John D’Antonio’s paintings reveal a remarkable eye for telling detail. The precision and clarity of his diverse subjects lend startling immediacy and impact to his paintings while capturing the energy and mystery of his subjects. The artist’s urban subjects are about color and composition. The locations he paints include both faraway places such as Genoa, Italy, and Paris, France, as well as places closer to home like Lambertville, New Jersey. His interpretation of graffiti scenes captures the stage where color, vibrancy, sharp outlines and the placement of drips, result in a design-like artistic appeal.
Counterintuitive, oil and acrylic on board, 40 x 40"
Blind Spot, oil and acrylic on board, 37 x 50"
Les Postes, oil and acrylic on board, 20 x 30"
Even though D’Antonio’s paintings appear to be painted copies of photographs, he actually combines multiple photos of his subject, figuring out his compositions in underpaintings he produces using acrylic paint and airbrush. He sometimes moves elements as he begins working to strengthen his compositions and more closely control visual effect. As a result, when people try to match his paintings with the actual location, they often discover surprising inconsistencies. By creating his convincing photorealistic montages D’Antonio produces paintings in which there are multiple focal points. Instead of using classical Renaissance-like perspectives, viewing a D’Antonio urban painting feels like one is constantly changing vantage points; similar to the effect of squinting or covering one eye, then the other, and seeing how that changes one’s view. —
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