Joseph Santore "Recent Work"
Lohin Geduld Gallery
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Time is a critical element in the art of Joseph Santore. He studies his subjects for months, searching collections of objects, figures, and interiors for intriguing relationships. The longer he looks the more that is revealed. This unmasking of reality unfolds slowly over the course of many painting sessions. As time passes and his experience grows, Santore plumbs the depths of what it means to see without preconception.
Santore believes the mechanics of perception and understanding go hand in hand. Reality is not a fixed viewpoint, but a series of shifting focal points that capture spatial relationships, light, and color. The meaning of Santore’s work is not derived solely from his selection of subject matter, but also from the accumulative experience of “looking” over an extended period of time. The nature of Santore’s vision is the real subject, and through the intensity of his gaze we partake of a world that normally hides in plain sight.
For all of his attention to detail, Santore composes like an abstractionist, packing his paintings with information. Pushing, pulling, and squeezing shapes together, forming associations of gesture, edge, weight, and counterpoint. Combined with a masterful technique capable of conjuring up the palpable sensations of flesh, flowers, metal, or cloth, Santore’s paintings present us with actual experience. They hum in their devotion to the real, and make us want to look at everything anew.
[Image: Joseph Santore "Garden" (2008-2009)]
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from November 19, 2009 to December 24, 2009