Biagio Black

Who is Biagio Black?

Biagio Black is a Los Angeles artist who gained recognition from a series of painting commissioned by Ford Models called "New Faces". These very graphic and illustrative pieces were first printed on Ford's model comp cards. Each comp card gained a collector's item status in the fashion community and were a successful promotion for Ford.

Follow this success, a Los Angeles event planner coordinated a special Fashion Week event sponsored by General Motors and Ford Models. Black selected ten pieces out of the 32 in the series and created ten 6-foot foot paintings. These and mixed media video projections created by Black were featured. The event took place on March 17, 2005, at Montmartre Lounge in Hollywood and was attended by over 700 people including many celebrities and members of the press.

On June 7, 2005, Black's “New Faces” collection was included in the 4th Annual Little Black Dress Gala at the trendy W Hotel Los Angeles in Westwood. “Every painting in Biagio’s New Faces exhibit captures the essence of being a woman. Their bold colors and expressive complexions showcase every aspect of a woman’s personality: from the sexy vixen to the girl next door,” said Emmy Cortes, the event’s organizer. “I feel that his artwork echoes the range of the classic “little black dress” from the formal gala to the casual dinner with a friend.” Little Black Dress is an annual international event that allows fashion designers, emerging and established, the opportunity to raise money for Stop Cancer, the charitable organization chaired by former Paramount Pictures President, Sherry Lansing.