Press Release
In Verlato’s newest series of paintings, his brush excises gravity as the fundamental force underpinning every aspect of earthly existence. If gravity is the force that keeps us in our places and stoops us in supplication with the passage of time, then through his paintings, Verlato benevolently grants us “the illusion of liberation from the most constrictive of all the physical laws.” The onset of catastrophic change strikes amid intricate and often intriguingly incomplete narratives, without mercy for resolution or the importance and weight we grant flesh and matter. Verlato, as the master of his painting’s universe, revels in the power and beauty of turning the world upside down.
Nicola Verlato
Zero Gravity
August 11—September 1, 2012
Merry Karnowsky Gallery
170 South La Brea Avenue
Los Angeles, CA
(323) 933-4408
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