NEW YORK, NY, December 12, 2008
/24-7PressRelease/ -- The Agora Gallery (530 West 25th Street, Chelsea, New York, NY, 10001) is proud to present Leonardo Ciccarelli in The Odyssey Within: Fine Art by Artists Living in Italy and Greece and of Italian and Greek Origin. Scheduled to run from December 12th through January 2nd, the collection will feature a captivating selection of Leonardo Ciccarelli's translucent colors.
About Leonardo Ciccarelli:
Working in a style that is both abstracted and impressionistic, Italian painter Leonardo Ciccarelli creates works of atmospheric beauty and emotional poignancy. Applying his textural impasto brushstrokes with a light and airy hand, Ciccarelli produces the dual optical illusions of extreme flatness and convincing depth. His translucent colors, ranging in hue from deep reds and umbers to the palest of pastels, further lighten his canvases, giving them each a sense of impermanence and evanescence. The ephemeral quality of Ciccarelli's oils on canvas recalls the fleeting nature of life, and most importantly, memory. His paintings eloquently capture the transience of recollections of the past, preserving only hints of a moment in time, while allowing all but the scene's essence to fade into abstraction. In doing so, Ciccarelli gives a particularly touching commentary on the passing of time.
Widely exhibited and collected throughout Europe, acclaimed artist Leonardo Ciccarelli lives and works in Macerata, Italy.
Leonardo Ciccarelli's work may be seen on
http://www.agora-gallery.com/ArtistInvite/Leonardo_Ciccarelli.aspx
About the Exhibition:
The Odyssey Within is a captivating survey of modern-day artists from Greece and Italy. The artistic conceptions vary dramatically while retaining a distinctive European character attentive to the human condition. Works of both quiet introspection and visual bravado are included, offering a unique look into the contemporary art coming from these two prominent Mediterranean locales.
Featured Artists: Stavros Andriotis, Stavros Antonopoulos, Loretta Bagnoli, Marika Berlind, Sandro Bisonni, Leonardo Ciccarelli, Antonio Nicola Ciervo, Carlo De Angelis, Panos Evangelopoulos, Gerasimos Galiatsatos, Luigi Galligani, Korinna, Dimitra Koula, Angelo Maggi, Graziella Menozzi, Rania Mesiskli, Hariclia Michailidou, Michelis, Eugenia Mola di Larissè, Melanie Prapopoulos, Yiorgos Sakelaris, Maria Pia Taverna, Charis Vakalopoulos
Exhibition Dates: December 12, 2008 through January 2, 2009
Opening Reception: Thursday, December 18, 2008, 6-8 pm
Gallery Location: 530 West 25th Street, Chelsea, New York
Gallery Hours: Tues - Sat, 11am-6pm
About Agora Gallery
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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