Maybe doing Matisse Cut Outs...or some Lyrical deKooningesk large paintings...or my theory on Rothko realized where i become part of the fabric of the work itself...to escape the society at chaotic large...
no really do not make plans like that...the idea of discovery trumps planning....
Discuss one of your pieces (and send me an image of it.).
I am gonna close my eyes and pick random....ok looks like...
“UNDER THE ‘R’ 7”
“UNDER THE ‘R’ 7”
TRUST THE PROCESS - WILL SEND YOU OFF INTO THAT zone.....so then ideally each step is new is discovery...I enjoy to make marks and write ideas and parts of literature or songs or poems into the surfaces...my aesthetic of old desks and walls in a courtyard...that show passage of time...this thrills me...so I layer and write and brush and scrape and allow things to happen...try not to fight it...go with it...recognize when something is working or not...all this happened while working on 'UNDER THE R 7'....'TITLE' grew out of marks and letters and images that happened during this process...and I liked the enigmatic-ness of the sound of the title...was perfect for this piece...it worked...
The ultimate goal, however, is for discovery, where when the work is done, you are as viewer, discovering these texts and textures for the first time as if you had nothing to do with them but to appreciate the ability to recognize and embrace.
What were you thinking when you created it?
The ultimate goal, however, is for discovery, where when the work is done, you are as viewer, discovering these texts and textures for the first time as if you had nothing to do with them but to appreciate the ability to recognize and embrace.
What were you thinking when you created it?
The objectives in my work are always the same: to recognize the things that continue to evolve and thrill me in this life such as: balance and imbalance, persisting ambiguities, understatement, open spaces, unresolved endings, continuous questioning, the truths in contradiction, palimpsests, illegible markings, graffiti, old, re-varnished wooden school desks, active, rusting surfaces, worn away names/dates on grave stones, old ships, walls, etc.; to harness these things in the energy of the paint and to trust then that the work expresses who I am and where I am at present.
What is your artistic process?
Why did you choose the medium(s) that you use?
Smelled my Uncles studio ( Domenick Turturro ), which was an abandoned Synagogue on Henry street in the 60’s and 70’s. I smelled pastels and turpentine and oil paint and I was hooked...from probably around 10 years of age.
Do you have a degree or do you plan to attend school for art?
I have several degrees. University of Wisconsin at Madison - on Football scholarship ( only badger that was an Art major) did my Masters at Pratt in Brooklyn and attended Post Graduate classes for Teaching degree at Queens and Brooklyn College respectively. I have been painting for 30 years.
Where can we see more of your art? Are you involved with other websites?
Do you have a personal website?
http://www.ralphturturro.com/
All addresses below are sites where one can find images and words about my work:
http://ralph-turturros-stuff.blogspot.com/
C:\My Documents\A - sites\ArtistSites_org Art of Ralph Turturro.htm
C:\My Documents\A - sites\Cortland Artists.htm
C:\My Documents\A - sites\Pidjin Featured Artist of the Month -Ralph Turturro!.htm
C:\My Documents\A - sites\Ralph Turturro on artnet.htm
C:\My Documents\A - sites\Ralph Turturro - Artist Search Results.htm
C:\My Documents\A - sites\Ralph Turturro - Art for sale.htm
all the sites above have images and various writings of mine in regard to my work...they are a mixed bag from different time periods...most recent is:
C:\My Documents\A - sites\ArtistSites_org Art of Ralph Turturro.htm
Are you represented by a gallery? If not, do you want to be?
Yes I would like to be represented and have my work sold for the best prices. Of course I would. As long as I can continue to work...
Presently I am a one man band...trying to do all aspects....
I show my work on the streets of So-Ho. This has allowed me to make contacts , have shows, films, Architectural Digest, sales all over the world as well as have a community of artist from all walks of life come together and have a dialogue.
But still I am selling...and it takes from the time to be working at the work....
My work does appear in 1/2 dozen galleries Nationally and Internationally.
None have made the commitment to represent me.
Do I really need this to happen?
Don't think so.
Galleries are often short sighted and thinking of their over head which is understandable.
If Artists ran the galleries I believe I would be well represented.
However the reality is that showing in the right Galleries would be helpful to an artist's career no matter what I think.
How many pieces have you sold in your career?
Many.
Why do you create art?
Because it is there waiting for me.
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