Gallery view of an abstract landscape painting by contemporary artist Joseph Pisani.

Artlog Notes from the Field

These are the stories behind the Serendipitous Mischief Pisani discovers while pursuing his Impossible Pledge, How to Do Everything in Just One Lifetime: essays, observations, and field photographs from an ongoing journey. A collection of what lingers after the moments have slipped away…

6:52 AM Cairo Standard Time My Self-prescribed Pilgrimage to Giza

I arrived in Cairo at precisely 6:52 am, 13 May 1998. I think it was a Wednesday. After being expelled from my minivan cell, I was handed my backpack and guitar case that had been strapped to the roof. Suddenly, I was alone on the shoulder of a crowded city...

Just Two Weeks to See Japan Tokyo and Beyond

Tokyo Haneda Airport was rather simple, but a bit unnerving with the detail of their face recognition software that had my face outlined with a green rectangle, flagging me as “allowed to proceed” through customs. The guy walking next to me with the red rectangle framing his head on the...

Reclaimed Wood into Works of Art My contribution to a new book…

I was recently asked to write a chapter in the Art book, “De la poule à l‘œuf – de la plume aux polymers” about how I sometimes use reclaimed wood in my artwork. Here is the English version of my contribution. I’ve always had a fascination with wood...

Ellen von Unwerth an Iconic Photographer in Front of my Lens

Sure, I’ve shot portraits of many interesting and well-known faces over the past decade, however, when I was commissioned, by the international Opera gallery to photograph the world-famous photographer, Ellen von Unwerth, I have to admit that I was a bit nervous. ← Explore Joseph Pisani’s Existential Landscapes There was...

Memories of Paradise Island Abstract Landscape Painting Series

Memories of Paradise Island is an Existential Landscape painting series inspired by a photograph I took while backpacking though the Philippines, quite a few years ago. I just loved the colors and mystical feel of the photo, as well as the wonderful memories it inspires. I took the photo while...

The Backstory Here’s to the Times We Took Chances

“The Backstory” is an insider’s look at the actual events and inspiration that shaped a particular painting or series. Want to learn more about a particular piece and how it got that exotic title? Then, “Backstory” is your own personal seat inside Pisani’s art studio. What was the idea behind...

The Backstories behind the “Art Braille Kanthari” Photos

The «art braille kanthari» charity auction was an art exhibition and charity auction, with special guest and auctioneer Stefan Puttaert, the director of Sotheby’s Zurich, and media personality Christine Maier. the «art braille kanthari» project was based on Joseph Pisani’s three month kanthari trip through Southern India. The exhibition includes...

Three Months in India Art Braille Kanthari

My most recent project brought me to India, and marked my seventy-first country. From early May through August, 2017, I backpacked through Southern India, gathering inspiration for an art project entitled «art braille kanthari», for a great cause. For this trip, I’ve teamed up with «kanthari», a charitable organization that...