COSMIC FIRE, RED #6 by Maggie Simonelli
as seen on @artscope instagram today and in SEPT /OCTOBER ISSUE
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#Manhattanbased #artist @maggiesimonelli #MaggieSimonelli’s #encausticpaintings have been a mainstay @GaryMarottaFineArt #provincetown since 2011’ her current exhibition, “Cosmic Fire,” remains on view thru Oct. 31. Her current works combine #minerals, #pigments, #metalleaf and even #makeup to symbolize transformation through destruction and regeneration. “Choosing the materials to represent this subject, I had to direct myself towards western art history,” Simonelli said. “I imagined the heart of the flame, choosing 24 kt. gold and cinnabar, cochineal and the most beautiful reds became the ‘elements’ that could describe fire as both material and intellect. The physical beauty of the heart of the fire represented by the red crackling in the flame by the #gold.” (Seen here: Fire, Red #6, 2020 #encaustic, 24 kt. gold leaf, 16 kt. pale gold leaf, oxidizing copper & aluminum leaf, lipstick, cochineal, cinnabar & pigments on wood, 20” x 20”) #provincetownma #ptown #capecod #artistsoninstagram
For more Capsule Previews of #NewEngland fall #exhibitions, download our Sept./Oct. 2020 issue at tablet.artscopemagazine.com
ON VIEW : new paintings cosmic fire until October 31st at Gary Marotta Fine Art in Provincetown
