Michael Bevilacqua "Placebo Effect"
Sandra Gering Gallery
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"Placebo Effect," is an exhibition of new paintings on linen by New York based artist Michael Bevilacqua. This will be Bevilacqua's second solo exhibit with the gallery. This exhibition, radically different from his last at the gallery, is much more minimal, starkly showcasing his technical and conceptual skill as a painter. Contrary to popular trends in art and art theory, Bevilacqua is not afraid to admit that he is an autobiographical artist. Each painting is a series of diary entries, painted and repainted as he explores and reflects on the world around him. Each work starts with a song, the soundtrack of Bevilacqua's life at that given moment of creative production. These works display clear references to the bands the Ramones, Gorillaz, and Placebo, through lyrical text often scrawled graffiti-style across the canvas or in cutout block lettering. The textual component interacts with abstracted cartoon characters and objects, forcing the viewer to oscillate between background and foreground. Through this visual language, Bevilacqua weaves his personal narratives, stories and emotions that under- and overlap each other in the layers of screenprinting, stencils, and free hand acrylic brushstrokes.
[Image: Michael Bevilacqua "Rise and Fall" (2010) acrylic on linen 84 x 84 x 1.5 in.]
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Schedule
from June 10, 2010 to August 10, 2010
Opening Reception on 2010-06-10 from 17:00 to 20:00