Covid-Milieu
Curators: Kyum bee Kim, Fiona
Neary, Ailyn De Marco, Nilson Villeda
Artists: Paul Sunday, Cara Hanley, Greg Cuda, Darcie Abbatiello, Brian Cirmo
Regardless
of any circumstances, shelter is one of the crucial elements for human
well-being. Humans have strictly divided spaces into indoor and outdoor to
maintain their well-being. Moreover, they create both spaces to adhere to their
needs with aesthetic preferences or functional approaches and make a special
connection with them. However, due to the strong relationship between humans
and nature, sceneries all over the world have constantly changed with technical
development and social shifts. Currently, because of the international pandemic
crisis, sights of our indoor life and the outdoor environments change by less
going out. People find some new indoor activities rather than outdoor things
and communicate with others virtually. On the other hand, since fewer people go
outside, changes take place in the ecosystem. This contemporary period is a
rest for both humans and nature. Through our virtual show, people can have an
opportunity to reconsider the meaning of indoor and outdoor space to us in the
middle of special occasions.
Greg Cuda
Instagram account: @gregcuda
Greg Cuda is
a Photographer based in Saratoga Springs, NY. He teaches workshops on
photography and works as a portrait and event photographer. His creative works
include a focus on old, decaying structures, and more recently, the mysterious
architecture inside instruments.
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| Untitled #1, Digital photography, 2017 |
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| Untitled #3, Digital photography, 2017 |
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Untitled #4, Digital photography, 2017 |
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| Untitled #5, Digital photography, 2017 |
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| Untitled #7, Digital photography, 2017 |
Paul Sunday
Website: http://paulsunday.com/
Instagram account:
@paulsundayart
Paul
Sunday is a multi-disciplinary artist making non-objective or
conceptual imagery by paintings, installations, photographs, photographic
portraits, and collages with monotonous color choices. He sometimes focuses on
abstract shapes or lines or creates an image with accessible everyday objects.
Although each object is familiar to us, viewers can observe unfamiliar feelings
from the composition and arrangement with a minimized color palette.
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| Bottles, Digital Pigment Print, 11”x 14", 1996 |
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| Museum, Digital Pigment Print, 24”x 32", 2017. |
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| Pink, Digital Pigment Print, 24”x 32", 2017. |
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| Untitled, Digital Pigment Print, 10”x 10", 2015. |
Cara Hanley
Website: https://carahanley.com/
Instagram account:
@caramhanley
Cara Hanley uses a combination of the classic techniques of watercolor and gouache painting along with detailed line drawings. The inspiration for her work is mostly from her experience and her lifestyle. In her art pieces, she represents the contrast between the energetic urban environment and moments of solitude in her bedroom space. Due to her day job, a mental health therapist, viewers can see her sophisticated observation and representation of psychology with a cozy atmosphere.
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| In Her Happy Place, Watercolor and Ink, 2019 |
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| Waiting for You, watercolor and ink, 2019 |
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| Urban Vortex, watercolor and ink, 2019 |
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| Protected, watercolor and ink, 2019 |
Brian Cirmo
Email: briancirmo@yahoo.com
Website: www.briancirmo.com
Brian Cirmo is represented by 532 Gallery Thomas Jaeckel in New York City. Solo exhibitions include Gray Matters. Cirmo was born in Utica, NY and completed his first two years of college at Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute. He received a B.F.A. in Painting and Drawing from the College of Saint Rose in Albany, NY, and an M.F.A. in Painting and Drawing from the State University of New York at Albany. Cirmo lives and works in Albany, NY and is an Assistant Professor at SUNY OCC in Syracuse, NY.
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| The Dark Side, Oil on canvas, 48”x40”, 2019 |
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Gray Hearts, Oil on canvas, 44”x62”, 2019 |
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| A Squatter, a Dreamer, a Reader, a Peeker, and a Cat, Oil on canvas, 54”x68”, 2019 |
Darcie Abbatiello
Website: https://darcieabbatiello.com/home.html
Instagram: @darcie_abbatiello
Darcie
Abbatiello is an alumni from University at Albany. She works mainly with mixed
media. Some of her works represent an ideal of what normal life is in our lives
and how we represent ourselves
when being at home. She also works with recycling materials
to embrace the idea of recycling as important for our planet and our
lives.
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| Marie, Oil on panel, 12”x12”, 2019 |
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| Albert and Lucy, Before, Oil on panel, 8”x8”, 2018 |
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| Judy and Cheech, Oil on canvas, 20”x20”, 2019 |
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| Before Birth, Oil on panel, 12”x12”, 2018 |
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