated train ride turning into a roller coaster.
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Philomena Marano's imagery was originally intended as 29 glass panels for an unrealized 1999 commission from the Metropolitan Transit Authority.
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From 1981 to 1984, Philomena Marano was lead artist for broadcast graphics for the NBC TV network's "Ask NBC News," a national news program for children.
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Philomena Marano's work has been exhibited in several museums and galleries in New York, including the Tabla Rasa Gallery, The Prince Street Gallery, Smart Clothes Gallery, ACA Galleries, AM Richards Fine Art, and others.
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In 2004, Philomena Marano produced the winning entry in the inaugural "Spirit of Brooklyn" competition, creating a poster depicting various Brooklyn landmarks, including the Brooklyn Bridge and Coney Island's Parachute Jump.
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Philomena Marano's work is represented in various private and public collections, including the Brooklyn Museum.