Il Mattino, Napoli, Italy | May 9, 2023 | "Treasure Hunt," By Tiziana Tricarico
Paintings capable of projecting the gaze of the observer into another dimension, a world made of colors where the imagination allows us to expand the perceptive capacity of our senses.
“Infinite Imagination” is the title of the double solo exhibition by Gary Brewer and Aline Mare opening May 9, 2023 in the spaces of Art1307 (Rampe Sant'Antonio in Posillipo 104, 6-8pm). The exhibition, curated by Cynthia Penna, offers until 30 September the works of the two American artists, a couple in life but not in art - since each follows their own inspiration and has their own way of telling it. Their work is however united from a sense of magic, eros, the unknown, and myth.
The two artists will also be the protagonists of an exhibition dedicated to the environment - again curated by Cynthia Penna and included in the “Traveling with Zaha” project conceived by Antonella Iovino-in the spaces of the Afragola high-speed station.
Brewer's hyper-realistic paintings, charged with eroticism, are close-ups of the orchid's secret space: its radiant patterns and lush, sensual curves are an expression of beauty reminiscent of female genitalia. Portraits pulsating with life and energy. When he paints an orchid, the artist is fascinated by the complexity of its structure, which appears to be modeled by forces connected to the vast interconnection of the universe. Each of Brewer's works is a meditation on the uniqueness of each individual flower. Although similar in form, each of these images is a surprising expression of the infinite possibilities of life, of how everything in each moment is always new.
Aline Mare's work is a return to the myth and legend she has explored since her early years as a performance artist. Her works are digital compositions and mixed media: a hybrid form of painting, photography and installation that synthesizes the aesthetic sensibility of the artist who continues to delve into her journey of the female psyche. Mare reinterprets sculptural works from Greek and Roman antiquity, which she photographed during her recent travels in Europe, creating her own mythical narrative thanks to the superimposition of images of crystals, gold and other elements that suggest geological forces.