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Artist Statement: My goal as an artist is
to explore the full range of my medium, which is light.
I have developed several bodies of work exploring
a variety of structures and subjects, but the poetry
of light on form keeps coming back into my work. Light
is the force that reveals the subtleties of nature,
particularly the human condition. My work is all about
what it is to be human. My "Faces of the Lowcountry"
series of paintings is intended as an exploration
of the joy and tenacity of the Gullah people as they
continue to define and celebrate their identity, a
cultural symbol of survival and abundant hope for
all people.
Another body of work, consisting of highly chromatic
figurative renderings, called "Chromo Sapient,"
is intended to push the envelope of color, while maintaining
the chiaroscuro - the illusion of light on form. More
so lately, I have introduced the element of conceptualism
into my work. Representationalism may be my dharma
but I feel I have recently begun to explore the possibilities
of narrative and poetry using color and light to transport
the viewer of my work into another realm of reality.
Robert Maniscalco is a national award winning
portrait artist. Though well known for his portraits
Robert's fine art has been exhibited widely and can
be found in over 150 private and public collections
throughout the United States and Canada.
Biographical
information about Robert Maniscalco
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