 John Recco - Sacred Greek Landscapes - Maliotis Cultural Center |
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May 15 - June 30, 2005
Opening Reception - May 15, 2005 (4-7 PM)
Maliotis Cultural Center
50 Goddard Avenue
Brookline, Massachusetts
617-522-2800 - - www.maliotis.org
Contact: Lee Tamis at The Maliotis Cultural Center or John Recco: 518-686-5875 - jfrecco@localnet.com
Tortoises At Delphi
2004 , Oil on Panel 48" x 48"
The exhibition highlights paintings that are associated with John's recent Fulbright to Greece.
John was awarded a Senior Level Fulbright for his proposal to research and observe through painting, the relationship between the landscape and sacred temple sites at various locations in Greece.
During the five months of his Fulbright grant in Greece, John painted on site at places such as Mycenae, Delphi, Olympia and Ancient Messini.
In addition to the landscape, John also painted studies of the wildflowers found in each locale.
Ancient Messini:
View of the Conical Mountain, 2005, Oil on Panel, 48 x 48"
John also took hundreds of photographs to document the landscape and the surrounding flora and fauna.
Now back in his studio in upstate New York, John is creating a series of paintings depicting each of the sites he visited.
These paintings are based on the studies that he did in Greece and
are a combination of images that include the landscape, wild flowers, and many other images gleaned from museum collections and his own photographs.
Mycenae: Sweep of the Horns, 2005, Oil on Panel, 48" x 48"
The exhibition will be the first opportunity to preview this project which at the moment is scheduled for two additional exhibition; one in September at the Whistler House Museum in Lowell, Massachusetts, and next February at the Katharina Rich Perlow Gallery in New York City.
John hopes to add more venues to this list as the project progresses.
Hope you have a chance to see the exhibition.