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Mark Acetelli
Trust and Virtue - Large Oversized Abstract Figurative Blue on Gray Oil Painting

2021

About the Item

Mark Acetelli’s oil and mixed media paintings awaken the viewer’s sense of exploration and adventure; they demand a new discovery. His artworks exhibit a chemistry of complexity and spontaneity, a lyrical abstraction of frenzied marks, many of which previously lay hidden, buried beneath strong layers of self-taught expression. The artist's use of shadow and silhouette creates a characteristic freedom from detailed representation and draws from contemplative discovery. Acetelli uses powerful gestural brushwork to reveal the narrative possibilities in the border area between reality and fantasy. Reminiscent of Italian artist Alberto Giacometti's figures, Acetelli's figures take on a sculptural form within the minimal dimensionality of the surface of the canvas allowing the viewer to imagine movement, motion, and intention. His figurative abstract artworks are represented by Artplex Gallery in Los Angeles and have been exhibited and collected worldwide, including in London, New York, and Hong Kong. This large oversized figurative original oil painting on canvas measures 79 inches high by 55 inches wide. It is wired and ready to hang. The sides of the artwork are painted black and it does not require framing. The artist signed it on the front and back of the artwork. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable U.S. and international shipping is available. A certificate of authenticity issued by Artplex Gallery is included. Mark Acetelli was born in Detroit into an artistic household. Mark’s mother herself was a painter and some of his earliest memories were the smell of turpentine and oil paints. Growing up surrounded by his mother's work, she inspired and encouraged him to become an artist. Mark’s paintings are inspired by the intensely personal introspective journey of life, from the ever-changing complexities of love, loss, birth, and death. The context of his work he describes as, “Absence and Presence” pertaining to how someone or something can be physically gone, but the essence remains. Capturing the physical mixed with spirituality on canvas. His application of paint is an extension of that thought process. He works by continuously building up and tearing down, layer upon layer, adding and subtracting. A visceral dance between the conscious and the unconscious until the emotion is expressed. Mark’s paintings may go through multiple incarnations with the past lying just beneath the surface, adding to its overall dimension and depth. In his work, Mark seeks to evoke a feeling rather than depict a defined image. He uses primarily oils and encaustics to create thickly layered canvases with emotive bursts of color. Creating a world where imagination and reality come together. Mark’s works can be found in many private and corporate collections around the world, including Bill Withers, Lisa Colburn, Colburn School of Music, Raytheon Corp, Universal Studios, Warner Brothers, Michael Jordan, Stuart Beattie, Claire Forlani, Camryn Manheim, and Francine Maisler. Artplex Gallery has been representing and exhibiting Mark Acetelli's original artworks since 2018. He was previously represented by Artspace Warehouse, a partner gallery of Artplex Gallery. The gallery has been a 1stdibs partner since 2014 with consistently excellent reviews from clients worldwide. The gallery exhibits a large selection of original artworks from established and emerging international artists with diverse backgrounds at high standards. Artspace Warehouse and Artplex Gallery are known to provide accurate descriptions, images, reliable services, communication, and delivery. REPRESENTATION Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, USA EXHIBITIONS 2023 Solo show, “Mark Acetelli: Surface of a Dream”, Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2022 Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2022 Brouhah Art. Country & Urban, Hong Kong 2022 There From Hear, LA Artcore, Los Angeles, CA 2022 LA Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA 2022 Morton Contemporary, Philadelphia, PA 2022 Bendix Night, Bendix Building, Los Angeles, CA 2021 Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2020 Art Palm Springs, CA 2018 Art Palm Springs, CA 2018 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2017 Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong 2017 Affordable Art Fair New York, NY 2017 Affordable Art Fair London, UK 2017 Art Palm Springs, CA 2017 Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles, CA 2016 Art Hamptons, NY 2016 Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong 2016 Affordable Art Fair New York, NY 2016 Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, CA 2015 Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles, CA 2015 Affordable Art Fair New York, NY 2014 Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles, CA 2014 Houston Fine Art Fair, TX 2013 Shadows and Light, Whole 9 Gallery, Culver City, CA 2013 Southside Art Gallery, Oxford, MS 2013 Affordable Art Fair New York, NY 2012 Art Palm Beach, MW Galleries, Chicago 2012 Affordable Art Fair Los Angeles, CA 2012 San Diego Fine Art Fair, Artspace Warehouse, CA 2012 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2012 David Perry Smith Gallery, Memphis, TN 2011 Art Hamptons Museum Works Gallery, Chicago 2011 Art Chicago, Museum Works Gallery, Chicago 2011 Art San Francisco Museum Works Galley Chicago 2011 Gallery 825, GEM Group Show, Los Angeles, CA 2011 Art Aspen, Museum Works Gallery, Chicago 2011 Art London, Museum Works Gallery, Chicago 2010 In Art Santa Fe Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico 2010 MW Galleries, Aspen, CO 2010 Gallery 9, Outside the Abstract, Culver City, CA 2010 The Art of Elysium, Pieces of Heaven, Los Angeles, CA Gallery 825, W. Hollywood, CA 2010 Los Angeles Art Association, GEM, W. Hollywood, CA 2010 Affordable Art Fair New York, NY 2010 Pipeline for a Cure, San Diego, CA 2009 Left Coast Galleries, Bulls & Matadors, Studio City, CA 2009 Pharmaka “The Man Show”, Los Angeles 2009 The Whole 9 Gallery, Fearless Leaders, Culver City, CA 2009 Left Coast Gallery, Studio City, CA 2009 MW Galleries, Aspen, CO 2008 Pharmaka, “Marks on Paper”, Los Angeles, CA 2008 Dale Youngman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2008 Left Coast Galleries, Studio City, CA 2008 Museum Works Gallery Aspen, CO 2008 Whole 9 Gallery, Culver City, CA 2008 Industry Color ”Young L.A.” Culver City, CA 2008 New Mark Gallery, New York, NY 2007 Museum Work Gallery, Aspen, CO 2007 Lawrence Asher Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2007 Whole 9 Gallery, Culver City, CA 2007 Bert Green, Los Angeles, CA 2007 Red Dot Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2007 Pharmaka Gallery “L.A Ethos,” Los Angeles, CA 2007 Ambrogi/Castanier Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA 2006 Lurie Gallery, Studio City, CA 2006 Michael Josephs Gallery, Wilton Manors, FL 2005 Lurie Gallery, Studio City, CA 2005 Studio Blue Promotions, Brentwood, CA 2004 Melrose lightspace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2004 Lurie Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2004 New York International Art Expo, New York, NY 2004 Art Miami, Miami, FL 2004 Artfront Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2004 Track 16 Gallery, Hollywood Bowl, Sphere Project 2004 Create Fixate, Los Angeles, CA 2003 Guardian Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2003 Art Coalition, Los Angeles, CA 2003 Chaz Dean Studio, Hollywood, CA NOTABLE COLLECTORS Bill Withers Lisa Colburn Michael Jordan Camryn Manheim Francine Maisler
  • Creator:
    Mark Acetelli (American)
  • Creation Year:
    2021
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 79 in (200.66 cm)Width: 55 in (139.7 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
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  • Framing:
    Framing Options Available
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: ARTPLEX GALLERY_ACETELLI_TRUST AND VIRTUE1stDibs: LU42613171022

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