Carlo Proietto

Italian artist Carlo Proietto has been a forerunner in elevating the technique of pyrography (the art of decorating wood with heated tools or flame) into a fine art form. Proietto’s monochromatic creations, at times offset by solitary splashes of color, are defined by his careful use of line and form within judiciously composed surreal scenes. Lines are clean against visually stark tableaux, lending a sense of drama to the overall effect. A strong energy underlies the two-dimensional look of this stylistic approach, fleshing each figural composition out in a burst of passionate expressionism.

Within his pyrographic art, Proietto is able to create an entirely new mythology reflective of the human experience within the highly urbanized, industrial context of the modern world. In his work, we see glimpses of humans struggling with the mechanisms of the outer world. Amid the imposed order of straight lines and geometric forms, chaos and tension persist as his subjects continue an internal struggle to come to terms with the world into which they have been born.

Carlo Proietto: Reverie of Fire
Reception: Thursday, September 10, 2020 6-8 PM
Exhibition Dates: 9/1/2020 - 9/22/2020

Invitation to Carlo Proietto's exhibition

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Autoritratto Pyrography 39.5" x 39.5" $5100 Autoritratto Pyrography 39.5" x 39.5" $5100	Autoritratto 1889 Pyrography 28.5" x 24" $3400 Autoritratto 1889 Pyrography 28.5" x 24" $3400
Carrie Fisher Pyrography 31" x 30.5" $3950 Carrie Fisher Pyrography 31" x 30.5" $3950	Cuore di Mamma Pyrography 31" x 26.5" $3700 Cuore di Mamma Pyrography 31" x 26.5" $3700
Cuore Energia Pyrography 35.5" x 25.5" $3950 Cuore Energia Pyrography 35.5" x 25.5" $3950	Daltanious Pyrography 33" x 27" $3850 Daltanious Pyrography 33" x 27" $3850
Donna Pyrography 27.5" x 19.5" $3050 Donna Pyrography 27.5" x 19.5" $3050	Fiore Tra I Denti Pyrography 20.5" x 16.5" $2400 Fiore Tra I Denti Pyrography 20.5" x 16.5" $2400
Frida Pyrography 27.5" x 19.5" $3050 Frida Pyrography 27.5" x 19.5" $3050	Han Solo Pyrography 28" x 24.5" $3400 Han Solo Pyrography 28" x 24.5" $3400
La Verità Scomoda Pyrography 29" x 38.5" $4350 La Verità Scomoda Pyrography 29" x 38.5" $4350	Madamex Pyrography 28.5" x 23.5" $3350 Madamex Pyrography 28.5" x 23.5" $3350
Mekaneck Pyrography 39.5" x 39.5" $5100 Mekaneck Pyrography 39.5" x 39.5" $5100	Occhio a Dove Metti i Piedi Pyrography 45.5" x 35.5" $5200 Occhio a Dove Metti i Piedi Pyrography 45.5" x 35.5" $5200
Papillon Pyrography 29.5" x 16.5" $2950 Papillon Pyrography 29.5" x 16.5" $2950	Pericoli Nascosti Pyrography 39.5" x 47.5" $5600 Pericoli Nascosti Pyrography 39.5" x 47.5" $5600
Piccolo Fiocco di Neve Pyrography 30" x 32" $4000 Piccolo Fiocco di Neve Pyrography 30" x 32" $4000	Pyro Pyrography 27.5" x 21.5" $3150 Pyro Pyrography 27.5" x 21.5" $3150
Pyro - Tattoo Pyrography 30" x 20.5" $3250 Pyro - Tattoo Pyrography 30" x 20.5" $3250	Ram Man Pyrography 27" x 25.5" $3400 Ram Man Pyrography 27" x 25.5" $3400
Sguardi d'Artista Pyrography 35.5" x 23" $3750 Sguardi d'Artista Pyrography 35.5" x 23" $3750	Sincronicità Pyrography 32.5" x 24" $3650 Sincronicità Pyrography 32.5" x 24" $3650
Soldato Reclutato Pyrography 26.5" x 25.5" $3350 Soldato Reclutato Pyrography 26.5" x 25.5" $3350	Such a Night Pyrography 35.5" x 31.5" $4300 Such a Night Pyrography 35.5" x 31.5" $4300
The Shape of Water Pyrography 34.5" x 36" $4500 The Shape of Water Pyrography 34.5" x 36" $4500	Transform Pyrography 30.5" x 28" $3750 Transform Pyrography 30.5" x 28" $3750