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SUMMARY:Ephemeral: Works by Frank DePietro
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DESCRIPTION:March 31\, 2023 - April 30\, 2023 Corkran Gallery “I look at 
 nature\nfor inspiration and consider what strikes me as compositionally\ni
 mpactful. The lotus plant easily lends itself to what I am trying to\nacco
 mplish visually. It provides a seemingly endless possibility of\nvariation
 . The lines\, forms and shapes allow for intriguing use of\npositive and n
 egative space. The reflection of light passing through\nand bouncing off o
 f leaves\, flowers and seed pods creates opportunity\nfor tonal and color 
 variation. These elements allow me to explore a\ndynamic of flatness and i
 llusion within the surface of the painting.\nAll of this is encompassed by
  the portrayal of the plant itself\,\ndictating a mood or sensibility of t
 he work based on its state of\nexistence. I have always been interested in
  the visual history of\npainting. The evolution of thought\, and how paint
 ers have utilized and\nbuilt upon periods and movements that predicated th
 em. I try to\nincorporate this into my work\, from traditional representat
 ional\ntechniques to concepts of Modernism\, Abstract Expressionism and Co
 lor\nfield painting. Conceptually\, my work is derived in a manner similar
 \nto traditional and plein air landscape painting. It is an attempt to\nca
 pture time\, through the changes in light and color displayed in the\nnatu
 ral world. Opposed to taking in the vastness of my surroundings\, I\ntreat
  nature as more of a still life. The focus is on the unique\ncharacteristi
 cs of individual plant forms that collectively reveal\nthese more vast cha
 nges. My initial reaction to any subject matter is\nvisual. I process the 
 elements of the landscape in front of me\, then\nframe it through the view
 finder of a camera for my photo reference. My\nphotos are then cropped and
  edited in relation to align with elements\nof painting that I feel will c
 reate compelling compositions. My\nsentiments align with many aspects of t
 he inherent symbolism of my\nsubjects. My intention is a simple portrayal 
 of existence through the\ncyclical aspects of life. The body of work is a 
 quiet contemplation on\nthe observations of the perennial nature of plants
 \, in correlation to\nemotional and intellectual bonds we cast upon them. 
 Revelations of\nchange and a full circle of life are encompassed within it
 s season of\nbeing. The plant first displays a vigorous growth of foliage\
 , later\nthe beauty of the bloom\, followed by signs of decay and then a\n
 regeneration. My appreciation and respect for each visible transition\nin 
 the life cycle has evolved and grown throughout my paintings\, each\neleme
 nt serving a distinct role essential to an ultimate purpose”.\nVenue: Re
 hoboth Art League.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:March 31\, 2023 - April 30\, 2023 Corkran Gall
 ery “I look at nature for inspiration and consider what strikes me as co
 mpositionally impactful. The lotus plant easily lends itself to what I am 
 trying to accomplish visually. It provides a seemingly endless possibility
  of variation. The lines\, forms and shapes allow for intriguing use of po
 sitive and negative space. The reflection of light passing through and bou
 ncing off of leaves\, flowers and seed pods creates opportunity for tonal 
 and color variation. These elements allow me to explore a dynamic of flatn
 ess and illusion within the surface of the painting. All of this is encomp
 assed by the portrayal of the plant itself\, dictating a mood or sensibili
 ty of the work based on its state of existence. I have always been interes
 ted in the visual history of painting. The evolution of thought\, and how 
 painters have utilized and built upon periods and movements that predicate
 d them. I try to incorporate this into my work\, from traditional represen
 tational techniques to concepts of Modernism\, Abstract Expressionism and 
 Color field painting. Conceptually\, my work is derived in a manner simila
 r to traditional and plein air landscape painting. It is an attempt to cap
 ture time\, through the changes in light and color displayed in the natura
 l world. Opposed to taking in the vastness of my surroundings\, I treat na
 ture as more of a still life. The focus is on the unique characteristics o
 f individual plant forms that collectively reveal these more vast changes.
  My initial reaction to any subject matter is visual. I process the elemen
 ts of the landscape in front of me\, then frame it through the viewfinder 
 of a camera for my photo reference. My photos are then cropped and edited 
 in relation to align with elements of painting that I feel will create com
 pelling compositions. My sentiments align with many aspects of the inheren
 t symbolism of my subjects. My intention is a simple portrayal of existenc
 e through the cyclical aspects of life. The body of work is a quiet contem
 plation on the observations of the perennial nature of plants\, in correla
 tion to emotional and intellectual bonds we cast upon them. Revelations of
  change and a full circle of life are encompassed within its season of bei
 ng. The plant first displays a vigorous growth of foliage\, later the beau
 ty of the bloom\, followed by signs of decay and then a regeneration. My a
 ppreciation and respect for each visible transition in the life cycle has 
 evolved and grown throughout my paintings\, each element serving a distinc
 t role essential to an ultimate purpose”. Venue: Rehoboth Art League.
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