The last 18 months have made people ponder their spaces more than ever before. It turns out lockdowns are good for decorating, or at least imagining what would look good on a wall, or an end table, or maybe a shelf above the bed. Examining inside spaces and agonizing over the details has been Vincent Giarrano’s career for more than 10 years. 
Spring Street in Soho, oil, 24 x 36"
The Connecticut-based painter is bringing fresh interior spaces, as well as his famous street scenes, to a new exhibition at Susan Powell Fine Art in Madison, Connecticut. The show, titled City Stories, opens August 14 and will feature paintings that display how people bring life to inanimate objects and mundane spaces. The show remains on view through September 26.
“It was fun hearing from people who were experiencing what I do when I look at interiors and find things I like,” Giarrano says. “These spaces are our homes, and they become part of who we are. And they house all our thoughts and dreams.”
Velvetina at the Chelsea Hotel, oil, 24 x 36"
Morning Light in Manhattan, oil, 16 x 20"
New paintings in the show include Velvetina at the Chelsea Hotel, which prompted the artist to do a deep dive on the Chelsea Hotel and its long history with artists, poets, authors, musicians and thinkers of the 20th century. “It was my first time being there, so it was exciting to be there. You walk in and just feel the energy—it’s indescribable,” Giarrano explains. “The apartment I was in was like a museum with all these great objects in all kinds of various shapes and colors. It was a surreal place to be in and then paint. The subject I was working with is a burlesque entertainer so she wore this sort of humorous dominatrix outfit made of latex. It enhanced her surroundings in really interesting ways.”
NYC Bar, oil, 18 x 24"
Other works in the show include NYC Bar, which shows the beautifully cluttered window of a watering hole, and Morning Light in Manhattan, featuring a nude figure in bed.
“Urban, stylish contemporary women, graffiti-laden doorways, neon signs, atmospheric NYC bars, unfinished construction sites, timeless cast iron SoHo architecture and bright, sunlit facades draw you in; each painting has a narrative element with a mystery and history about each person and place,” says gallery owner Susan Powell. “Vincent chooses carefully what elements to detail, leaving the rest to the viewer’s imagination. In this new series of 25 paintings, Vincent explores the city’s colors, light and shadows—daytime street shadows and window reflections, interior versus exterior sources of light. He finds a mysterious entry, and the lights inside enhance the story.”
Susan Powell Fine Art
679 Boston Post Road • Madison, CT 06443
(203) 318-0616 • www.susanpowellfineart.com
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