Louis Risoli - From Wish to Dream to Hope
On View: March 10 – April 1, 2023
Reception: Friday, October 8, 6 – 8pm
Walk-through with the Artist: Saturday, March 25, 2pm
“I’m interested in the intersection of shapes and meeting points. There’s a confusion and vibration that is created by two different planes and underlying colors.” - Louis Risoli
Risoli’s surfaces are intensely varied and show a history within their layers. The paintings are done flat on their backs, which allows paint to pool and puddle. Some areas have paint squeezed directly out of the tube, while other areas have no paint at all. It’s this combination of techniques that contribues to the feeling of controlled spontaneity.
Louis Risoli
Risoli’s colors are often arresting and vibrant, with the potential to imply frivolity and joy, and these are certainly part of the paintings’ appeal; but under-layers of moody, turbulent color often seep or erupt to the surface, disrupting the complicated patterns that Risoli revels in, and hinting at deep emotion and complex passions.
Risoli has an extensive exhibition history and has work in corporate and public collections, including the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum in Lincoln, Massachusetts and the Rose Art Museum in Waltham, Massachusetts.
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