This shop is showcasing two parts of my body of work, graphic design and prints made on manhole covers in streets around the world.

I love playing with shape and color and creating fun and bold patterns to bring about joy and happiness. This helps to brighten up our world and bring smiles to those around us.

An idea entered my mind in late 1989, and I tested it in the spring of 1990 in New York City on East Forty-fifth Street. To my amazement it worked and it has taken me on an incredible journey, titled, "A Visual Travel Diary."

I canvass city streets around the world to find inspiring jewels. Manhole covers. Sometimes I print the entire cover, and sometimes I reproduce particular elements from its design.

These extrapolated elements divorce from the cover's original blueprint and tell a story. Sometimes I let dirt on the manhole cover transfer to the paper, leaving a ghostly impression of the original design. I also control an embossing effect by adjusting the pressure of my hands as I press the paper against the manhole cover.

Color amplifies the narrative image and it can reflect the cultural environment of where I am working. The wear of the plate exposed to the elements creates its own magic.

When I sign the prints, I include the exact street address, city, and country in which i found it, as well as the date it was printed.

I state, "By putting myself at people's feet, I bring beauty up to their level, causing them to look down."

Brancaccio is a multi-disciplined artist and his work has been shown globally in galleries and museums. He has created two public art projects under the umbrella of New York Foundation for the Arts, "Silent March" and "The Y Project". He has designed high-end products for private clients and has sold his products in museum shops.