NEW YORK, NY, December 17, 2011
/24-7PressRelease/ -- Carlo Proietto's contemporary creations in monochrome or slightly alternating colors feature culturally loaded vignettes of a graphic and distinctly European pop sensibility. Wavering between complex, half-hidden symbolism and figuration, the artist invokes spiritual and indigenous iconography to develop a personal and inter-cultural visual language concerning pain, ritual, spectacle and the plight of modern man in contemporary society. Using classic pyrography - the burning of designs into wood or fabric with a heated tool or flame - Proietto's carefully composed scenes feature stark graphics whose slight modulations in hue create a clean and equalizing effect within the visual plane. The author of two books on the subject, Proietto's passion for fire contributes to his commitment to raise up pyrography from a minor to major art form.
Carlo Proietto was born in San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy in May 1976 and currently lives in Foggia, Italy. He graduated from the Italian Academy of Fine Arts in 2002.
Exhibition Dates: December 23, 2011 - January 12, 2012
Reception: Thursday, December 29, 2011, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Gallery Location: 530 West 25th St, New York City
Gallery Hours: Tues - Sat, 11a.m. - 6 p.m.
Event URL: http://www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/Carlo_Proietto.aspx
About the Exhibition:
Celebrate the holiday season by bringing the warmth and energy of the Mediterranean to your day through art that will stay with you for a lifetime. This winter, Agora Gallery is proud to present two exhibitions that will brighten your weeks and leave you full of optimism and wonder. Born of Fire: Carlo Proietto / a Solo Exhibition presents the work of a talented Italian artist whose medium of choice is classical pyrography. He uses fire and intense heat to create his intriguing artworks in a way that shows why this unusual medium deserves to become part of the contemporary art world. Evocative, powerful and bursting with vitality, the works combine a realistic perspective on the present with determined hope for the future. Equally inspirational is the art of The Odyssey Within: an Exhibition of Fine Art by Greek and Italian Artists, which embraces the rich potential of the world and encourages its audience to share the same enthusiasm for the hidden aspects of what we see. Poignantly personal yet appealing universal, these works will find echoes in viewers' own experiences and journeys.
Featured Artists:
The Odyssey Within: an Exhibition of Fine Art by Greek and Italian Artists
Vito Aroma | Fausto Arrighi | Fulvio Biancatelli | Perry Bianchini |
Nietta d''Atena | Ermeti Martina | Mara Fabbro | Veronica Ghio | Maurizio Giarnetti | Guglielmi Giovanni | Giovanna Grannò | Paola Guerra |
Antonis Hambas | Maria Kavvou-Vlataki | Lisa Londi | Luciana Manelli | Vito Matera | Ilde Maurizi | Joshef Matè | Monica Morganti | Armida "Pupa" Nardi | Palma Nasoni | Inna Orlik | Bruno Pozzi | Adolfo Pretorino | Luciano Primavera | Alessio Ranaldi | Floriana Rigo
Born of Fire: Carlo Proietto / a Solo Exhibition
Carlo Proietto
Established in 1984, Agora Gallery is dedicated to the promotion of national and international contemporary artists. The Gallery caters to the taste and trends of the sophisticated New York art market and the Gallery's discerning worldwide collector base. The Gallery's wide client-base includes private collectors, art consultants, corporate art consultants, architects and interior designers as well as business, government, diplomatic and social VIPs. Agora Gallery offers the client an extraordinary opportunity to acquire some of the most carefully curated art in the contemporary, global art market.
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