Shadow TalkBy Anthony Tremmaglia
Overview
2020
Charcoal, Acrylic and charcoal on paper mounted to wood
Unique Work
Dimensions: 81.3cm (H) x 121.9cm (W) x 5.1cm (D) / 32" (H) x 48" (W) x 2" (D)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings.
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Artist Statement
The dimension listed includes Plexi Glass frame
The plexi is 1/8" greater on all sides of the dimension listed. The profile dimension of the artworks are 2". The artwork is preserved with a UV finish for lasting beauty
Statement :
My work offers formal and textural qualities that both confound and intrigue, inviting the viewer to upend assumptions, to step closer, and to consider the renderings in new ways.
I challenge the conventions of art making in two-dimensional works that appear sculptural, and with hand-rendered forms that may be initially mistaken for photographs or digital manipulation. However, my intent is not to deceive; rather, I welcome prolonged contemplation in a time marked by superficial analysis.
Once engaged, viewers may sense a contradiction between rough stone and smooth flesh as symbolic of relationships (with the self or with others) or they may prefer a tension between representation and abstraction — one containing both stark, unknowable shapes and the refuge of an imagined landscape.
Free of social or gender constructs and contemporary references, my work seeks to heighten consciousness through timelessness.
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Born: 1976
Hometown: ottawa
Based in: Ottawa
In his newest series, Refugia, Anthony Tremmaglia explores ideas of regeneration, hopefulness, and solace to tell a story of survival.
Refugia are bio-environments that support small populations of once-widespread species, spanning millennia as habitats to which elements of life retreat under environmental strain.
In the new works, Tremmaglia’s distinctive …
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