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Floating in Space - Abstract Expressionist Painting, Purple, Blue, Yellow

Creator: Ruggero Vanni
Offered by: Arco Gallery

Description
Ruggero Vanni's "Floating in Space" is a 52 x 76-inch abstract expressionist landscape. The brush strokes are very thick and gestural, with swirls of yellow, purple, and blue colors flying around the canvas, creating sweeping motions as if the brush strokes were moved by gusts of wind. The luminous quality of the painting, together with a concentric composition as if in the eye of a cyclone, is reminiscent of the tempestuous seascapes of British 19th-century painter William Turner.

Growing up in Rome and now based in New York, Vanni's work beautifully captures the transition from classicism to contemporary art, emphasizing the importance of color and light in his visual practice, with each stroke and hue intricately weaving a visual narrative that captivates the viewer. Whereas Vanni's older paintings are more rigid in their spatial construction and clearly marked by references to classical masters like 18th-century painter Gian Battista Tiepolo, Vanni has evolved through the years towards freedom of gestural expression. This painting is part of his most recent works, where he achieved a balance between these different aspects of his practice, creating canvases where "classical" compositions are born from instinctive thick brush strokes that are first cut out and then carefully reassembled one by one on the surface of the canvas.

Whereas the expressionist nature of Vanni's brush strokes anchors him in a contemporary context referencing American Abstract Expressionism, the classicist roots of his pictorial practice remain evident in his concept that painting is an extension of architecture, intended not only to enhance the aesthetic appeal of the surroundings but also to create a unique and immersive experience for all who interact with the space.

Vanni's work is figurative in that it depicts a three-dimensional space, but it is also non-representational, avoiding any form that could be clearly recognizable. His paintings allude, in Vanni's words, "to natural phenomena, in a raw state, devoid of the limiting constrictions of literal representation. Nature is there as a landscape, a view looking up in the air or plunging down underwater. Imagery is kept on the edge of recognition, so the final association is created in the mind".

Ruggero Vanni was born in 1958 Paris, France, and lives and works in New York.
Private collections include the Pinacoteca of Aosta, Italy; Irving Cancer Center, Columbia University, NY; Yale Eye Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Period:	New
Materials:	Canvas,Oil
Condition:	New.
Creation Date:	2024
Styles / Movements:	Abstract Expressionism, Contemporary
Incollect Reference #:	752140

Dimensions

W.	76 in;	H.	52 in;	D.	1.5 in;
W.	193.04 cm;	H.	132.08 cm;	D.	3.81 cm;

Message from Seller:

Arco Gallery, founded in 2013 by Valentina Puccioni, offers a truly personalized art experience in the heart of SoHo, NYC. Located in a historic loft and open by appointment only, the gallery provides exclusive, intimate viewings, away from the mainstream gallery scene. P: 212.226.1207 E: valentina@arcogallery.com