In the fair city of Perugia, after the long period of social restriction that even Italy had to face, the Alessandro Berni Gallery has scheduled—from today until October 18, 2020—the exhibition Life Scroll, a solo show by Kentaro Chiba, a Japanese contemporary artist.

Life Scroll is the title of a complex, ever-changing, daily scroll drawing that began in 1991 and is still ongoing. Now, it is 19 meters (62 ft) of parchment that is unrolled along the perimeter walls of the beautiful space in the historic center of Perugia. It is the only work on display that narrates 29 years of daily activity in which signs and drawings alternate in a non-stop meditation, and the result is a strip full of meaning that allow a glimpse into the feelings, life, thoughts, and emotions of the artist. The piece is loaded with contradiction, because it consciously contrasts Western perspective expression and mirror projection with the Eastern contra-perspective, which is more of a birds-eye view and isometric projection method.

It is an abstract space-time dimension in which the artist’s daily activity follows, translates, and communicates in an incessant stroke—alternating scenes of life with animals, surreal architecture, expanses of water, imaginary cities, insects—flying over forests and almost organic grids. There is not a single black and white stroke that does not need the communicativeness of color that would distract from deep introspection and intentional, conscious, automatic drawing.

The viewer must leave preconceptions behind and let himself be accompanied in the exploration of this dream landscape, letting his gaze wander to travel in the artist’s conscious and unconscious, which merges with his own.

The human and artistic evolution of Kentaro Chiba is all there, translated into these 19 meters of parchment, a living document of an existence dedicated to artistic expression, growth, observation, and translation into signs.

Life Scroll is 29 years of creativity condensed in 19 meters of walking in someone else’s life. It is a rare experience of communion, curiosity, and understanding.

You can see the visual installation of Life Scroll here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?

We are faced with a work of art that has the characteristics of free sincerity, which is more typical of nature than human nature.

Life Scroll touches deep feelings during its dialogue with the heart and mind.

Alessandro Berni Gallery is an independent reality linked to the most prestigious international fairs such as Scope Miami and Scope Basel, Aqua Miami, the Dubai World Trade Center, and others.

Kentaro Chiba (Tokyo, 1953) received his BA in Fine Arts from the National University of Yokohama, Japan 1978 and his MA in Fine Arts from Nottingham Trent University, UK. In 1998 and 1999, he studied at Central St. Martins Art College UK as a guest student. He lives and works in Fujisawa, Japan.

Among his awards and participations: 1992, Artex Tokyo (Golden Prize); 1994 Osaka Triennal (special award) 1999, Liverpool Biennale, United Kingdom. 2017, Artifact Gallery, New York City; 2018 The Silent Witness, group show Onishi Gallery New York City; 2019, Life Scroll, solo exhibition, Milan, MyMicroGallery; 2019 The Silent Witness – group show – London Camden Image Gallery; 2020 Life Scroll, solo exhibition, Alessandro Berni Gallery, Perugia.

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We are so thrilled to learn more about her nuanced artistic practice, international career and how her varied, eclectic artistic training impacts her work today. We attended her vernissage at Hellada Gallery in Long Beach, CA and we admired her beautiful artworks. Her desire as an artist is to give peace and joy to people through her artwork as an expression of peace, freedom and jeux du vivre. It’s the union between the energy originated by the strong colors and the quietness of the resting cold colors that makes her artwork unique.

The artist has a prevalent career abroad, especially in the United States, with an upcoming art project in Miami Beach this August, an ongoing art exhibition on Martha’s Vineyard, and an upcoming art show in Los Angeles in November.  The artist has recently collaborated with Aquarium of the Pacific this May in Long Beach, California and Universal Music Group in Malibu.

The vernissage took place on Saturday, July 14, 5 – 8 PM, at Hellada Gallery, 117 Linden Ave, Long Beach, CA. The show will be at display until Friday, September 7th 2018.

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Hunt for Inspiration – a recent solo gallery show featuring artwork by Jamie Martinez at the Galerie Protege in Chelsea was incredibly well received in its opening reception.  The basement level gallery was buzzing with excited viewers of all kinds.  A mixed lot of artists, enthusiasts, collectors, photographers and more talked with excitement while taking iPhone photos of the work – reveling in the unique qualities of the geometric images that emblazon Martinez’s canvases.

The show contains a collection of artwork demonstrating the progression in the artist’s concepts of geometry and abstraction as it develops over time.  Early versions of Martinez’s work are actually “abstract fabric artwork” as he describes them, using “abstract digital images that examine the beginning process of my work,” explains Martinez.  These early artworks are composed of overlapping triangular pieces of brightly colored fabric that are sewn together on top of a canvas, creating a collage-like conglomeration of textures and shapes, somewhat reminiscent of a quilt, which perhaps alludes to more simplistic and early forms of artwork.

Intermingled amongst some of the earlier fabric pieces are second stage artworks or pieces that are the next phase of evolution in the progression of Martinez’s concept.  These second level artworks vary as some are composed of vast fields of tiny triangles creating seas of color and texture, while others are highly complex, featuring a more three dimensional element, as they are larger images composed of hundreds of small painted wooden squares, or tiles, which are affixed together to create a mosaic style, singular large image.  From a distance, these vast collections of squares, which are further divided into tiny triangles, begin to come together to illustrate an extremely distorted face.

Next to these paintings are small signs that read, “Use your camera to see the image”.  The signs imply that once you photograph the image (or even just use your cameras view finder to look at the work) it is somehow again changed in form.  This is a recurring theme in Martinez’s work, and as demonstrated in Hunt for Inspiration, when viewed through a camera, the paintings do indeed look different, and almost become more clear and vivid in digital form.

“The birth of my paintings start with an idea for a series; then I go on the internet and find images that appeal to me and express what I want to communicate in my painting.  Once I have the images that are provocative… I focus on how to deconstruct the images using triangles and paint the image so it can only be appreciated when seen through technology.”  – Jamie Martinez

This aspect of Martinez’s work creates an intriguing commentary, as it requires the viewer to use a digital interface to experience physical artwork in its most vivid form.

The final phase of artworks in Martinez’ concept depicts further evolved and elaborate images which are again broken down into distorted geometric patterns.  These third level paintings are painted directly onto canvas, but in this version the images use a wide variety in scale of triangles, creating tiny clusters of shapes which illustrate a smoother transition in shading and texture.  These images portray distorted faces of various animals in both regal and aggressive poses.

“My new paintings deal with the validation of images, our obsession with our smartphones and the relationship between art and technology. When you look at my paintings in person, you don’t see the clear image. Technology validates the images and only through it can you clearly see the details of my work. Then after it’s posted online–it takes a life of its own.” – Jamie Martinez

Hunt for Inspiration provides a provocative look at both the evolution of Jamie Martinez’s work as an artist as well as a highly intriguing commentary on society’s reliance on technology to interface with reality.  The images in the show range from simplistic geometry to highly evolved and elaborate compositions which require technology in order to gain a full experience of their contents.  The viewer is left with much to contemplate after seeing this show, including the question of which is the real artwork; is it the digital image or the physical painting, and how will this affect the future of art creation and appreciation?  Many of these questions are left unanswered, although it is clear that neither the digital image nor the physical painting are complete without the other.

Hunt For Inspiration is currently on display at Galerie Protege, 197 Ninth Avenue in Manhattan, and closes April 23, 2015.

Writing by Lia Simone
Photos by Cojo

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New York – Thursday, April 17, 2014

Hanging new work next to old painter Mark DeMaio‘s new show Priests, Stilts, Clowns and Freaks at Sacred Gallery, acts as a mini retrospective of sorts as we are treated to a bunch of DeMaio’s darker, quirkier, more twisted, and more personal work than he has shown in some time.  It also had a lot more color than his last show which was almost entirely black & white line art.

As per usual for a Mark DeMaio affair a large and eclectic crowd of beautiful misfits, artists, and art collectors turned out to celebrate the work and the man behind the brush.

Artist Kathleen Hayes (Center) & Friends.

Gallery Director Kristen Chiacchia.

Showing off a tattoo based on a Tara McPherson piece.

Celebrity hair stylist Kristin Jackson.

Three friends named Kristin or Kristen.

Sterling Senia and Kristin Jackson.

Myself, Mark DeMaio, and some guests.

Written and photographed by Cojo “Art Juggernaut”

Mark DeMaio’s Priests, Stilts, Clowns and Freaks at Sacred Gallery NYC closes on April 30, 2014.

Sacred Gallery
424 Broadway, 2nd Floor
New York City, NY 10013
212•226•4286

Just North of Canal Street. Hours: Monday—Friday 12pm to 8pm Saturday & Sunday by Appointment only.

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Castle Fitzjohns Gallery, Lower East Side, New York, NY – Gabriel Gimenez, an artist born and raised in Miami, has invented his own icon: Fado. Fado is the character he connects with the most personally among all the characters he has generated over his career as an artist. He uses Fado to convey his different themes, and he uses this character as a way of telling a story.

In one of his paintings Gabriel had references to Jeff Koons, Keith Haring, Banksys, Basquiat, and Andy Warhol. He creates connections with these major artists by referencing their recognizable appearances. Keith Haring for instance, was standing above the “radiant baby,” his iconic symbol representing his work. Keith Haring created a plethora of line drawings that symbolized a multitude of characters with different implications of nuclear holocaust, sexuality, AIDS, and commercialism. Gabriel seemed to be influenced by Haring’s large overtones with simple line drawings. Gabriel’s work created an extension of line work’s powerful ability to convey big meaning that Haring had generated, except Gimenez supplemented Fado.“Fado,” as Gimenez states, implies a character of “curiosity and confusion,” with one eye bulging large, and one eye small. Gabriel drew upon Haring’s and Warhol’s implications of commercialism by referencing the dollar symbol within many of his works, suggesting  the commercialistic society we currently abide by.

Gimenez, in his pull to engage the audience with pressing contemporary issues references Steve Jobs and  Mac computers, and how they echo Warhol’s concept of the Campbell’s soup can. Mac computers are mass produced, often to break down within an agitating short amount of time. A Mac computer, which consumers wish to love and cherish, becomes another perishable consumer product, just like a Campbell’s soup can. An image that we see repeatedly, that we in turn worship as an object that will bring function and happiness to our lives, is yet another material possession produced by a corporation that essentially wants to take our money, and does not truly care about our satisfaction. 

He is a self taught artist, he didn’t go to school for art, which explains the sense of raw urgency behind his work. His style has not been filtered and watered down by academia. Gabriel produces an extraordinary amount of paintings, all clearly generated by him. Gabriel samples different artists’ work, as he says, as a “hip hop artist.” He aims to create “new ways of how society sees things.”.

The most pivotal point in his work is a “personal expression.” He aims to express spontaneous things. He filled the entire downstairs of Castle Fitzjohns Gallery with paintings all of a consistent visual icon. Fado took over the paintings, and marked Gabriel’s signature character within different themes of cultural iconography, whether it be Fado as Darth Fader, or Fado as the Beatles, or Fado as any of the many artists icons that Gimenez is influenced by. Fado is Gimenez’s way of creating a footing within society, generating a new symbol that society is faced with. Fado is a defiant expression of an artist who competes with domineering figures and symbols that we cannot escape, by supplementing its own face amongst the chaos of a money driven society.

I asked him if his work will evolve over time, and he responded that for the past 2 years, his work has become more conceptual, in that it targets concepts more than aesthetics. It has changed from graphics into work that has become more idea-based. He feels that he is expressing things at their essence.

I asked him if he believed in a higher power, or in a soul. He responded that as far as a spirituality, he is still trying to chase that idea, and he is trying to comprehend spirituality, and his work suggests that search. He is primarily sharing ideas for other people. He feels that any artist sharing his/her work is a spiritual practice.

Gabriel feels that he is always pushing himself.  Marcel Duchamp is the artist that is pushing him the most, and although none of Duchamp’s concepts directly influences Gimenez’s work, understanding how theoretical Duchamp’s work goes, pushes Gabriel to extend his boundaries, and dig deeper with his visions.

written and photographed by Andrew Kaminski

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Our own Artiholics Writer Laura West is having a solo show which opens tonight.

CHROMA
/krōma/ intensity of color (Event Page on Facebook)
Exhibit: January 6 – February 3rd, 2014

Le Salon d’Art – 90 Stanton Street, Lower East Side, NYC
Opening Party: Friday, January 10th – 7pm-10pm

Laura West, a NYC based artist/writer, explores bright colors, dark images and uses this emotional release to dictate the route of her work. The high-energy and physicality of throwing string gel paint over a meticulous base is a rush that is visible in all of her bold colors, expressive drips and often off-kilter subject matter. Laura earned her BFA as a full scholarship recipient in Screenwriting and Studio Art at New York University. She has exhibited her work in various shows across NY, was published in a collection of national/international magazines as well as featured in an interview on RTN (Russian Television Network).

www.lgwest.com

With a special performance by singer/songwriter Gillian Grogan at 9pm.

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New York – Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Art Opening Tonight 6-8pm- View The Facebook Invite.

Galerie Protégé is pleased to present Beyond Literacy, an examination of emerging street art with works by Artiholics own Joseph Meloy, as well as artists Enrico Oyama, Chris RWK, and Herb Smith.

In the 1980’s, murals would speed by on passing trains in subway stations. Break-dance culture and hip-hop entered the mainstream in New York City in ways that would change the fabric of global society. Still, there remained a lingering stigma connected to the visual manifestation of the streets.

A masterpiece was thrown up on a wall that was once masked over by a fresh coat of paint by those that were considered “vandals”. If only the work had been brought forth by a provincial member of the art community, the work would have been permitted to exist. Keith Haring’s Crack is Wack mural on the east side of Harlem is one fast example.

Otherness became sexy and the notion of the “outsider” was embraced by the art world as the quest for a new fetish reared its head. Anonymity was a necessity and the tag was a proxy name for the artist. Collectors who would frequent galleries now looked to the streets.

Works by street artists are now being sold at auction for six figures, yet myths of a pseudo-criminal distinctiveness exists as validation. Beyond Literacy highlights four artists who use both the language of the streets and art in their practice. The works in the exhibition are a reminder of how a work by the likes of Richard Serra is never questioned — whether housed a public space or shown at a gallery. Now that the historic 5 Pointz has been painted over, alarm bells are ringing as street art’s contribution to the contemporary sentiment should no longer be considered defacement, but rather, a celebrated piece of art history.

Please join us for our opening reception on Wednesday January 8th, 2014 from 6pm-8pm.

On view from January 8th – February 1st, 2014

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In case you haven’t been paying attention, galleries have been sprouting up in the Lower East Side left and right. With hundreds of galleries in the LES , it’s hard to keep up with all the openings. Artiholics has your back when it comes to know which galleries to check out, and what upcoming and established artists are making their presence known.

Last Thursday, the Broadway Gallery displayed the work of ninteen artists in the opening for their newest show Artists at Home and Abroad: December Edition. The theme was simply International and local emerging artists showing together in New York. This is a special gallery that seeks new talent with very little gallery experience, and helps upcoming artists network with internationally renown artists. This article is a recap of that show. I encourage you to check it out.

An artist that particularly caught my attention was Loreal Prystaj. Her work on display was a dramatic black and white photograph with a gorgeous composition. This piece showed the back of a woman, gazing out into the horizon of a vast body of water.

This piece intrigued me, and I later discovered more of Loreal’s work, which turned out to be stunning. Way to go Loreal. Hopefully she’ll have a solo show soon. She certainly deserves it, and will surely captivate a large overcrowded gallery at that opening.

Another artist, Paola Frisoli, had two large vibrant paintings on display. Frisoli takes you into her colorful world, and you quickly realize that she wants to bring simply happiness to the viewer in a playful and childlike manner. She has come all the way from Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Her artwork, she describes, favors the colors, with their volumes and symbols, where there is harmony between the point and understanding.” She doesn’t speak English fluently, but she radiated a peaceful and benevolent vibration

Next was artist Duane e. Hilburn, who was excited to tell me his story. This man survived cancer, was shot in the neck, and worked his way from nothing, to eventually being in this gallery. He had a gripping story of survival, and he feels he has just a little bit more time to live. His artwork was made from construction materials such as sheetrock, cement, and other materials used to construct buildings. In his life, he was an architect, and his history of constructing has led him to build his immense, and heavy sculptures/paintings/reliefs.

His work reflects his near death experiences, and reveals the mind of an extremely hard worker, with the faith that he is here for a greater purpose. Good luck Duane!

There was also David M. Bowers, whose work was reminiscent of the early Renaissance painters, with qualities of realism, and a skill of conveying the illusion of real flesh and subject matters. His work was humorous, seductive, and incredibly skillful. He had two paintings on display, and they will awe you in their ability to convey realistic imagery, with a touch of fantasy.

So much wall space was covered that the artwork barely had any room to breathe, but this gallery’s motive behind their shows is to showcase upcoming talent, and compliment them with their selection of International talent.

Since the show was a group show, none of the artist’s work was extensively explored, but rather each piece displayed was a tease, inviting you to take a further step, and check out the artist’s oeuvre within their website.

December Artists Include:

Make sure to check out the gallery’s supportive NY Arts magazine for more information.

Broadway Gallery
473 Broadway, Floor 7 |  New York, NY

Gallery Hours:  Monday – Friday,  10 AM – 6 PM

Written and photographed by Andrew Kaminski

Slideshow photographed by Cojo

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NEW YORK, NY – Wednesday, September 11- Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Tuesday, September 10th, 2013

10:00 am – 5:15 pm Janet Cardiff | The Cloisters – Fort Tryon Park, NYC
5:00 pm – 7 pm Degrees of Separation | SVA Gallery – 209 E. 23rd St., NYC
5:00 pm – 8 pm Kerry James Marshall | Jack Shainman Gallery– 524 W. 24th St., NYC
5:00 pm – 8 pm Hayv Kahraman | Jack Shainman Gallery– 513 W. 20th St., NYC

Wednesday, September 11th, 2013

6:00 pm – 8pm Pond, Mirror, Kaleidoscope | Visual Arts Gallery – 601 W. 26th. St., NYC
6:00 pm – 9pm Josh Smith | Luhring Augustine – 25 Knickerbocker Ave, Bklyn, NYC
6:00 pm – 8pm Lucas Grogan & Andrea Mary Marshall | Garis & Hahn – 263 Bowery, NYC
>6:00 pm – 8pm Nina Könnemann | Ludlow 38 – 38 Ludlow St., NYC

Thursday, September 12th, 2013

2:00 pm  Cathrine Opie Artist Talk| NYU Fales Library – 70 Washington Sq. S., NYC
6:00 pm – 8pm Jonas Wood | Anton Kern Gallery – 532 W. 20th St., NYC
6:00 pm – 9pm Evening With Bob & David | Town Hall – 123 W.43rd St., NYC
6:00 pm – 8pm Joel Grey | Max Kozloff | William John Kennedy | Steven Kasher Gallery – 521 W.23rd. St., NYC
6:00 pm – 8pm David Ellis | Joshua Liner Gallery – 540 W. 28th St., NYC
6:00 pm – 8pm Lucas Michael | Danziger Gallery – 527 W. 23rd St. NYC
6:00 pm – 8pm Susan Derges | Danziger Gallery – 527 W. 23rd St. NYC
6:00 pm – 8pm Show #15: Four Lives | Field Projects – 526 W. 26th St. #807, NYC
6:00 pm – 8pm The Creator Series | Bar Catalonia – 206 W. 41st St. NYC
6:00 pm – 8pm Susie MacMurray | Inaugural Show| Danese Corey – 511 W. 22nd St. NYC
6:00 pm – 8pm Harriet Bart | Driscoll | Babcock – 525 W. 25th St. NYC
6:00 pm – 8pm Andreas Blank | Benrimon Contemporary – 514 W. 24th St., 2E, NYC
6:00 pm – 8pm Antoinette Wysock l| Blank Space– 511 W.25th St.,#204, NYC
6:00 pm – 9pm Decline & Fall of The Art World Part II | Freight + Volume – 530 W. 24th St., NYC
6:00 pm – 8pm Josh Smith | Luhring Augustine – 531 W. 24th St., NYC

Friday, September 13th, 2013

10:00 am – 5pm Rethinking Landscape with Le Corbusier | MoMA – 11 W. 53rd St., NYC
6:00 pm – 9pm Superstitious 13 Group Show | Gspot – 66 Greenpoint Ave., NYC
6:00 pm – 9pm Greenpoint Gallery Night |Greenpoint Brookyn, NYC
6:00 pm – 9pm Greenpoint Now Art Show | The Yard – 33 Nassau Ave, Greenpoint, NYC
6:00 pm – 9pm Ugly Art Room | The Yard – 33 Nassau Ave, Greenpoint, NYC
6:00 pm – 8pm “WHITE WASH” Group Show | Brian Morris Gallery – 163 Chrystie St., NYC
6:00 pm – 9pm #ThrowbackThursday | Calico – 67 W. St. #206, Bklyn, NYC
6:00 pm – 9pm Skewville | Mighty Tanaka Gallery – 111 Front St., Dumbo, NYC
6:00 pm – 9pm Charlotte Becket, Emmy Mikelson, Robert Egert – 464 Seneca Ave, Ridgewood, QNS, NYC
7:00 pm – 10pm Paul Gagner | Centotto – 250 Moore St., #108, Bushwick, NYC
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Sonic Front | Front Room Gallery – 147 Roebling St., Bklyn, NYC

Saturday, September 14th, 2013

7:00 pm – 10pm COLLIDE- Group Show | Harbor Gallery – 17-17 Troutman, Ridgewood, NYC
7:00 pm – 10pm Dave Hardy | Regina Rex – 17-17 Troutman, Ridgewood, NYC
6:00 pm – 9pm All-over or Nothing | Parallel Art Space – 17-17 Troutman, Ridgewood, NYC
6:00 pm – 9pm Bad As I Wanna Be | Ortega Y Gasset Projects – 17-17 Troutman, Ridgewood, NYC
6:00 pm – 8pm Jane Fox Hipple | Dodge Gallery – 15 Rivington St., NYC
6:00 pm – 8pm A PINCH OF SAFFRON… (group show) | Dodge Gallery – 15 Rivington St., NYC
7:00 pm -10pm Don Pablo Pedro | English Kills – 114 Forest St., Bushwick, NYC

Sunday, September 15th, 2013

1:00 pm – 5pm MICA THEN/NOW | Ethan Cohen Fine Arts – 211 Fishkill Ave, Beacon, NY
3:00 pm – 7pm Brooklyn Acts | Performance | The Living Gallery– 1094 Broadway, Bklyn, NYC
6:00 pm – 8pm Jordan Tate | Denny Gallery -261 Broome St., NYC

Monday, September 16th, 2013

7:00 pm   Tom Sito Lecture & Book Signing | SVA Theatre – 333 W. 23rd St., NYC

Tuesday, September 17th, 2013

6:00 pm – 9pm listings to come…

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Tonight I’m heading down. . . to Chinatown, for “I Walk The Line.” Painter Mark DeMaio‘s 20-Piece solo show, (his first ever done principally in Black & White) opens at Sacred Gallery tonight (Thursday April 4, 2013 from 8pm to 11pm – facebook event page) and runs until April 30th.

Mark DeMaio, at his studio.

I first met Mark in 2011 when his last big controversial line art solo show “Pop Goes The Bible” had recently opened.  I had been out of town for the actual opening, and I will be sure not to make that mistake again, as his openings are over-the-top.

When he called me in early March, he asked me to swing by his studio to check out his new work.  As my focus has always been line art.  I managed to squeeze a trip over the the West Village at the end of one of the Armory week nights.  After having been on my feet all day for 5 days in a row, it was nice to kick back, drink some wine, and eat some pasta on the couch while Mark pulled out and displayed piece after piece for me.

The lighting was dim, and I don’t want to “give away” the entire show before it is unveiled tonight, so I will just show a few pieces.Large faces and silhouettes composed of tons of little faces, iconography, scenes, clowns, and ink drips.  These are all oil on canvas with some mixed media thrown in on a few of the pieces.

Playing a lot into what I had seen over Armory week where the big image is made up of lots of little images, although, in this case the little images are not uniform, not collage, not multiples.  They are a giant smorgasbord of drawings all on on canvas balancing on one another, mushing together,and piling up to make a larger image.

There are a few drawings mixed in with the paintings, this is a very detailed ink drawing of an ice cream cone.

They do have a little bit of an Underground comics vibe to them.  Like some R.Crumb Zap Comix from the late 60s where all the artists were dropping acid and drawing crazy shit.

These are just the tip of the ice berg.  I hope to see you all tonight at the opening!

Mark DeMaio: I Walk The Line
April 4-April 30, 2013
Opening Reception: April 4, 2013 8PM-11PM

Sacred Gallery
424 Broadway 2nd Floor Rear (Between Canal and Howard)
New York, NY 10013
https://www.sacredgallerynyc.com/

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