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Offspring 13 Painting

Massimo Licata

United States

Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Size: 49 W x 74 H x 2.5 D in

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ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Before I start painting, I cut several simple, unique, flowing abstract shapes out of small, colored sheets of felt. I randomly lay the cut small shapes flat on a table. I move them around overlapping them until the arrangement is very stimulating to me. I created a small felt 'object'. I take a photo of the felt object. Then I zoom in on an interesting, smaller section of the photo image (detail). Now I start the painting phase. I paint this small, selected section of the object image on a large canvas: the first offspring of the original felt object. I repeat this process on another section of the object image: the second painting, the second offspring. Repeating the above process several times, I create a series of (large) paintings all deriving from, being the offsprings of, that single, small original felt object. Reality's magnificence lies in the details.

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Painting:

Acrylic on Canvas

Original:

One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:

49 W x 74 H x 2.5 D in

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I was born in Rome, Italy. University of Rome: Second year Physics. I taught science in middle school a few years. 1974 – I move to New York City. I study piano, harmony and counterpoint at Brooklyn Conservatory of Music I start sculpting in wood. 1976 – I shows at and sell several wood sculptures to The Philip Laverne Gallery, 57th Street and Madison, NYC. I deal with a number of interior decorators, and the Robert Young Gallery, The Sanford Gallery and later, for several successful years with the OPUS II Gallery, D&D building, Manhattan. 1992 - My large Reclining Figure is permanently shown at the Shidoni Gallery, Santa Fe, NM. 1993 - Solo Show, the Elaine Horwitch Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ. 1993 - Group Show, the E. Horwitch Gallery in Santa Fe, NM. 1994 - Group Show, the E. Horwitch Gallery, Santa Fe, NM. 1995 - Solo Show, the Dietrich Gallery, Mercer Street, SoHo, NYC. 1996 - Solo Shoe, the Bloomgarten Gallery, Wooster Street, SoHo, NYC. 1996 - Solo Show, the Belenky Gallery, SoHo, NYC. 1997 - Solo Show, the Belenky Gallery, SoHo, NYC. 1998 - Solo Show, the Moxley Gallery, Santa Fe, NM. 1999 - 2000, three eye surgeries to prevent blindness. I no longer seek gallery representation and sell my work privately. 2002 – 2015. I study Modern Composition at Juilliard. And follow Physics and Math courses at Queens College, NYC. I complete a great number of works, sculptures and paintings, and series of large, innovative paintings and sculptures. PROTEUS Series: paintings of changeable form. PRECARIOUS Series: paintings held on wall by one corner. PAINTILIBRIUMS Series: two paintings suspended from ceiling, connected by steel cables, holding each other in equilibrium. DONDOLI: large rocking sculptures. 2016- 2017 - October 27, 2016 – February 29, 2017 - Retrospective show at the Curtiss Jacobs Gallery, which marks my return to public gallery representation. 2018 – Solo Show, September 27th – November 4th, the Curtiss Jacobs Gallery, Harlem, NYC.

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