Untitled - VI
(oil pastel stick on paper) by: Anthony Cianciolo 11 X 8.5 in. |
III: NONREPRESENTATIONAL ART (A Study in Abstract Form)In this collection of abstract pieces I am exploring and playing with themes of removal and unrecognizability. These drawings and paintings feature classic thick black borders, portrait layouts and vast open fields of vague content. I create these works in a three-part process: first is the application of brightly colored grounds using paint and collaged material; I then shroud the entire ground with a generous layer of thick black oil pastel; and finally I reveal the work by gently removing selected portions of layer two (black oil pastel) to integrate everything. These pieces have a hand-worked quality with a contemplative tone. All the work here has been sized for comfort and familiarity. They reflect the familiar dimensions of newspapers and magazine pages, house windows, and doorways. Each one is mounted on a weighty half-inch-thick board, giving it the feel of a heavy rustic tablet.
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NONREPRESENTATIONAL: Art Gallery
Untitled - I (triptych)
(oil pastel stick on paper) by: Anthony Cianciolo 24 X 63 in. 
Untitled - II
(oil pastel stick on paper) by: Anthony Cianciolo 8.5 X 6.5 in. 
Untitled - III
(oil pastel stick on paper) by: Anthony Cianciolo 23.25 X 17.25 in. 
Untitled - IV
(oil pastel stick on paper) by: Anthony Cianciolo 23.25 X 17.25 in. 
Untitled - V (diptych)
(oil pastel stick on paper) by: Anthony Cianciolo 5.5 X 8 ft. 
Untitled - VI
(oil pastel stick on paper) by: Anthony Cianciolo 11 X 8.5 in. 
Untitled - VII
(oil pastel stick on paper) by: Anthony Cianciolo 10.5 X 14 in. 
Untitled - VIII (diptych)
(oil pastel stick on paper) by: Anthony Cianciolo 17.25 X 34.5 in. 
Untitled - IX
(oil pastel stick on paper) by: Anthony Cianciolo 23.25 X 17.25 in. 
Untitled - X
(oil pastel stick on paper) by: Anthony Cianciolo 23.25 X 17.25 in. 
Untitled - XI
(oil pastel stick on paper) by: Anthony Cianciolo 38 X 29.5 in. 
Untitled - XII
(oil pastel stick on paper) by: Anthony Cianciolo 6.5 X 4.5 ft. |