The Lure of Everyday Scenes: Photorealistic Paintings by Allen Capriotti

Aug 15
10:15

2017

Maria Stella

Maria Stella

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NEW YORK, NY – Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature the original work of Allen Capriotti in Chelsea International Fine Art Competition Exhibition. The exhibition opens August 19, 2017 and runs through August 30, 2017 with an opening reception on Saturday, August 19 from 6-8 pm.

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The realist paintings of Allen Capriotti combine history,The Lure of Everyday Scenes: Photorealistic Paintings by Allen Capriotti Articles technique, and science to create pieces that go beyond photorealism and can only be fully appreciated in person. Capriotti paints the people and objects he sees everyday with an obsessive attention to detail, finding truth in minutiae. Yet his paintings are so much more than what’s visible to the naked eye: they start with a concept, then Capriotti looks for people and settings best suited for bringing his ideas to life. The result are works with a universal message and appeal.

Capriotti resides in Pennsylvania.

 

Exhibition Dates: August 19  – August 30, 2017

Reception: Saturday, August 19, 2017, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat 11:00am – 6:00pm

Gallery Location: 530 West 25th St, Chelsea, New York

Event URL: https://www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/Allen_Capriotti.aspx

 

Featured Artists:

"KARAK" Bolotbek Karakeev  |  Allen Capriotti  |  Joana Cruz  |  Mario Daniel Quiroga  |  Kristin Dillon  |  Adriana Espinosa Calle  |  Mher Evoyan  |  Ailon Glitzenstein  |  Guy  |  Chie Hirabayashi  |  Emily Jones  |  Michel KIRCH  |  Ian Lee  |  Christina Marie Chavez Banerjee  |  Mauro Masin  |  MENPO  |  Fran Panza  |  José María Peña  |  Donna Pinckley  |  Jiantao Qu  |  Gabriel Schiavina  |  Brian Sesack  |  Keith Thomson  |  Yoong Wah Alex Wong  |  Holly Wilson  |  Rosanne Wolfe  |  M Y Yip  |  Leonard Yang

 

About the Exhibition

Chelsea International Fine Art Competition Exhibition

This August Agora Gallery presents the selected artists of the 2017 Chelsea International Fine Art Competition. As in years past, the work on display is of incredible variety and extraordinary skill. There are precise, spare drawings in the same gallery as maximal, playful sculptures. There are monochrome, graphic paintings that explore repetition hung near hyper realistic still lifes that take inspiration from the classics of centuries past. There are imagined lands and images of human moments that ring with truth. Even two selected landscape photographers defy comparison - some produce stoic, black-and-white views of single trees, while others create expansive vistas in full color. The 2017 jurors' picks share nothing except fearlessness, adroit execution, and unforgettable originality.