Asia Artwork Heart is happy to announce LA-based artist Ross Caliendo’s solo exhibition Daybreak Refrain. This physique of latest works by Caliendo showcase seven giant scale oil and acrylic on canvas work which discover the power change between nature and males, magnificence and brutality, life and loss of life, development and decay, constructive and adverse by way of his poetic and lyrical interpretation of nature and distinctive portray strategies.
Finest recognized for his depictions of foliage, natural world topics painted with uncommon “portray backwards” course of which entails the appliance of thick impasto over brilliant monochromatic underpainting in a contrasting color, that the artist then carves into with palette knifes, the again of brushes or different instruments accessible within the studio to disclose the placing colors beneath. This uncommon sgraffito course of is immediately recognisable as traits of the artist. Caliendo’s extremely distinctive brushworks, vibrant colors and complex textures converse of an power that may be transferred to and resonated by the viewers, making a harmonious refrain and wealthy narrative that promise to encourage.
Caliendo’s fascination with color principle is mirrored on the hue, worth and chroma of his palette, while the spectators’ visible response to them are additionally of specific curiosity to the artist. As a way to present the viewers with the chance and freedom to ponder on the narrative in addition to experiencing the ostensibly supernatural power of the work, the works have been intentionally left untitled. As a substitute of steering the viewers towards a single route with a delegated title, the spectators are reminded of the wonderment of being alive by way of the unity of two neural symbols – color and the character world, with the work act as energy sources that recharge the viewers’ power stage, enabling them to go away the exhibition feeling energised and elated.
The colourful and complex software of colors discovered on Caliendo’s illuminous canvases echo the style of Neo-Impressionist work and strategies favoured by Divisionism supporters which have been extremely unorthodox and revolutionary within the late nineteenth century. The artist’s depiction of the wilderness reverberates the fractal structure of nature, the respect and admiration for the pure atmosphere and projections of his personal life experiences. The presentation of the naturalistic figurations is amplified by the artist’s selection of topics, by way of the seemingly tranquil compositions, the power of the works is projected onto the viewers, inviting them to immerse themselves among the many mystique and magical forests as seen within the works.
The power circulate of the work varieties a refrain for the brand new daybreak, beginning the day afresh and rejuvenated. Via the luminous leaves and branches chiselled from Caliendo’s succinct software of impasto and sgraffito strategies, the viewers are not thought of as outsiders of the artist’s creation however embodied as a part of the narrative and merged as an atmospherics presence.