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Tommaso Arscone’s Works of Women’s Visages Convey Power and Beauty in The Odyssey Within at Agora Gallery
Tommaso Arscone, Illusione, Oil on Canvas
As depicted by Tommaso Arscone, the female face is intriguingly complex, suggestive of attitude and personality. Above all, however, Arscone’s paintings of women’s visages convey the power of a beauty born from order and harmony. Working generally with oil on canvas, he renders his subjects’ features flawlessly in almost photographic detail, yet the result ultimately bears the traces of Pop Art, sharing the fascination with countenance displayed by masters such as Warhol and Lichtenstein. Likewise, Arscone’s work relies on a combination of bright and dark color—sometimes suffusing the entire composition, and at other times used to highlight elements such as piercing eyes or a cherry-red mouth, all emphasized by attention to light and shadow. These techniques create striking portraits that, while conveying a specific emotion, leave room for the viewer’s thoughts, for him or her to interject possible reasons for the given woman’s mood. Thus Arscone’s art is, in the tradition of Pop Art, open and accessible to all.
Tommaso Arscone is Italian by birth, originally from Genoa. His works have been exhibited throughout his native country and in the United States.
The Odyssey Within is a captivating survey of modern-day artists from Greece and Italy. The artistic conceptions vary dramatically while retaining a distinctive European character attentive to the human condition. Works of both quiet introspection and visual bravado are included, offering a unique look into the contemporary art coming from these two prominent Mediterranean locales.
Exhibition Dates: December 15, 2009 – January 5, 2010
Reception: Thursday, December 17, 2009, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Gallery Location: 530 West 25th St, New York City
Gallery Hours: Tues – Sat, 11a.m. - 6 p.m.
Event URL: http://www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/tommaso_arscone.aspx
Featured Artists:
Aristi, Tommaso Arscone, Maurizio Bassi, Simone Berrini, Leonardo Ciccarelli, Symona Colina, Marco Antonio Didu, Ligia Dorina Dumitrache, Fotis Galanopoulos, Gio, Bruno Greco, Jeanfilip, Michelangelo Mandich, Hariclia Michailidou, Francesco Mino, Amedeo Palazzi, Costas Petrides, Occhi Pinti, Alberto Quoco, Chrys Roboras
About Agora Gallery
Agora Gallery is a fine art gallery located in the heart of New York City’s Chelsea art galleries district that was established in 1984 and is famous for showcasing a spectacular array of talented artists from around the world and around the corner, while providing quality and original art to collectors. The gallery also publishes ARTisSpectrum Magazine, a bi-annual magazine that is distributed to museums, galleries, art institutions and art schools around the world. It provides artists, collectors, museums, galleries, art organizations and enthusiasts with access to the work of internationally talented emerging and mid-level artists as well as feature articles, reviews and interviews. Agora Gallery is also the sponsor of Art-Mine.com, one of the most comprehensive resources available worldwide to view and purchase fine art from emerging, mid-level and well-established artists. Most recently, the gallery launched http://agoraartgalleryblog.com, a blog designed to provide helpful information and advice for artists while providing a forum for artists to help one another by sharing their experiences and thoughts.
Agora Gallery
530 West 25th St
Chelsea, NY 10001
212-226-4151
lee@agora-gallery.com
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