NEW YORK POSTCARDS | Marco Luccio
Award-winning artist Marco Luccio returns to fortyfivedownstairs from 5 - 30 March 2019 with his latest exhibition"”NEW YORK POSTCARDS"”featuring over 150 works in varying mediums including ink, acrylic, and drypoint, composed on original postcards collected in New York.
Venue: fortyfivedownstairs
Address: 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000
Date: 05/03/2019 - 30/03/2019
Time: Tuesday to Friday 11am-5pm, Saturday 11pm-3pm
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Address: 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000
Date: 05/03/2019 - 30/03/2019
Time: Tuesday to Friday 11am-5pm, Saturday 11pm-3pm
Web: https://www.fortyfivedownstairs.com/wp2016/event/new-york-postcards/
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Call: 396629966
An exhibition over ten years in the making, Luccio began collecting used postcards from New York's flea markets, museums, antique and second-hand shops on his first trip to the city. In the artist's words, he was drawn to their 'beautiful, tactile and fragile beauty' and the stories they conveyed as 'precious intimate artefacts and remnants of the past'. While Luccio confesses that working over the hand-written messages often felt like 'vandalism', the final result is ultimately both a preservation and elevation of ephemera into enduring art. One piece features over 100 postcards in one frame, creating a monumental mosaic representing aspects of civilisation and art history through striking and memorable imagery.
A kind of reverse archaeology, the small, penned stories excavated by Luccio from New York's dusty boxes are layered over with sketches, paintings and prints created during the artist's frequent drawing excursions to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Renditions, interpretations and juxtapositions of famous artworks by Picasso, Modigliani and classic Greco-Roman sculptors adorn the cards, often leaving tantalising glimpses of the hand-written messages, stamps and postmarks underneath. While the style and use of serendipity is unmistakeably Luccio's, there is often a delicacy to this small-form work that is a delightful addition to the artist's métier. In place of the large-scale pieces that have characterised Luccio's recent exhibitions, the audience is invited into the expansiveness of the daily drawing practice"”the constant searching, exploring, playing and discovering"”that underpins Luccio's continued artistic evolution.
Visitors to NEW YORK POSTCARDS with a penchant for mysteries will receive an extra treat in fortyfivedownstairs' small gallery, which is hosting a second Luccio exhibition"”IMMAGINARIO"”a series of monotypes. A departure from Luccio's recognisable cityscapes, IMMAGINARIO explores new landscapes and realms, showcasing the diversity of his artistic practice.
A kind of reverse archaeology, the small, penned stories excavated by Luccio from New York's dusty boxes are layered over with sketches, paintings and prints created during the artist's frequent drawing excursions to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Renditions, interpretations and juxtapositions of famous artworks by Picasso, Modigliani and classic Greco-Roman sculptors adorn the cards, often leaving tantalising glimpses of the hand-written messages, stamps and postmarks underneath. While the style and use of serendipity is unmistakeably Luccio's, there is often a delicacy to this small-form work that is a delightful addition to the artist's métier. In place of the large-scale pieces that have characterised Luccio's recent exhibitions, the audience is invited into the expansiveness of the daily drawing practice"”the constant searching, exploring, playing and discovering"”that underpins Luccio's continued artistic evolution.
Visitors to NEW YORK POSTCARDS with a penchant for mysteries will receive an extra treat in fortyfivedownstairs' small gallery, which is hosting a second Luccio exhibition"”IMMAGINARIO"”a series of monotypes. A departure from Luccio's recognisable cityscapes, IMMAGINARIO explores new landscapes and realms, showcasing the diversity of his artistic practice.