A Life Deconstructed: The Radical Vision of Steven Parrino Steven Parrino, a name synonymous with the violent deconstruction of painting and the raw energy of the 1980s New York art scene, was born in 1958 on Long Island, but his roots ran deeper into the cultural tapestry of Sicilian-Albanian heritage. This background, imbued with a sense of displacement and otherness, perhaps foreshadowed his lifelong artistic project: dismantling e…