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March Issue 2010
Vista Studios
in Columbia, SC, Features Works by Patrick Parise
Vista
Studios in Columbia, SC, will present the exhibit, Abstractions,
featuring the fourth annual show of new works by Patrick Parise
in Gallery 80808, from Mar. 19 - 30, 2010.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, in 1952, Parise has lived in Columbia, SC,
for over 30 years. His formal training began at Bethany College,
a school of fine arts in Salina, KS, where he studied painting
under Raymond Kaymeyer, and later at the University of South Carolina
in Columbia, where he became interested in printmaking under the
tutelage of the art department's distinguished professor, Boyd
Saunders. After finishing his studio art courses at the university,
rather than pursuing graduate studies, Parise purchased a Charles
Brandt press and opened his own etching studio where he makes
original prints. He also paints on panels and canvas, creates
sculptures, and designs custom floors, in wood or stone.
Parise's work includes the traditional landscape, as well as dramatic abstract images. Abstractions is a collection of vibrant acrylic paintings on masonite panels, culled from over 150 drawings created over the last three years. It is a stunning exhibition of color, and the viewer's eye is drawn in by the movement of line and shape within each piece. Challenging himself to produce work that appeals to his own desire to stir the imagination, and also to create a different visual impact for each viewer, Parise moves from real to surreal, soft to bold, pensive to fanciful.
Parise's art has received acclaim on the local, regional, and national levels as well as abroad, and his works are included in museum, corporate and private collections. His numerous accomplishments include his selection, among international artists, as the monthly winner of "Your Studio Competition," Saatchi Gallery, London, England. The SC Development Board chose Parise to provide 150 etchings depicting SC scenes for gifts to foreign dignitaries. He created seventy-one etchings for a twenty-five-room guesthouse at Houndslake Country Club in Aiken, SC.
Parise's work was selected
to be awarded by the SC Joint Legislative Committee on Cultural
Affairs to fourteen businesses recognized for their contributions
to and support of the arts in SC. He participated in the "Palmetto
Tree Project" with the Cultural Council of Richland and Lexington
Counties of SC. Parise designed and created twenty-eight 7"
mahogany and brass candleholders for Shandon Presbyterian Church
in Columbia, SC.
The hours for Gallery 80808 are 10am to 5pm, M-F. The artist will
be at the Gallery from 4-7pm weekdays, 1-7pm on Sat., and 1-5pm
on Sun.
For further info
check our SC Institutional Gallery listings, call 803/256.6134
or visit (www.gallery80808vistastudios.com).
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