Jon D'Orazio
55 Bethune St. Studio D-306
10014 New York, NY
USA (United States)
212-675-8471
http://jondorazio.com
Kunstart: Malerei
Technik: Ölmalerei
Stil: Abstrakt
Vita / Lebenslauf:
PURE APPEARANCE
JON D'ORAZIO
PAINTINGS / SCULPTURES
MY JOURNEY AS A PAINTER IS FULLY INTERTWINED WITH MY JOURNEY IN
SHAMBHALIAN BUDDHISM. JUST AS THE PRACTICE OF MEDITATION IS AN
EXPERIENCE OF OPENING TO NOWNESS AND TO AN APPRECIATION OF ARTFULNESS IN ONE\\\'S LIFE, EACH MOMENT OF PAINTING CAN BE AN OPEN EXPERIENCE, LIKE THE FIRST STROKE ON A BLANK CANVAS.
MY PRESENT BODY OF WORK BEGAN IN 1989. AFTER A LONG PERIOD EXPRESSING THE RICHNESS OF THE NATURAL WORLD IN LANDSCAPES, THE MOMENT CAME FOR A LEAP INTO ABSTRACTION. THE TRANSITION CAME ABOUT AFTER FINDING MANY BEAUTIFUL SHAPES OF GALVANIZED METAL. I BEGAN PLAYING ON THEIR SURFACES (AND LATER ON 12\\\" STAINLESS STEEL DISCS) WITH PAINT AND VARIOUS MIXED MEDIA. THIS BROUGHT ME TO THE MIRROR PAINTINGS, A BODY OF ABSTRACTION CONCERNED WITH LIGHT, SPACE, AND PURE PERCEPTION. THEY ARE MIRRORS IN THE SENSE THAT THE ABSOLUTE IS A MIRROR OF VASTNESS
OUT OF WHICH EVERYTHING ARISES. THE VISION IS EXPANSIVENESS AND
WAKEFULNESS. THESE PAINTINGS ARE EXPERIENTIAL. MOST ARE QUIET,
SPACIOUS AND SUBTLE, DEMANDING PATIENCE AND INVITING A FRESH OUTLOOK. THE BASIC SHAPES CONSIST OF CIRCLES, DIAMONDS AND SQUARES. THE QUALITY OF LIGHT AND ONE\\\'S MOVEMENT ABOUT THEIR SPACE IS INTEGRAL TO EXPERIENCING THEM.
THE MIRROR PAINTINGS HAVE GIVEN BIRTH TO ADDITIONAL SERIES OF WORKS, MANY OF WHICH ARE IN GROUPS OR MULTIPLES. THEY ARE LIKE PLAYS OF ENERGY ARISING FROM SPACE, A FEAST OF FLAVORS AND COLORS THAT NATURALLY OCCUR, INTERACTING EVERYWHERE IN OUR LIVES AND TOUCHING US DEEPLY.
SIMULTANEOUSLY, A SERIES OF SCULPTURAL WORKS ARE BEING DONE, SOME OF WHICH ARE FLOOR PIECES. THEY MANIFEST MOSTLY FROM FOUND MATERIALS, SOME INCORPORATING LARGE GLASS LENSES. MANY ARE THREE-DIMENSIONAL EXPRESSIONS OF THE MIRROR PAINTINGS.
IN MID 2005 I RETURNED TO A SERIES OF KOI PAINTINGS BEGUN IN 1987, COMPLETING TEN PAINTINGS. I AM CONTUNING WITH THE MIRROR PAINTINGS AND PLAN ON RETURNING TO THE LARGE CIRCULAR WORKS.
Aktivitäten / Ausstellungen:
JON D'ORAZIO
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
GRUZEN SAMTON ARCHITECTS: Diptychs and Triptychs, NYC 2003
SHAMBHALA CENTER: Mirror Paintings and Multiples, NYC 2001
VERA ENGELHORN GALLERY: Mirror Paintings, NYC 1996
BUTLER INST. OF AMER. ART: Mirror Paintings, Youngstown, OH 1996 GLENN GREEN GALLERY: Landscapes, Santa Fe, NM 1988
O.K. HARRIS GALLERY: Landscapes, NYC 1987
O.K. SOUTH GALLERY: Landscapes, Miami, FL 1987
WESTBETH STUDIO: Shambhala Center Benefit, Landscapes, NYC 1979
SHAMBHALA CENTER: Landscapes, NYC 1978 CHOGYAM TRUNGPA RINPOCHE (MUKPO COURT): Landscapes, NYC 1976 MACDOWELL COLONY: Winter Landscapes, Peterborough, NH 1973
WESTBETH GALLERY: Environmental Paintings and Landscapes, NYC 1973
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
WESTBETH GALLERY: The West Village: Magnolias, NYC 2008
GRAND CHELSEA: Just Arrived - Curated by Andrea Domesle - 2008
AMERASIAN BANK: Beyond Measure – Circles amd Triangles, NYC 2006
TAIPEI CULTURAL CENTER: Beyond Measure, Mirror Paintings NYC 2006
RUBIN MUSEUM: Grand Opening -Crescent Moon (Prayer Flag) NYC 2004
ETHAN COHEN GALLERY: Art Incubator Auction, Jade Mirror, NYC 2004
WESTBETH GALLERY: Holiday Exhibitions, NYC 1990 - 2007
NIKOLAI FINE ART: Surface Structure, Pure Appearance, NYC 1999
WHITE BOX GALLERY: In the Spirit of Compassion, Benefit for
Jacque Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art, Blazing Palace, NYC 1999
CYNTHIA BROAN GALLERY: Heroines & Heroes: An Idiosyncratic Anthology of International Art, Curated by Willoughby Sharp, NYC 1999
SHAMBHALA CENTER; Arts Festival, Blue Mirrors & Drala Crests 1998
WESTBETH GALLERY - 25th Anniv. Exhibition, Mirror Painting 1995
TENRI GALLERY - Five Painters, Mirror Paintings NYC 1992
BUTLER INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN ART: Midyear Exhibition,
Invited artist, Mirror Painting, Youngstown OH 1992
SHAMBHALA CENTER: Fresh Start: Mirror Painting, NYC 1992
RESEARCH FOUNDATION: CUNY, Invitational, Diamond Mirrors, NYC 1990
BOLOGNA LANDI GALLERY: Landscapes, East Hampton NY 1988
RESEARCH FOUNDATION: CUNY: Invitational, Landscapes, NYC 1987
BUTLER INST. OF AMER. ART: Midyear Exhibition, Youngstown OH 1986
BUTLER INST. OF AMER. ART: Midyear Exhibition, Youngstown OH 1985
WESTBETH GALLERY: Holiday Exhibitions, Landscapes, NYC 1978 - 1985
LOTUS GALLERY - Landscapes, NYC 1974
GIMBELS EAST GALLERY - Landscapes, NYC 1972
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