New works

We are happy to present two new Giardini's by Pietro Adamo for the start of the summer. Full Bloom Dream 40"x 60", and Sweet Meadow Dream 36" x 72".  Both pieces are currently available. Contact Erica for more details. 

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Full Bloom Dream 40" x 60" Acrylic and mixed media on canvas

Sweet Meadow Dream 36" x 72" Acrylic and mixed media on canvas

Art Miami New York

We are pleased to announce that Pietro Adamo's work will be represented at the Art New York(Pier94) show by Hazelton Galleries. Here's a preview of some the works.

The Lost Blond 46" x 56" Acrylic  on wood panel

Sir Mick 46" x 56" Acrylic on wood panel

The Getaway 48" x 40"  Acrylic on Wood panel

NEW YORK, NEW YORK

We are proud to announce that Pietro Adamo's work will be shown by Progressive fine art at this years' Art Expo New york. For more details Contact Erica Adamo.

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New Abstracts

We are proud to present  two new large abstract pieces from Pietro Adamo. 

"Ma Belle Amie"

 

60" x 60" Acrylic and mixed media on canvas

"Grande Epoque"

60" x 84" Acrylic and mixed media on canvas

Both pieces are currently available.For more information contact Erica Adamo.

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Mon Basquiat

"Mon Basquiat" 40" x 48" Acrylic and mixed media on wood panel

Was he consumed by his demons, this Raphael of the Twentieth century?  Or perhaps the 21st.? He was ahead by a century , to coin the Hip. The tragedy of his brief life is exceeded only by the triumph of his brief life as an important artist.  A liberating, forever young master for the ages whose influence is so evident today, decades after his passing.  We are just now beginning to figure him out- not that we ever will completely.   My humble homage is quiet rather than loud.  Subtle rather than in your face.  Somewhere in his brief existence he may have enjoyed a moment like this.

For more information contact Erica Adamo.

Oratory

"Oratory" 60" x 84" Acrylic and mixed media on canvas

I sometimes visit Montreal for the purpose of meetings or appointments regarding my work.  They often last a couple of hours or so.  On this occasion, I was pleased to personally deliver a piece to a client in Westmount, no too far from one of my favourite places in the city, L'Oratoire S. Joseph.  

Erica and I have made it a point to stop, however briefly, and enjoy the peace and quiet within the dome.  

There are always people, of all creeds and races; religious or simply curious.  Candles being lit, prayers being said, or simply;  life being contemplated.  

It is a special place, the Oratory. Gratitude seems to inhabit the dome. On this occasion, the feeling accompanied me to my studio.

Post-Matrix Series: "Oratory", 60x84, acrylic on canvas

"The One That Got Away"

"The One That Got Away" 40"x48" mixed media on wood panel

The process that leads to an image is much the same as the journey and the destination.  The struggle that is ART does not accept the benign futility that is the hallmark of the formulaic.  It demands its pound of flesh.  It requires a measure of courage.  

The final image does not necessarily reveal all of the shining moments of triumph and despair in the creative process. Every painter has heard the mantra: "Make it pretty, make it look this way, make it in my colours"  ( I have come across many people who do not want to "think"...they wish not to ponder the piece.)  So what's the living for, then?  

Which brings me to the piece: "The One That Got Away" .  Some dude on a bike with a 'Stang in the background.  Is that a leather bomber? Is that a landscape in the background? Is the bike in the grass?  Is it taken from one of his movies?  Do I know this guy?  Are those little pictures of him over and over again?  Why are there drips?  Is it finished?  Can I take a pic with my phone?

Are we there yet???

You get my drift.

"The One That Got Away", 40x48 acrylic on wood

Key to the 6ix

Key to the Six 40" x 48" mixed media on wood panel

He patiently awaits the dramatic free throw from the sideline.  He wouldn't have to be here.  Watching a basketball game.  It's minus 10 outside.  He could be anywhere.  Those legendary good deeds out of the studio are the stuff of urban lore.  We  watched him grow up before our very eyes on the seemingly immortal DeGrassi.   His art will continue to be the source of inspiration for upcoming generations.

I enjoy his music as many of us do.  But like all good art, it sometimes can be polarizing.  I suppose I can be forgiven for rooting for someone who represents T.O. so well, with absolute conviction.   The defiant confidence in his pose speaks of a city that has come of age in part due to his efforts.  

Hogtown, The Big Smoke, T.O., have all become synonymous with The Six.

"Key to the Six"  40X48 acrylic on wood panel, Contact Erica for more information.

Speed Demon

I don't think there is one particular role played by Steve McQueen which embodied all of his work, or his total persona.  Enigmatic has been used to describe him.  I beg to differ.  Papillon became Steve McQueen, as did Bullitt, as did The Great Escape, as did Thomas Crown, as did the Magnificent Seven.  It was always he who devoured the screen.  Like any great portraitist, there was no escaping his own likeness in all of his portrayals.  His art mirrored his life.  Fast, minimal.  Who wouldn't have wanted to have been McQueen for a day?

The wound-up time bomb of a perfect balance between tension and cool.  Unassuming.  The benevolent devil if you will.

The Demon of Speed.

48x40, Coast Gallery, Laguna Beach California

New Year, New Works

We're proud to present Pietro Adamo's newest abstracts for 2018. For more information please contact Erica Adamo.

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Post Matrix Series" Chrysalids" 48" x 60" mixed media on canvas

"Potenza" 40" x 40" mixed media on canvas

"Piacenza" 36" x 48" mixed media on canvas