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| John O Gentile | |
Born in Prezza, Italy 1937. Have lived in the U.S.A. since 1966. I am married to an English lady and we have two children and two grandchildren so far. I built a studio attached to my house, it overlooks a beautiful lake and this is where I paint every day. |
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| About the Artist | |
After I graduated from art schools in Italy I worked as a Graphic disigner, in Italy and here in the States. Then shortly after settling here I returned to painting. Over the years my paintings developed from more traditional style to more contemporary, abstract based with some realistic elements. My inspiration comes from every day life, from magazines, newspapers and the internet. |
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cargo
2007 |
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four seasons
2007 |
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| abstract grid with reference to reality.
My paintings can be categorized as abstract, but with
a reference to realism. The subjects come from
magazines and newspapers, this allows me to continue
to portray the contemporary world as I see it.
The grid flows spontaneously and freely over the
surface of the canvas, with lines of specific
dimensions related to the size of the canvas. Some
have interpreted this criss-cross of lines to be
similar to the paintings of Brice Marden. The
difference is that he paints these lines going around
the canvas and going over the other lines of different
colors.
My lines, as they flow, tell a story, a real
story. You can look inside these lines and follow to
the next intersection, something realistic appears.
You can stop and actually see what it is, then
continue on to the next stop and something else will
appear. So looking at my paintings from a distance the
overall grid pattern is abstract, but looking at them
close up, you can see very realistic forms inside.
I would define my work as : Hyper-Realistic
Abstractions.
John O. Gentile
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vail
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patch of blue
2007 |
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Bear
2008 |
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Blu Sky
2008 |
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I HO
2008 |
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Stunn
2008 |
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Discounted
2008 |
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you cannot hide
2008 |
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where is caravaggio 1
2008 |
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where is caravaggio 2
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1 through 15
2009 |
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| this is a painting made with 15 individual canvases. |
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| Education and biography | |
| Frequented the School of Fine Art in Sulmona, Italy. Institute of Fine Arts in Florence, Italy. Have had numerous past exhibitions and my resume lists them all. |
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| Future shows | |
| 2006 Suffolk University Art Gallery. Boston, MA Bentley University Art Gallery, Waltham Ma. 2008 Museum of Contempory Art,(Vittoria Colonna) Pescara, Italy. This will be financed by The Ministry of Culture of Italy. For this occasion a book will be published of my life's work. 2008 two man show in Toronto, Canada |
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| Website: johngentileartist.com | |
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