New Wine Stains
at Damiani Wine Cellars
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Opening Reception: Friday, May 11
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Self-portrait as Saint Pompette, No.1
Damiani Vino Rosso, bronze powder, and acrylic on cotton 29" x 22.5" unframed |
In my first solo show, I am thrilled to debut my new body of work involving portraits created from wine stains. Almost all of the new pieces were created this year using new equipment that has allowed me to achieve even greater control and detail. Some incorporate bronze powder in acrylic medium, painted on before the batiking process, yielding subtle reactions and color distortion of the wine stain. These are the largest wine stains that I have attempted to date.
The very newest of the batch exclusively use Damiani wine, specifically Vino Rosso, 20% Pinot Noir blended with the hybrids Rougeon, Vincent and Leon Millet (0.8% RS), and straight Rougeon, a hybrid loved for its intense and vibrant blood-red color. Three of the portraits are based on Phil Arras, one of Damiani's winemakers. So, it is a great pleasure to reunite all of these components in one space. Some of the wine stains are embroidered, continuing in the original style. The embroidery redefines the drawing and gives me an opportunity to play with ragged edges and loose threads. It is this alluring dance between control and chaos that compels me to make portraits with wine - that, and the fact that I can drink my medium while I paint with it, with a highly positive outcome. Damiani Wine Cellars is located at 4704 Rt 414 in Burdett, NY.
Special thanks to Allison DeDominick of ARTe: Finger Lakes Art Coordination. |
