Vittorio Matino "Chasing the Light"

Sundaram Tagore Gallery

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For decades, India has been a source of inspiration for artists in the West. As the recent Guggenehim Exhibition The Third Mind revealed, artists in the United States were looking to India as early as the 1840s. Italian artist Vittorio Matino follows a similar passage to India. His newest series of paintings is the culmination of his ongoing fascination with the color traditions of the Subcontinent. The Milan-based artist has produced vibrantly colored abstract paintings for the past 40 years. He is best known for his plunging vertical compositions, which he creates by layering paint onto large canvases with a palette knife, then scraping down the center with a brush to expose the brightly stained surface underneath. With this technique, he reveals luminous bands of contrasting colors that overlap against a flat single-colored background.

[Image: Vittorio Matino "The Gateway of India" (2007) Acrylic on linen 74.75 x 110.25 in.]

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from May 28, 2009 to June 27, 2009

Opening Reception on 2009-05-28 from 18:30 to 20:30

Artist(s)

Vittorio Matino

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