Fragments....
Oil on Canvas
22" x 46"

Fragments....

Oil on Canvas
22" x 46"

Primitive Poem 1
Oil on Canvas
40" x 30" x 1.5"

Primitive Poem 1

Oil on Canvas
40" x 30" x 1.5"

Primitive Poem 2
Oil on Canvas
40" x 30" x 1.5"

Primitive Poem 2

Oil on Canvas
40" x 30" x 1.5"

Sevega Adriano

Degrees of Abstraction
January 17 - February 7, 2012

Reception: Thursday January 19, 2012 6-8 PM

Press Release

Sevega Adriano’s colorful works in oil on canvas adopt abstract expressionistic principles to explore mark making as a form of evocative poetry. Through layers of fragmented gestures that recede and emerge to be seen at varying intervals, Adriano paints with an emotional immediacy which is instantly engaging and appears always on the edge of carrying the viewer to another world entirely. Elaborate swatches of color snake and spread across the frame in spirals and serpentine figurations, entering into the painterly realm of fantasy, imagistic illusion and dream life. Using primarily organic raw canvas and burlap over wood stretchers or panels, Adriano’s classic surfaces, prepared with animal glue and gesso, transmit the energetic potential of pure nature via the expressive realm of talismans and pure artistic vision.

Sevega Adriano was born in 1960 in the Piedmont Region of northern Italy. In addition to painting, he is a professional Art Restorer and Refinisher. He currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California.

Artist Statement

I'm interested in the abstract fragmentation of the form. My intention is to capture my fantasies, my visions, my dreams, through which I want to communicate the immediacy and purity of my emotions. My paintings are like a primitive and archaic skin representing myself and the nature that surrounds me! My intention is for them to transmit energy and be alive in an elegant and poetic context. In my work, I use organic materials - raw canvas on wood stretchers, and burlap over wood panels. Before applying the colors with a spatula or brush, I perform the classic preparation with animal glue and gesso. To me the modernity and the challenge of abstract work has an obligation to keep strong connections to the past and to tradition, and the foundation of my work is finding the appropriate balance between the modernity and the tradition which are both inherent in abstraction.

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