Of Openness and Closeness
Works by Nitya Brighenti
Nitya Brighenti, Over the Hill, 18x24" 2021
Copley Studio Gallery
July 22nd, 2021 - October 29th, 2021
Of Openness and Closeness is a contemplation of muse, the closeness of studying a master's work, and the expanding perspective it inspires. Brighenti provides a written guide for each of the works, expanding the experience for viewers. Poetry weaves its way through each piece, sometimes framing an inanimate piece simply and other times casting shadows and exploring drama and depth.
Exhibition Reception and Artist Talk:
Thursday, August 5th
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Selection from the Exhibition
“Twenty years after, or more, still churning up images…
In oil or watercolor, and drawings from movies and life
Ranging from intimate interiors and open landscapes
Visions and ideas at various degrees of Openness and
Closeness.
Let’s start a dialogue about “form”, visual perception,
Conceptual thinking.
They are all embedded in the painter’s palette.”-Nitya Brighenti
Artist Bio: Brighenti graduated with a Master’s degree in Architecture from the Istituto Architettura Venezia, Italy in 1974. He studied painting in Italy, the Art League of New York, and at the Lama Tsering Institute, in Kathmandu. He was initially inspired by traditional oil paintings and somber realism, later exploring cubism inspired by the work of Picasso. In 1985 he relocated to New York City where he painted mostly in oil, showing in galleries in many group and solo shows.
