Arno was born in Paris, France. He is a multi-talented artist: musician, painter and photographer. Arno is known for his compositions for the famous Buddha Bar. Arno also composed the music for the UNICEF global campaign in collaboration with the artist Shakira. He started his musical career as an author, composer and singer in France. Arno was chosen by Brigitte Bardot to compose the music for her animal rights foundation "Brigitte Bardot Foundation". His creative talents do not stop at his prodigious musical career.
Arno also explores the world of painting and photography. Arno's study of the work of European artists of the 60's and 70's and the American pop art movement have inspired his artistic practice. His collaborations with Jean Paul Gaultier and Mario Testino in the fashion industry have also influenced his creativity. Arno's work has been featured by The New York Times, PBS Television, USA Today, NBC, The Miami Herald, Miami Magazine, Florida International and the Chicago Tribune. His paintings and photographs have been featured in art fairs throughout North America: Scope Miami, Art Chicago, San Francisco Art Miami, as well as the prestigious Art Basel fair in Switzerland.
About the Collection: Arno presents the medium of photography and hand-painted photography as a means of engaging philosophical disquisitions on culture, humankind, and wildlife inspired by his diverse experience and extensive traveling across various continents.
He is able to focus on the simplicity and purity of the lives of indigenous peoples who are connected to the environment and depend upon its natural resources for survival. The relationships and connections Arno is able to realise in photographing people, wildlife and moments in time, have imbued his spirit with a quest for humanity and awakened his senses to the power and beauty of these diverse cultures and the natural world.
