#Artpip no art series

#Artpip no art series

Nick recently exhibited at the Mint Museum and is currently working with virtual reality technology to build a series of augmented reality paintings and virtual worlds.Ĭharlotte native Caroline Rust creates paintings and installations charged with expressionistic color and multiple layered surfaces which challenge assumptions of femininity and gender roles with an intimate and compassionate eye. Private collectors and public institutions have commissioned Napoletano his work can be found in galleries and museums internationally, including the collections of Amway and the New Britain Museum of American Art. His next projects will incorporate this V/AR method in a manner that engages and connects often disparate groups within the community. He developed a unique method of making his two-dimensional images come to life, one that does not require observers to use an external viewing device. Nick has expanded his work into the field of Virtual/Augmented Reality. He uses the human figure as “a vehicle to explore and document various facets of the human condition as they relate to both the individual and the universal whole.” Community growth and dialogue are a main component of Napoletano’s work his installations are meant to function as a mirror, identifying a truth about the community, while paving the way for positive change. After receiving his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the University of Hartford, Napoletano studied under renowned egg tempera painter Fred Wessel, an experience that refined his modern take on allegorical realism. The rich color and idealized figures in his compositions are stylistically in line with Mannerism and High Renaissance. Nick Napoletano is a painter, muralist, and designer known for hyperrealist works brimming with allegory and symbolism.

Ellis earned her Bachelor’s in Commercial Art at the City College of New York, studied at F.I.T., the School of Visual Arts, and with Louise Stanford, Lee Baumgarten, Walter Stanford, and Steve Aimone. She was one of Charlotte’s 2016 ArtPop artists and her work was featured in the October 2016 issue of Art278. She creates images of African American ancestors inspired by poetry and personal memory, and also explores words and symbols that are used to express proverbs and other philosophical ideas.Įllis’ work was exhibited in Artfields 2017. In addition to her recent introspective works, Ellis is also drawn to figurative abstract art. Oftentimes, creating a pleasing composition requires turning chaos into order.”Įllis works with many mediums: oil, various forms of acrylic paint, art crayons and sometimes tissue or pastels on canvas or fabric. This unusual painting method essentially channels spiritual, subconscious and emotional memory into visual form.

The process is repeated layer by layer as I respond with free-sweeping gestures that emanate from my Spirit. As the composition develops, I make adjustments to areas that make me uncomfortable. She notes: “When I work from the abstract expressionist perspective, I begin a painting by making random marks on the canvas. Now living in Charlotte, Ellis is currently focused on abstract expressionism with a process that she describes as both healing and freeing. Native New Yorker Barbara Ellis’ intention is to motivate contemplation and conversation through her paintings, and perhaps, even encourage personal growth. She is a member of the Charleston Artist Collective, a group that is committed to philanthropy and donates a portion of sales revenue to local charities. It is often my personal relationship with the subject matter that resonates and compels me to paint it.”īall has exhibited at Piccolo Spoleto’s Outdoor Art Exhibition and the Piccolo Spoleto Juried Art Exhibition. The same type of wildflowers that grew along the beach paths in the sand dunes and I picked growing up here as a child. She notes: “walking out my front door I’ll be inspired by a colorful fire hydrant surrounded by Indian Blanket Flowers. Often the subject is a location in which man and nature coexist side by side. With her home studio on Sullivan’s Island and the memory of the natural, low country beauty that surrounded her growing up, Ball is drawn to landscapes that have a sense of place. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, Ball’s work reflects her dual training in fine art and graphic design. Ball is a versatile painter – plein air, contemporary realism, and abstract expressionism – with a keen eye for grasping the beauty around her, even in unexpected places. Each work is composed of thoughtful shapes of color which when visually combined “paint” the image for the viewer. Charleston native Janie Ball creates paintings with strong graphic compositions.