This week I’m pleased to be interviewing local resident Dina Scoppettone who is an award-winning fashion model, Vogue fashion portrait photographer, and an academic teaching modern art history at Cabrillo College. As an ocular centrist, Dina gives precedence to the sense of vision in her work. Her photographs range from fashion editorials to soul-catching portraits. The vibrant nature of her work at once evokes the glamour of Mario Testino, Annie Liebowitz, and Helmut Newton, while expressing an understanding of composition and contrast which is all her own. Before turning completely to the camera to express her art, Scoppettone conceived and produced a cultural project with the Cuban Government, attracting the participation of 100 renowned international artists to create a mural in the center of Havana for the opening of the 2000 Havana Biennial. This production was the climax of her Master’s degree in Modern Visual Culture, which she earned from the University of London’s esteemed Courtauld Institute. Based in the California Bay Area, Dina has a studio in her home at Sunset Beach and in the Santa Cruz Mountains at the former estate of Alfred Hitchcock, another ocular centrist. Join us Saturday 9-10 PM to hear about Dina’s life and work! For more info and to hear previous shows visit www.itsaquestionofbalance.com
