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18/4/2013

Pablo Contristiciani

Arch Gallery, Miami

Curated by Daniela Montana

Join us for an evening of ART in an atmosphere as playful as a CONTRISCIANI painting! Enjoy exquisite wines courtesy of Ferllen Wineries, appetizers courtesy of MPP Fine Peruvian Cuisine and pick up your complimentary copy of Art Districts Magazine, a must read for aficionados of the Miami cultural scene.

"At first glance, Pablo Contrisciani’s artwork is a whimsical abstraction, a celebration of line and shape applied in bold gestural movements, showcasing the entire prism of light. Energetic brushstrokes in incandescent hues place emphasis on the power and vigorous nature of reach stroke. Moved by Robert Delaunay and his fixation with color as expression and form, Contrisciani takes the theory further by imbuing his own shapes with life, seeing each as sentient entities reflecting an emotion that varies and develops as it intentionally interacts with others, creating tension while vacillating between harmony and chaos vying for supremacy.

The DIVINE FRAGMENTS exhibition is a re-conceptualization of Contrisciani’s Gestural Abstraction developed in collaboration with Arch Gallery’s Curator. Here his examination of energy is re-envisioned within rhomboidal and circular canvases, as well as, in a major installation that splinters out from a geometric center into a spiral -- inspired by the Fibonacci Sequence, the mathematical formula manifest in all organic matter. In fact, a solitary piece on the periphery contains the nuanced symbol ofPhiin tribute to the Golden Ratio.

Contrisciani’s new collection is more elaborate, substantive and less repetitive then that presented in his prior SYNTHESIS exhibit. This series is installed with a refreshing use of white or negative space, allowing the eye to rest and pull one forward to appreciate the layers of spiritual depth and intellectual intent. His brushwork is more ample and defused with a syncopated rhythm that allows the undertones to come through. His prior rectangle shaped frames, surprisingly give away to potent new round pieces, one of which, accentuates in bright pink the sensuality of the circle, a feminine symbol that anchors the show. The presentation has a sense of freedom and playfulness that encourages interaction with the spectator. His rhomboidal objects, which liberally flow from the ceiling as if dancing in space, are imbued with florescent paints that morph as they interact with ultraviolet light; it requires the viewer’s curiosity to fully experience its luminosity and unadulterated glee.

If the Divine Signature is found throughout all of nature, its stands to reason that we would encounter similar patterns projected across diverse creative disciplines. Perhaps it is our ability to recognize this blueprint that leads one to uncover a Contrisciani painting brought to life in a recent Alvin Ailey performance of Garth Fagan’s “From Before”. The spirit and gravitational force of unrecognizable objective forms in vivid colors, which glide, leap and cut across distances, independently taking center-stage before suddenly retracting in accordance with the viewer’s perspective and focus is mesmerizing, yet familiar. Dancers, appear to echo the brushstrokes, as they too travel, spin and gyrate in unison with an intense emotional fluidity that distinguishes one from another by the color, speed and precision of their placement –it’s pure Constriciani! How is it that two artists in separate fields, occupying a different space and time, created such passionate synchronized fragments of a strikingly Divine design?”

Opening: Friday, April 19, 2013, @ 7:00 PM

ARCH GALLERY
13 Street 1619 SW, Miami
Admission free

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