Figures & Spaces
October 27 - December 6, 2009, Opening reception November 6, 6-9pm
Also showing are gallery member-artists and the following visiting artists:
Ruthanne Baker, John Lilley, Chris McCauley, Margaret Parker, Pat Truzzi, Maria Ruggiero and Matruka Sherman
As you walk into WSG, you have 3 choices as to where you can indulge your eye.
1. Straight ahead, on the title wall, are 3 still life paintings, each with a mannequin, a wooden frame and a rectangular piece of paper as the objects. Venturelli has set up a challenge for herself in these pieces - a very limited palette of khakis, browns and off-white colors are used to define the objects, visually pulling you into the spaces with the complex layers of shadows and the illusion of depth.
2. To your left is a grouping of 5 oil paintings - figures in dynamic poses, dramatic colors capturing the figures moving, changing poses. One model super-imposed atop himself almost seems to be struggling to release himself from the canvas. Another seems to be moving back and forth through the deep spaces Venturelli has created.
and your 3rd decadent choice is:
To your right, is a grouping of large-scale drawings - 46 x36". Venturelli's love for the figure is truly evident in these charcoal and pastel pieces. Their quiet power makes you stop...breathe... and stare in awe.
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