art 2012 by John Gentile

A brief thought about my paintings.

My paintings can be categorized as abstract, but with
a reference to realism. The subjects come from
magazines and newspapers, this allows me to continue
to portray the contemporary world as I see it.
The grid flows spontaneously and freely over the
surface of the canvas, with lines of specific
dimensions related to the size of the canvas. Some
have interpreted this criss-cross of lines to be
similar to the paintings of Brice Marden. The
difference is that he paints these lines going around
the canvas and going over the other lines of different
colors.
My lines, as they flow, tell a story, a real
story. You can look inside these lines and follow to
the next intersection, something realistic appears.
You can stop and actually see what it is, then
continue on to the next stop and something else will
appear. So looking at my paintings from a distance the
overall grid pattern is abstract, but looking at them
close up, you can see very realistic forms inside.
I would define my work as : Hyper-Realistic
Abstractions.

John O. Gentile

John Gentile was born in Italy, attended the Institute of Fine Art in Florence, Italy. He was one of the first group founding the BVAU in Boston, MA. And was one of the five artists selected to represent the Boston group showing at the Westbroadway Gallery in New York ,He was awarded the UNESCO prize at the International Exhibit in Monaco.He has had numerous one man shows and his work can be found in public and private collections all over the world.