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Synapse Opens September 2

Thursday, August 26, 2010

SYNAPSE, a group exhibition curated by Anthony Troncale 2/20 Gallery 220 West 16th Street New York, NY 10011 212-807-8348 September 2 – 16,  2010. Opening reception: Thurs., Sept. 2, 6:00 – 9:00pm rsvp:  atroncale@yahoo.com Artists included in the exhibition: Dan Leo David Schafer Eric Olson Marilyn McLaren Michelle Beshaw Josh Gura Anthony Troncale Bill Eldred, [...]

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Profile View

Friday, August 13, 2010

The profile or side view of the face has been a standard for coin portraits since ancient times, probably because it remains recognizable even when worn smooth.  The contour of the front of the face, and of the head and neck, conveys the individuality of the subject even when it lacks such significant interior details [...]

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Movement Multiples

Sunday, July 18, 2010

In the late 1990′s, an important focus of my drawing practice was capturing the energy of moving figures through expressive line.  This week’s post is a selection of drawings from 1997 through 1999.  All of these feature multiple renderings of the same pose in different positions.  It was my attempt to introduce the dimension of [...]

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Reclining, Not Boring

Monday, June 28, 2010

Some artists denigrate the reclining pose as the choice of the lazy model getting paid to nap.  But reclining poses can embody tension or emotion rather than just relaxation, and the open-minded artist will revel in the chance to see parts of the body foreshortened and juxtaposed in unusual and even complex ways they would [...]

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Face Plus Body

Friday, June 11, 2010

The portrait and the nude are generally considered distinct and separate genres within pictorial art.  The nude is rarely a depiction of a particular person; rather, it is usually generalized or idealized, used to depict eroticism or heroism, struggle or abjection, joy or disgust as universal phenomena.  The portrait is about conveying the essential character [...]

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