NEW YORK, NY – Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature the original work of Fiorenza D'Orazi in The Figure and Unknown Places. The exhibition opens July 7, 2018 and runs through July 27,  2018 with an opening reception on Thursday, July 12 from 6-8 pm. Any art lover who enjoys thought-provoking artworks and meeting talented and interesting artists is encouraged to attend.

About the Artist

In her oil paintings, artist Fiorenza D'Orazi depicts surreal, otherworldly landscapes. Gnarled foliage, stormy seascapes, and anthropomorphized trees fill D'Orazi’s canvases, the artist using a variety of painting styles to capture the diverse landscapes. Often incorporating silver leaf, gold leaf, and metallic pigments into her works, D'Orazi’s terrains are richly textured with unexpected materials. The artist pays close attention to strong contrasts between light and dark and often paints the dramatic play of sun on the landscape, giving her works a sense of dreamlike drama.

In L’Alba, D'Orazi paints a desolate scene in which frothy clouds hover above a mountainous forest of sparse and withered trees. The composition feels simultaneously familiar and strange. Meanwhile, L’Aurora is a diptych capturing the reflection of light on seawater. Rich tones and textures reverberate against dark patches of mysterious black. Finally, in Pino Setoloso, D'Orazi paints the aged trunk of a craggy tree. Painted in a light, tonal palette, the tree’s textured bark and angular limbs take on the appearance of a fantastical animal.

Exhibition Dates: July 7 - July 27, 2018

Reception: Thursday July 12, 2018 6-8 PM

Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat 11:00am – 6:00pm

Gallery Location: 530 West 25th Street, New York, NY

Event URL: https://www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/Fiorenza_DOrazi.aspx

Featured Artists:

Monica Adams | Francis Annan Affotey | Yu He | Angela Blattner | Ilaria Castagnacci | Boguslawa Czarnecka | Fiorenza D'Orazi | Jutta Ebeling-Dehnhard | Ashraf Elsharif | Marco Henrie | Ketan Kelkar | Gunter Langer | Pino Lavecchia | Taikyu Lim | Susan Marx | Andreas Meer | Mireille Pizzo | Mileidy Plata | J.H. Rebelato | Linda Rosen | Marliese Scheller | Christine Stettner | Richard Tomlin | Gonzalo Urrea Correa | Germán Valles Fernández | Hugo Ximello-Salido

About the Exhibition

The Figure and Unknown Places is an exhibition featuring twenty-six international painters and photographers exploring the connections between humans and the world we inhabit. Working between landscape painting and portraiture, the artists included reassess traditions and convey unique perspectives on timeless themes. Utilizing diverse visual languages, these artists provide fresh insight on engrained understandings of culture and nature, man and animal.

About Agora Gallery

Agora Gallery is a contemporary fine art gallery located in the heart of Chelsea’s fine art district in New York. Established in 1984, Agora Gallery specializes in connecting art dealers and collectors with national and international artists. The art gallery’s expert consultants are available to assist corporate and private clients in procuring original artwork to meet their organization’s specific needs and budget requirements. With a strong online presence and popular online gallery, ARTmine, coupled with the spacious and elegant physical gallery space, the work of our talented artists, who work in diverse media and styles, can receive the attention it deserves. Over the years Agora Gallery has sponsored and catered to special events aimed at fostering social awareness and promoting the use of art to help those in need.