34 North Moore Street New York, NY 10013 212-219-3539
GALLERY FOR FINE ART
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Michele Querque
Lotus Salon NY
34 N. Moore St.
New York, NY
(212) 219-3539
mquerque@gmail.com
The Lasting Power of Pigment
December 23 - February 21, 2012 – The Lotus Salon NY in Tribeca is pleased to present the work
of nationally recognized artist Vincent Romaniello.
The historical significance of pigment is literally brought to the surface in all of Romaniello’s 2D
and 3D works. The paintings (which are themselves in question as paintings) are raw, minimal,
highly textured abstractions. The surfaces are a series of “furrows” that rise and fall and cast
shadows that heighten the three dimensional effect. The artist created special rake-like tools and
developed his own new techniques for this body of work.
From an essay by Vittorio Colaizzi: (Romaniello)...“has similarly created objects that are not
objects, objects that by insisting upon their proportions, dimensions, rhythms, and color, transport
the viewer to a here and now that, bereft of definitive iconography, is inexhaustibly mysterious.”
The first thing seen when entering the exhibit is an installation, created specifically for the Lotus
space, that features a wood plank shelf supporting 5 of Romaniello’s “Fragment” sculptures. They
have been described by visitors as resembling found antiquities from an undiscovered culture. An
hunting arrow pierces the wall above and seemingly releases a vein of yellow ochre pigment that
trails down to the objects.
The other installation, filling approximately 9x12 ft. in the larger space, is comprised of 23 oval-
shaped pieces ranging in size from 8 to 14 inches and made of dry pigments, sand and charcoal.
These materials are embedded in plaster and sealed with a naturally replenishable resin.
This is the first time this work will be presented in a solo setting in New York City.
Vincent Romaniello’s work has been shown and collected nationally and internationally.
Past exhibits include the Biennale Internazionale dell’Arte Contemporanea, Florence, Italy;
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA; Roger Smith Gallery, NY, NY; AquaArt, Miami, FL;
Butters Gallery Ltd., Portland OR; Bentley Projects, Phoenix, AZ; Current Space, Baltimore, MD;
The Brucennial, NY, NY; The Museum of the University of Memphis, TN. Vincent was recently a
resident artist at chashama in NYC.
LIST OF WORKS
11 - Furrow paintings (ranging from 24 to 64 inches in width) dry pigment, charcoal, resin, gesso
on canvas
7 - sculptural wall and tabletop pieces, dry pigment, sand, charcoal, plaster
1st - installation (a cluster of 23 pigment and plaster sculptures)
2nd - installation with an arrow piercing the wall, a raw wooden shelf with 5
sculptural “Fragment” pieces, and a text panel
ATTACHMENTS:
roman_fragment.jpg - “Roman Fragment”, 14x14x16 inches, pigment, plaster
untitled727.jpg - “Untitled 727”, 28x54 inches (shaped canvas), pigment and charcoal
untitled726_detail.jpg - “Untitled 726” (detail), 54x54 inches, pigment, charcoal on canvas
untitled708.jpg - “Untitled 726”, 12x24 inches, pigment, gesso on canvas
1_lotus_list_entrance.pdf - floor plan with works. entrance
2_lotus_list_salon.pdf - floor plan with works, large space
cv and bio - http://vincent-romaniello.blogspot.com/p/background.html
For more information, please contact Michele Querque at 212) 219-3539
Or Vincent Romaniello at 267-902-1115 romanyel@yahoo.com
vincent-romaniello.blogspot.com (Projects>Furrows)
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