{"id":1368,"date":"2012-05-31T10:22:22","date_gmt":"2012-05-31T14:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/?p=1368"},"modified":"2019-07-09T09:47:43","modified_gmt":"2019-07-09T13:47:43","slug":"jason-daquino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/31\/jason-daquino\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason d&#8217;Aquino"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever notice how people that like to draw are incessantly doodling on whatever&#8217;s at hand &#8211; paper napkins, beer coasters, scraps of paper, even matchbooks? Well, Jason D&#8217;Aquino brings that to a whole new level. He creates tiny drawings on repurposed paper ephemera, mostly matchbooks. There is an undeniable charm to miniatures, and these wee gems are no exception.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1374\" title=\"Jason D'Aquino\" src=\"http:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/jdaq.jpg\" alt=\"Jason D'Aquino\" width=\"481\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/jdaq.jpg 481w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/jdaq-144x150.jpg 144w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/jdaq-288x300.jpg 288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Apparently D&#8217;Aquino gets his materials from estate sales, flea markets and outdoor sales, or simply finds them in places like abandoned buildings.\u00a0He works from his tattoo shop in Buffalo NY; Blue Moon Tattoo. <a href=\"http:\/\/hifructose.com\/2012\/05\/29\/jason-daquino-phillumeny-at-la-luz-de-jesus-gallery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hi-Fructose<\/a>\u00a0notes that\u00a0&#8220;The miniaturist\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jasondaquino.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jason D\u2019Aquino\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0new \u201cPhillumeny\u201d show is opening Friday, June 1st at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.laluzdejesus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">La Luz de Jesus Gallery<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to see more of D&#8217;Aquino&#8217;s work and don&#8217;t think you can make it to Los Angeles to check out his upcoming show, you can check out\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jasondaquino.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">his website<\/a>\u00a0(warning: flash) or you can peruse the many examples included with\u00a0this article\u00a0on inhabitat.com.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever notice how people that like to draw are incessantly doodling on whatever&#8217;s at hand &#8211; paper napkins, beer coasters, scraps of paper, even matchbooks? 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