
Peter Perrino
San Francisco
“Art has the ability to heal. I can attest to its power in my life. When illness has crashed all around me, my art has given me the fortitude to persevere.”
Peter Perrino is a fine art abstract photographer and former fashion designer who had his own line of clothing from 1992-1996. He’s lived in San Francisco since 1985. He turned to art when it became clear that he would have to forego his chosen profession of law. His clinical depression made concentration at an academic level impossible. He found that he could concentrate on art, and his creativity thrived.
Peter began to dabble in film photography in 1995. He then began to pursue an interest in digital photography in 2013 after he stopped designing custom clothes for clients. In 2015, he had a creative hunch that he could produce something unique. He wanted to create fine art photography, just as he could create fine art with his fashion design.
He began to experiment with slow shutter speeds, f-stops, camera movements, and inventive post-processing techniques. The results exceeded expectations. His fine art abstract style was born along with a new business. He discovered that if he slowed down the world to a certain point through his camera, he could create a “new dimension.” He likens it to the metaphorical “Twilight Zone” from the 1960’s TV show.
“My photography has become a true passion. I feel grateful when I can get out for a few hours to shoot.” When he returns to his computer, he’s often surprised that he has no idea what a significant percentage of the images are from the day’s shoot. This, in turn, fuels his creative interest to shoot more. “I never know what my camera will capture given my technique, and I never know what will ultimately become a fine art print until I perform seven to ten hours of post-processing work.”
Peter is proud to be a member of the ArtLifting community and believes wholly in its mission. Peter is also an active member of NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness). Each month you can find him in San Francisco serving as a co-moderator of the support group for adults with children and loved ones who suffer from mental illness. His lifelong battle with clinical depression has been helpful in counseling others who come to the group seeking answers to some of life’s most tragic psychiatric disorders.
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Whiter Pale
Peter PerrinoWetland
Peter PerrinoWayward Armada
Peter PerrinoVervain BW
Peter PerrinoVariegated Shards
Peter PerrinoUprooted
Peter PerrinoUpper Torsos
Peter PerrinoUndefined Machine
Peter PerrinoTwilight Hues
Peter PerrinoTubular
Peter PerrinoTorqued Fragment
Peter PerrinoTimeless Progression
Peter PerrinoTicky Tacky
Peter PerrinoThree-Alarm
Peter PerrinoTheoretical Extracts
Peter PerrinoThe Optimistic Future
Peter PerrinoThe Modular Format
Peter PerrinoThe Fortification
Peter PerrinoTaut
Peter PerrinoSurging Force
Peter PerrinoSummer Dreams
Peter PerrinoStructure Abstraction
Peter PerrinoStarboard Tack
Peter PerrinoSpherical Enigma
Peter PerrinoSound Barrier
Peter PerrinoSoul Mates
Peter PerrinoSolitude
Peter PerrinoSimply Scorching
Peter PerrinoSienna Scope
Peter PerrinoShifting Pull
Peter PerrinoShattered
Peter PerrinoSentinel Wide
Peter PerrinoSentinel Tall
Peter PerrinoSaturation Storm
Peter PerrinoSan Francisco from Yerba Buena Island
Peter PerrinoSafe Harbor
Peter PerrinoRomanesque
Peter PerrinoRippled
Peter PerrinoReflecting Dimensionality II
Peter PerrinoReflecting Dimensionality I
Peter PerrinoReeds
Peter PerrinoRandom Strata
Peter PerrinoPurple Rain
Peter PerrinoPort of San Francisco from Yerba Buena Island 1996
Peter PerrinoPigment Washed
Peter PerrinoPenthouse
Peter PerrinoPainted Manifesto
Peter PerrinoOff-Ramp
Peter PerrinoOblique
Peter PerrinoNature's Patina
Peter PerrinoMind-Bending Contour
Peter PerrinoMars Terrain
Peter PerrinoMaelstrom of Life
Peter PerrinoLucid Intellect
Peter PerrinoLower Torsos
Peter PerrinoLinear Gradation
Peter PerrinoKinetic Dimensionality
Peter PerrinoInvisible Train
Peter PerrinoIntricate Combustion
Peter PerrinoIntensity of Love
Peter PerrinoIndigenous Rite
Peter PerrinoImpression of Anonymity
Peter PerrinoImpenetrable
Peter PerrinoIdea of a Dream Rearranged
Peter PerrinoHorizontal Blues
Peter PerrinoHoli
Peter PerrinoHigh Voltage
Peter PerrinoGroovy
Peter PerrinoGolden Gate Waning 1996
Peter PerrinoGolden Gate from Marin 1996
Peter PerrinoGlorious
Peter PerrinoGeometric Presence
Peter PerrinoFull Moon Rising over San Francisco circa 1996
Peter PerrinoFrozen
Peter PerrinoFountain Square, Cincinnati
Peter PerrinoFloral Abundance
Peter PerrinoFlight Path
Peter PerrinoFevered Energy
Peter PerrinoExhaling Structures
Peter PerrinoEssential Struggle Black and White
Peter PerrinoEssential Struggle
Peter PerrinoErotic Flavor
Peter PerrinoEphemeral Vision
Peter PerrinoEmerald City
Peter PerrinoElement Surface
Peter PerrinoElectrical Storm
Peter PerrinoEarly Flight
Peter PerrinoDowntown San Francisco From Yerba Buena Island
Peter PerrinoDivergent Boundary
Peter PerrinoDisconcerted Matter
Peter PerrinoDesignated Lamina
Peter PerrinoDelicate Zephyr
Peter PerrinoDeconstructed Whole
Peter PerrinoDebussy-esque
Peter PerrinoDeath Valley
Peter PerrinoDahlia Black and White II
Peter PerrinoDahlia Black and White I
Peter PerrinoCyclops' Stare
Peter PerrinoCreamsicle Day
Peter PerrinoCourageous Circle
Peter PerrinoConceptual Time Warp
Peter PerrinoComplicated Edge
Peter PerrinoClapboard
Peter PerrinoCity of Angels
Peter PerrinoChromatic Divide
Peter PerrinoChroma Scape
Peter PerrinoCheck Six II
Peter PerrinoCheck Six I
Peter PerrinoCeremonial Conclave
Peter PerrinoCellular Circuitry
Peter PerrinoCarnival
Peter PerrinoCarnal Texture
Peter PerrinoCanvas Whisperer
Peter PerrinoBreaker Spray
Peter PerrinoArticulated Path
Peter PerrinoArchitecture Essence
Peter PerrinoArchitectonic Apparition II
Peter PerrinoArchitectonic Apparition I
Peter PerrinoAquatic
Peter PerrinoApricot Chimera
Peter PerrinoAgapanthus Praecox
Peter PerrinoAfter Burner
Peter PerrinoAerial Topography
Peter PerrinoAbove the Fog from San Bruno Mountain
Peter Perrino6.8 Magnitude
Peter Perrino57 Chevy
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