ANTONIO MARRA : The Changing Canvas

ANTONIO MARRA The Changing Canvas

One Front | 199 Fremont | 475 Sansome | San Francisco Spring - Summer 2020

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ANTONIO MARRA The Changing Canvas

One Front | 199 Fremont | 475 Sansome | San Francisco Spring - Summer 2020

Organized in collaboration with Cathy Baum & Associates

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As concrete as they are elusive, Antonio Marra’s optical abstractions exist between the exactitude of linear geometry and the ever shifting subtleties of visual perception. Why do these works seem to change their appearance before our very eyes?

The Secret of the Last Groove 2016, acrylic on canvas 59 x 59 inches One Front Street Spring / Summer 2020

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Inspired by the bright color harmonies of Cubism and the kinetic effects of Op Art, Marra carves his own distinct niche within the realm of optical abstraction. At first glance, his multi-perspective compositions seem finely woven or even digitally generated, but are entirely realized in the traditional way of applying paint to canvas.

I Do Not Accept No as an Answer 2017, acrylic on canvas 47 x 55 inches One Front Street Spring / Summer 2020 6

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Between Truth and Perception 2018, acrylic on canvas 55 x 63 inches One Front Street Spring / Summer 2020

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Working within a raised, three-dimensional, linear pattern that is built in thick acrylic medium, Marra conceives at least three precisely distinct configurations onto the same canvas.

Each focal composition emerges from the kinetic accumulation of painted lines forming brightly colored geometrical shapes and black and white patterns. As we move around each work, different perspectives unfold and come into view, drawing us in and we become utterly seduced by Marra’s intricate, maze like compositions.

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Leave Your Boots On 2017, acrylic on canvas 47 x 55 inches 199 Fremont Street Spring / Summer 2020

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Currently residing in Germany, Antonio Marra, was born in 1959, in Volturata Irpinia, Italy. The artist initially acquired specialization in geometry and mathematics and later obtained a fine art degree from the Accademia di belle Arti, in Naples.

Marra’s works have been exhibited in numerous private and public collections throughout Europe and the United States, as well as many prestigious museum collections including the Explora Museum in Frankfurt, the Ritter Museum, Stuttgart andZKM in Karlsruhe, Germany.

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The Last Battle at the Cold Buffet 2018, acrylic on canvas 59 x 59 inches Three views of the same painting 22

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Don’t Lose Your Head Now 2017 acrylic on canvas 51.5 x 70.75 inches Three views of the same painting

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The Secret of the Last Groove 2016, acrylic on canvas 59 x 59 inches Three views of the same paintin

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Look at the Flowers 2017, acrylic on canvas 47 x 55 inches Three views of the same painting 28

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I Do Not Accept No as an Answer 2017, acrylic on canvas 47 x 55 inches Three views of the same painting

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One More Kiss til Friday 2017, acrylic on canvas 47 x 55 inches Three views of the same painting 32

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Between Truth and Perception 2018, acrylic on canvas 55 x 63 inches Three views of the same painting 34

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Have You Seen the Blue Bird 2017, acrylic on canvas 47 x 55 inches Three views of the same painting 36

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Careful the Boss Is in the Sauna 2017, acrylic on canvas 47 x 55 inches Three views of the same painting 38

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We All Want to Win 2017, acrylic on canvas 47 x 55 inches Three views of the same painting

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We Are Who We Are 2017, acrylic on canvas 40 x 40 inches Three views of the same paintin 42

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Leave Your Boots On 2017, acrylic on canvas 47 x 55 inches Three views of the same painting

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Bubbles and Selfies 2018, acrylic on canvas 21.5 x 21.5 inches, Three views of the same painting

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This Is Worth It 2017, acrylic on canvas 40 x 40 inches Three views of the same painti 48

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Wide Chest Soft Heart 2018, acrylic on canvas 19.5 x 19.5 inches Three views of the same painting 50

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