PRESS RELEASE:
Anthony Torrano
Solo Exhibition
NEON URBAN SKIES
CURATED BY
Carl Heyward
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Gallerie Renee Marie presents the work of San Francisco native Anthony Torrano through December 2019 with an opening reception Saturday December 14th from 2-4 pm. Having recently moved to NYC, Gallerie Renee Marie is particularly pleased to have the opportunity to introduce this innovative dynamic young painter to Benicia following his trajectory into post-graffiti investigations; challenging yet inviting; colorful meditations on the stimulus of the contemporary landscape, both real and perceived: URBAN NEON SKIES. Torrano (b. San Francisco, 1992) is an artist based out of San Francisco, CA. He is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz, where he received his BA in Art with a focus in painting and printmaking. He was awarded the The William Hyde Irwin and Susan Benteen Irwin Scholarship at UCSC for painting in 2015. His work has been exhibited around the Bay Area, notably in State Space, Adobe Books Gallery, 111 Minna, and SWIM Gallery. "I use additive and subtractive mark making and various methods of paint application to arrive at a finished piece. The layers happen intuitively, and often times spontaneously. Some sections are tight and controlled, while others are chaotic and teetering on the edge of careless. I am constantly figuring out new ways to apply paint, adding to my visual vocabulary. Painting abstraction allows me to express sounds, colors, textures, and movement as I feel in that present moment." "My inspiration stems from my up bringing in San Francisco. I find San Francisco beautiful and problematic at the same time, which has always provided a source for creative drive. I enjoy the sensory stimulation that the city radiates. I try to absorb that energy and release it in my studio practice. My paintings are urban, map-like situations that often evoke aerial views. They are a culmination of experiences pieced together from my subconscious memory, recalling the urban landscape." Carl Heyward Curator |
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The Breeze Way by Patricia Calabro Creating art from an emotional place can be a good thing, but the downside of working without a plan is that I sometimes wind up with too much intensity in my work. I tone down some areas to make places for the eye to rest. I am learning that my art is a process and what I create may not be perfect. I try to accept this and continue to put my work out anyway, knowing that some people will not understand it. Some see what I see, and that is enough. This feeds my passion to do more. Print Bin Works Akiko Suzuki Bill Gian William Jaggers Reception December 14, 2019, 2-7pm Week Day Hours: 9-5pm 11-5 pm Saturdays Closed Sunday |
ABOUT GLOBAL ART PROJECT
GAP boasts residencies, collaborative and interactive exhibitions, ongoing online projects such as artists' books, their Fragmentation Exchange Project, workshops as well as solo and group studio interaction as part of the residency experience. Operating informally through various actions since 2012, GAP came into organized existence in 2014 and marked the occasion with a month long residency in Venice, Italy at Palazzo Ca'Zanardi the first of eight such residencies. Since then GAP has added a performance component, member admn support, been collected in institutions including Nabila Fluxus Museum in Treviso, Italy and exhibited as a group or with select members participating at SF International Arts Festival (Dada Here and Now), Visual Strategies Collaborative Exhibition (Clearwater Artists Studio and Gallery Concord , NC) Room Art Gallery, The Fourth Wall Gallery, Gallerie Renee Marie, Cavallo Gallery (all in California); SZK Gallery Japan, artWALL Projects in Hungary, Campo- Santo in Ghent, Belgium with CrossingBorders and in several exhibitions organized by member Ron Weijers under the auspices of his 10dence Gallery in The Netherlands.
Gallerie Renee Marie
Benicia, California
GAP boasts residencies, collaborative and interactive exhibitions, ongoing online projects such as artists' books, their Fragmentation Exchange Project, workshops as well as solo and group studio interaction as part of the residency experience. Operating informally through various actions since 2012, GAP came into organized existence in 2014 and marked the occasion with a month long residency in Venice, Italy at Palazzo Ca'Zanardi the first of eight such residencies. Since then GAP has added a performance component, member admn support, been collected in institutions including Nabila Fluxus Museum in Treviso, Italy and exhibited as a group or with select members participating at SF International Arts Festival (Dada Here and Now), Visual Strategies Collaborative Exhibition (Clearwater Artists Studio and Gallery Concord , NC) Room Art Gallery, The Fourth Wall Gallery, Gallerie Renee Marie, Cavallo Gallery (all in California); SZK Gallery Japan, artWALL Projects in Hungary, Campo- Santo in Ghent, Belgium with CrossingBorders and in several exhibitions organized by member Ron Weijers under the auspices of his 10dence Gallery in The Netherlands.
Gallerie Renee Marie
Benicia, California
contact : C Heyward
artspeak2020@gmail.com
Gallerie Renee Marie
1038 First Street
Benicia, California
Call (707) 480-5501
artspeak2020@gmail.com
Gallerie Renee Marie
1038 First Street
Benicia, California
Call (707) 480-5501