INSTAMATICS
In the early 1970s Antonio began experimenting with a Kodak Instamatic camera to document the glamorous people and exotic places around him.
In addition to his portrait studies and reportage assemblages, Antonio began several series that used a prop or location as an ongoing motif; a plastic sheet obscuring the face, a body partially submerged in water, or a sculptural red coat appear regularly in this extensive body of work.
Inspired by the rapid pace of photography, Antonio often shot numerous frames of a single subject and later curated the resulting photographs into a 3 x 3 grid composition, creating nuanced portraits of his models and friends.
Unlike the commercial work for which he and Juan were known, the Kodak Instamatics created during Antonio’s lifetime were mostly personal and were often created without any editorial or commercial intent.