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October Issue
2009
Art & Light
Gallery in Greenville, SC, Features Works by Christopher Rico
Art & Light Gallery in Greenville, SC, will present the exhibit, Christopher Rico The St. Theresa Suite and Other Works, on view from Oct. 2 - 31, 2009.
Christopher Rico's work has been exhibited nationally. He is part of corporate, public and private collections in locations throughout the Southeast. He has been a member of artists' collectives from Memphis to Seattle to Texas. Rico has also designed professionally for the theatre, collaborated with modern dance companies and mounted ephemeral exhibitions in warehouses, construction sites and public outdoor settings. His work, while deeply tied to his materials, responds powerfully and uniquely to each environment it finds itself in and consistently creates a profound sense of encounter within the viewer.
"When people look at my work, I hope they ask themselves questions about my medium and my surfaces, because all of those choices are very specific and hold references to history or poetry or the body, and these references exist autonomously from whatever loose concept or abstracted narrative the painting may or may not have," says Rico. "I want people to bring their own interpretation, so their associations and relationships to these materials may be completely different from my own, but no less true."
Rico adds, "I like to paint with my hands without brushes because I feel a real intimacy with the paint and surface that way. I think we make our own light in the world, our own meaningfulness. I'd rather people be concerned with this meaningfulness than worrying about objective meaning."
The Art & Light Gallery is a fusion gallery/home accents boutique located in the heart of the Pendleton Street Arts District in Greenville.
For further information
check our SC Commercial Gallery listings, call the gallery at
864/363-8172 or visit (www.artandlightgallery.com).
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