Above: Daniel Borlandelli, Vendaval, 2010, acrylic on canvas, 68"
x
84"
Denise Bibro Fine Art presents Daniel Borlandelli: Vendaval,
March 10th through April 9th, 2011, featuring painting, works on paper, and
sculpture. Borlandelli's explosive, multifaceted compositions employ dramatic
use of color, as well as several distinct painting and construction techniques.
Inspired by nature, he juxtaposes bold, gestural mark-making with jewel-like,
tightly rendered symmetrical forms. Vendaval refers to a forceful wind capable
of causing violent squalls. The howl of this invincible wind rages across the
surface of Borlandelli's
work.
The canvasses and works on paper conjure a range of natural elements:
hot lava spewing from the earth's core, the delicate bifurcation of plants,
river tributaries, and radiant celestial spheres, exploring repetition in nature
from an infinitesimal scale to a colossal one. The polychrome sculptures are
writhing abstract forms constructed from tiny fragments of wood, fastened with
multitudes of screws. The effect is that of growth captured in stop-motion
photography: a form that is at once at rest, yet bursting with movement and raw
energy. The sculptural forms appear to have escaped from the canvasses and
assumed a life of their
own.
Borlandelli has mounted solo exhibitions at venues including the
Uruguayan Cultural Center and 43 8th Avenue Gallery, both in New York, NY;
Edward Williams Gallery, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Hackensack, NJ; Studios
on the Square Gallery, Roanoke, VA; Jennifer Gallery, Avon, CT; and the Museum
of Contemporary Art, Montevideo, Uruguay. His work has been featured in group
exhibitions at Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY; Williamsburg Art and
Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY; and the Museum of American Art of Maldonado,
Maldonado, Uruguay. He is the recipient of the Pan Am award for Young Artist of
Uruguay; the Calle Entera Gallery Vincent Van Gogh Award; and was elected "Best
Emerging Artist of the Year" in 1987 by the International Art Critics
Association, Filial, Uruguay. He is represented exclusively by Denise Bibro
Fine
Art.
For more information, or to request high resolution images, contact us
at 212.647.7030, info@denisebibrofineart.com or visit
www.denisebibrofineart.com. Gallery hours are Tuesday - Saturday, 11AM -
6PM.
