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Artist Exhibitions:
Exhibitions
2007 Biennial 2007, New
Hampshire Institute of Art,
Manchester NH
2007 "Go Figure!", The
McIninch Art Gallery,
Manchester NH - read more...
2007 "Cross-Pollination",
Gallery at 2 Pillsbury,
Concord, NH
2006 New Faces Exhibition,
Anderson-Soule Gallery,
Concord, NH - read more...
2006 Fourth Annual Minumental
Exhibition, New Hampshire
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Artist Statement for Joseph Vivilecchia
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I paint large-scale portraits, mostly of myself, but also of important people in my life. My paintings evolve dramatically from the initial planning stage. I start with a basic idea, and then I believe that the painting should take turns along the way, becoming anything it wants to be. I use the knowledge and experience I have acquired as a guide, and then, I let my intuition do the rest.
When painting a portrait, I look at my subject, as if I am about to sculpt it, breaking it up in my mind into segments and planes. I separate the planes with different colors or pattern work, which give my paintings a more loose and abstracted look. I then go back and refine, and then refine, again… and again, letting the subject reveal himself.
The influences of Andy Warhol, Gustav Klimt, and Chuck Close can be
clearly seen in this self-portrait titled, " Stuck in a Symptom-less Coma." Like Chuck Close, I employed the use of a grid to divide my composition into dependent sections of pattern, line, and color. Close’s influence can also be seen in my choice of subject matter and my desire to compose the portrait as a “headshot.” My use of the “headshot” is also very similar to the work of Andy Warhol, who used such types of portraiture to capture his subject in vibrant displays of color and contrasting values. The pattern that I have used to compose the face is not unlike that of Gustav Klimt, who created somewhat realistic images including figures of compiled of patterns. Within the patterned surface of my self-portrait lies some of the visual attributes of Andy Warhol, Gustav Klimt, and Chuck Close.
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