Michelangelo Mandich

In many of Michelangelo Mandich's works there is often a single focus of attention shimmering amidst the undersea blues and greens that permeate his dreamlike landscapes, one lone individual or a scrap of color which is often little more than a vivid glow asserting its bright presence in these haunting tableaus. This expression of the artist's deepest concerns is strengthened by the surrealism of his works, a combination which augments Mandich's aesthetic preoccupations with the meaning of human experience within history and cultural memory. Michelangelo draws on myths and iconic symbolism for his work, a foundation which strengthens the pathos embedded in these works. One feels both a quiet urgency in the paintings as well as a sense of harkening back to time-honored forms of visual language. Existential anxiety and a sublime desire for transcendence coexist on his canvases like contradictory forces in a storm.

Michelangelo Mandich fearlessly taps into his own deepest sensations and ideas, and he invites us to join him.

The Odyssey Within
Reception: Thursday, December 17, 2009 6-8 PM
Exhibition Dates: 12/15/2009 - 1/5/2010

Invitation to Michelangelo Mandich's exhibition

Arlecchino Oil on Canvas 27.5" x 39" Arlecchino Oil on Canvas 27.5" x 39"	Rebis Oil on Canvas 24" x 24" Rebis Oil on Canvas 24" x 24"
San Zan Degolà Oil on Canvas 24" x 24" San Zan Degolà Oil on Canvas 24" x 24"	La Racheta Oil on Canvas 20" x 20" La Racheta Oil on Canvas 20" x 20"
S. Marcuola Oil on Canvas 20" x 20" S. Marcuola Oil on Canvas 20" x 20"	Rio Oil on Canvas 43" x 39" Rio Oil on Canvas 43" x 39"