"The downtown demimonde turned out... spent the evening literally watching paint dry as downtown artist Zito whipped out amazing 15-minute portraits of the party guests. Snapper extraordinaire [Patrick] McMullan, whose portrait was painted on a floral bathroom cabinet door, purchased his likeness on the spot."- - Page Six, NY Post

"Zito is one of my very favorite New York artists, partly because he thinks of himself as an artisan (he likes to make paintings on commission) and partly because he's just a really fine and inventive painter. I have two of his paintings, one is a portrait of Lee Marvin (commissioned for my film COFFEE AND CIGARETTES) and one of the Ethiopian master musician Mulatu Astatke (commissioned for my film BROKEN FLOWERS). I value them greatly. I hope for a few more in the future. Hats off to Zito!"-- Jim Jarmusch

"Zito can capture your essence by painting on a found object for 20 minutes more effectively than more formal and pretentious artists can do by fussing on a canvas for weeks. A genius!"-- Michael Musto, Village Voice

"Antony Zito is a master of the found object, rendering breezy designs on old 78s or a winsome portrait on a discarded car muffler."--Village Voice

"Zito is able to use his substantial skill as a painter to navigate the tricky landscape between capturing a likeness, unveiling the sitter's character, expressing the subliminal connections between the sitter and the found object, and finally creating a portrait that borders more on a sublime reflection of the sitter's being than 'Hey, great, that looks like me'." -- NY Arts Magazine

"Sensual Oil Paintings"-- NY Post

"Antony Zito took an old flowered cabinet door and transformed it into a cool, realistic portrait of myself that I felt compelled to buy on the spot.(I don't even like looking at myself either) did I mention he did it in about 7 minutes because there is no way I could sit any longer. The best quick portrait painter in the business, with an amazing artistic flair. This guy is amazing."-- Patrick McMullan, Celebrity Photographer.