Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Gianna Commito @ Rachel Uffner

"Tunk," 2011, watercolor, casein, and marble dust ground on panel, 30 x 24 inches




"Boro," 2011, watercolor, casein, and marble dust ground on panel, 16 x 20 inches

love how you can see where the tape has ripped off the paint. in the top painting "Tuft", look at the lower right - what the hell is going on there? controlled scrapping and sanding. these paintings are not quite perfect and that's why i like them. not to mention the colors in the above 2 are some of my favorite combos; acidic yellow and green w/gray. i've been noticing a stripe trend in painting lately and i like it. whether it's concentric squares or off kilter stripes in one form or another. i also like how most of these artists leave their trace on the canvas. the paintings are never polished, always a little rugged, worn and to me accessible. some other artists that rock the stripe include; Jered Sprecher, Jasmine Justice, Lisa Williamson, Jennie C JonesJulian Hoeber, R.M. Phoenix, Wayne Adams.


 

"Crain," 2011, watercolor, casein, and marble dust ground on panel, 20 x 16 inches 




"Roque," 2010, watercolor, casein, and marble dust ground on panel, 30 x 24 inches



"Ells," 2011, watercolor, casein, and marble dust ground on panel, 24 x 20 inches 








thanks Rachel Uffner Gallery for having a great site. easily accessible artist and image info, a navigable site and she' not stingy w/images. thx!












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