A.A. Rucci "A (My) Midnight Sun"
Mixed Greens Gallery
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This show is a departure from the figurative mini-epics that have dominated Ruc
bridges, vineyards, palaces and a restaurant are sources for the intensely personal narrative.
Rucci's use of pattern is inspired by the shifting perspectives of late Medieval and early Renaissance art, and, more importantly, is directly rooted in his embrace of the urban landscape of New York, the grandeur of the Austrian countryside and his absolute delight in meeting and marrying his wife, Amy, last year. He openly states that this show is a love letter to her.
With that in mind, Rucci's move away from illustrative and nostalgic figures to emotionally charged patterns and colors is an overt expression of the immediacy and beauty of life. Standing among the dimensional paintings, with their tailored spaces and rhythmic colors, the viewer finds him/herself physically and emotionally situated. And the single perspective multiplies. A gentle melancholy grounds the paintings in reality, while the more playful and romantic passages highlight an exuberant
sincerity and optimism.
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Schedule
from May 28, 2009 to July 02, 2009
Opening Reception on 2009-05-28 from 18:00 to 20:00