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SUMMARY:CUOROSENSA: A Reverse Archaeology
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nMarco Luccio\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nCUOROSENSA: A Reverse Archaeology\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]4 April – 29 April 2023\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday: 12pm – 7pm\nSaturdays: 12pm – 4pm\nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n…These works leave us contemplating what will become of our own heartfelt acts\, if only we take the time and energy to produce them… \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-0933″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]Presenting another thought-provoking collection of mixed media works\, Italian born artist Marco Luccio returns to fortyfivedownstairs from 4 – 29 April with his latest exhibition Cuorosensa: A Reverse Archaeology. \nOver fifteen years ago\, Luccio began collecting used postcards from New York City flea markets and curio shops when he was a resident at the top of the Chrysler building (notably\, the only other artist to have had a studio in the iconic landmark is esteemed Life photographer\, Margaret Bourke-White). Impressed by the card’s evocative nostalgia and intimacy\, they were\, according to Luccio\, “beautiful artefacts\, remnants of the past preserved in small and fragile time capsules”. That sentiment was reflected in Luccio’s wonderful collection of small-scale works\, New York Postcards (2019). In Cuorosensa we see an evolution into something much larger in scale\, both in size and substance. \nIn Cuorosensa\, the artist’s bold\, energetic and confident mark-making coheres into recognisable Luccio-esque themes — we see his Eiffel Tower\, his Trojan Horse\, his meditations on the myths and figures of classical antiquity — but closer inspection reveals a canvas of interlocking postcards with tantalising glimpses of the messages they once conveyed. When their contents are obscured completely by Luccio’s paint and ink\, the postcards form something of an edifice\, brick-like in their arrangement\, transformed from something fragile to bedrock. \nArchaeologists are known for digging down to gain insight into the daily lives of individuals who once constituted whole civilisations; in Cuorosensa this is reversed. Here the presumptive ephemera of material culture becomes the base upon which layers of bigger and vaster gestures are built. We see the expansive concept of civilisation layered over the intimate concept of community\, and it is unexpectedly coherent. Perhaps these small acts of practical sentimentality are what is really hidden in the Trojan Horse. What really propels the march of history\, of destruction and creation? Perhaps the idea of a blank canvas is its own myth\, an attempt to obliterate the foundation of community in favour of the fiction of self-contained individuality. \nCuorosensa: A Reverse Archaeology delivers a cracking blow to concepts we like to contain within neat boundaries. Even the exhibition’s title plays with these themes: cuorosensa— a fanciful word fashioned to slide off the tongue and evoke its Latin roots of heart and feeling—combined with the conjuring up of a discipline; a regime of serious study\, fired by applied curiosity. \nAs we move through a period of global upheaval\, there has never been a better time to explore the themes presented in Luccio’s Cuorosensa: A Reverse Archaeology. These works leave us contemplating what will become of our own heartfelt acts\, if only we take the time and energy to produce them.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Events” tab_id=”1676079125859-f3fccc2a-ed2a”][vc_column_text]CUOROSENSA\nA Reverse Archaeology \nOpening Event\nTo be opened by David Hunt\nTuesday 4 April from 5pm – 7pm\nFREE EVENT: RSVP essential to gallery@fortyfivedownstairs.com \nArtist Talk: The Making of Cuorosensa\nSaturday 15 of April from 2pm – 3pm\nFREE EVENT: RSVP essential to gallery@fortyfivedownstairs.com \nArt\, Health and Happiness\nA panel discussion hosted by David Hunt\nSaturday 22nd of April from 2 – 3pm\nFREE EVENT: RSVP essential to gallery@fortyfivedownstairs.com \nDrawing Sessions with the Artist\nFor the Love of Laneways: sketching in and around the laneways of Melbourne\nThursday 20 April from 11am – 1pm followed by a tour of the exhibition\n$100 per person\, email gallery@fortyfivedownstairs.com or call 03 9662 9966 to book \nSoaring Cityscapes: sketching the built environment\nThursday 27 April from 11am – 1pm followed by a tour of the exhibition\n$100 per person\, email gallery@fortyfivedownstairs.com or call 03 9662 9966 to book \nSketching for Sanity: How Drawing Can Improve Your Life\nSaturday 29 April from 10:30am – 12pm\n1.5 hour blitz with Marco Luccio on how to draw for pleasure for non-drawers\nFREE: RSVPs essential to gallery@fortyfivedownstairs.com[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artist Bio” tab_id=”1676522419739-aba1c5c5-27b2″][vc_column_text]Marco Luccio Bio \nAward winning artist Marco Luccio has held upward of 50 solo exhibitions nationwide and internationally. \nLuccio’s work is represented in 42 public and corporate collections\, including the New York Public Library\, the Museum of the City of New York\, The New York Historical Society\, The National Gallery of Australia\, The National Gallery of Victoria\, The State Library of Victoria and The City of Melbourne. \nHis work has been shortlisted for many major awards including the Dobell Drawing Prize and the Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing and he has undertaken artist residencies in New York\, Paris\, Italy and Australia. \nIn 2021 Luccio launched his book and exhibition\, Tales from The Greek\, which featured work inspired by the writing of award-winning author John Hughes. The exhibition travelled to Regional galleries throughout Australia. Previously he launched New York Postcards\, 2019 and The Garden of Sorrows\, 2013. Luccio’s work is also represented in many other publications including a feature and front cover of Maree Coote’s The Art of Being Melbourne\, 2012\, and Dr Colin Holden’s Piranesi’s Grandest Tour\, 2014. \nLuccio is currently running Sketching in the Gallery sessions at the National Gallery of Victoria and a feature documentary on Luccio’s artwork spanning 30 years is currently in production.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Tales from the Greek: Myth\, Beauty and Brutality
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nMarco Luccio\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nTales from the Greek\nMyth\, Beauty and Brutality[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]9 November – 4 December 2021\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday 11am to 5pm\,\nSaturday 11am to 3pm\nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]\n…Luccio’s artworks are at once compelling and confronting. They invite instant reaction and attention. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]Marco Luccio\, Corruption\, 2021\, drypoint on Velin Arches Paper \nMother And Child\, 2021\, 60 x 90cm\, drypoint on Velin Arches Paper \nBurning Heart\, 2021\, 14.5 x 14cm\, drypoint on Velin Arches Paper \nTrojan Horse Hideaways\, 2021\, 38.5 x 30cm\, drypoint on Velin Arches paper \nThe Feather\, 2021\, 15.5 x 17cm\, drypoint on BFK Rives White Paper \nFreedom\, 2021\, 20.5 x 29.5cm\, drypoint on Velin Arches Paper \nThe Wooden Cow\, 2021\, 29 x 30cm\, drypoint on Velin Arches Paper \nListening\, 2021\, 60 x 80cm\, charcoal on Velin Arches Paper \nThe White Bull\, 2021\, 15 x 18cm\, drypoint on BFK Rives White Paper \nSisyphus Holding\, 2021\, 24 x 30cm\, drypoint on Velin Arches Paper \n[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef2edb-f0663f53-093333b8-571a” title=”Exhibition Statement”][vc_column_text]\nTales from the Greek is a new exhibition and book launch by award winning international artist Marco Luccio who has once again united with award winning and Miles Franklin shortlisted author John Hughes. \nThe artwork is an extensive and imaginative response to  a collection of ten narrative adaptations of Greek tragedies written by Hughes. Some of the stories remain set in ancient Greece\, while others provide a more modern context for the adaptation. \nLuccio has responded to these stories with a series of dramatic and gritty artworks. Using a variety of mediums\, he has created a suite of works that brings the text to life in a powerful and memorable way. \nInternationally recognised for his cityscapes\, Luccio has previously depicted stories by John Hughes in the beautiful book\, The Garden Of Sorrows\, described by some as the hardcover answer to digital storytelling with its art object construction and generously illustrated presentation. \nWith Tales from the Greek\, Luccio’s artworks are at once compelling and confronting. They invite instant reaction and attention. When charcoal is employed\, the images are filled with classical and sculptural chiaroscuro. But when etchings are the chosen medium\, the works are filled with the signature Luccio style of energetic mark making often described as honest\, direct and instantly recognisable. \nThese new works by Luccio will surprise and delight visitors to the show who will be greeted with a rich and powerful exhibition created by an artist who has always been interested in the classical world whilst remaining relevant and contemporary with his practice. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Marco Luccio & John Hughes” tab_id=”1632277520161-3387b06a-5b8e”][vc_column_text]John Hughes and Marco Luccio met while Luccio was an artist in residence at Sydney Grammar in 2010. Hughes\, the Head Librarian\, invited Luccio to collaborate on The Garden of Sorrows after seeing his artwork. Consequently\, they have collaborated again to produce the breathtaking Tales from the Greek. \nMarco Luccio is an award- winning artist whose work is represented in over 40 major public collections both nationally and internationally\, including the New York Public Library\, the Museum of the City of New York\, The Skyscraper Museum and the National Gallery of Australia. His exhibition history includes 50 major solo exhibitions\, and 170 group\, curated and award shows. He has also received many commissions. Luccio has also been shortlisted for many major awards\, including twice for the Dobell prize\, Australia’s most prestigious drawing prize\, and in 2013 for the Adelaide Perry Prize for drawing. A feature documentary about Marco Luccio is currently in production. \nJohn Hughes is the author of seven books. His first book\, The Idea of Home\, won the 2005 NSW Premier’s Award for Non-Fiction\, the 2006 National Biography Award\, and was the National Year of Reading ‘Our Story’ winner for NSW in 2012. His second book\, Someone Else: Fictional Essays\, won the Adelaide 2008 Festival Award for Innovation and the 2008 Queensland Premier’s Award for Short Stories. His third book\, The Remnants\, was published in 2012 by UWAP\, who also published The Garden of Sorrows in 2013\, Asylum in 2016\, and No One in 2019\, which was shortlisted for the 2020 Miles Franklin Literary Award. His latest novel\, The Dogs\, was published by Upswell in September.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Events” tab_id=”1632277645070-839a9155-0139″][vc_column_text]TALES FROM THE GREEK\nMyth\, Beauty and Brutality \nOpening Event & Book Launch\nFriday 19 November\nDue to density limits\, there will be two sessions for the event: 5pm – 6.30pm & 7pm – 8.30pm\nFREE EVENT: RSVP essential. Email communications@fortyfivedownstairs.com with your preferred timeslot. \nExhibition Tour with John Hughes\nThursday 25 November\, 11:00am\nFREE EVENT \nArtist Talks\nMyth & Mayhem\nArtist and author panel discussion: 20 November 11:30am-1:00pm\nFREE EVENT: RSVP essential and COVIDsafe practices and limits apply. Email communications@fortyfivedownstairs.com. \nMaking the Greek Tales\nArtist talk: 27 November 11:30am-1:00pm\nFREE EVENT: RSVP essential and COVIDsafe practices and limits apply. Email communications@fortyfivedownstairs.com. \nDrawing in the Gallery with Marco Luccio\nFun and lively drawing sessions learning new approaches to mark making whilst developing your skills in an inspiring and friendly environment. All levels welcome! \nPower & expression\nFriday 12 November\, 11:00am-1:00pm\n$75 per person\, pay on the day\nPlease bring your own sketchbook\, pencil\, eraser and fine liner pen\nRSVP essential and COVIDsafe practices and limits apply. Email communications@fortyfivedownstairs.com. \nThe beauty of line\nFriday 26 November\, 11:00am-1:00pm\n$75 per person\, pay on the day\nPlease bring your own sketchbook\, pencil\, eraser and fine liner pen\nRSVP essential and COVIDsafe practices and limits apply. Email communications@fortyfivedownstairs.com. \nCapturing Chiaroscuro\nFriday 3 December\, 11:00am-1:00pm\n$75 per person\, pay on the day\nPlease bring your own sketchbook\, pencil\, eraser and fine liner pen\nRSVP essential and COVIDsafe practices and limits apply. Email communications@fortyfivedownstairs.com.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Tales from the Greek Book” tab_id=”1632878893693-64fa647e-8996″][vc_single_image image=”574559″][vc_separator][vc_column_text]\n\nTALES FROM THE GREEK \nby John Hughes\nArtwork by Marco Luccio \n1st edition is limited to just 500 copies\, numbered and individually signed.  \nDesigned and printed in Australia.  \n400+ pages printed on 140gsm paper with hard-cover and dust jacket that features over 200 artworks.  \n\n\n$220  \n\n\nPre-order now via marcoluccio.com.au  \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artist Statement” tab_id=”1632879386908-764f2223-18f3″][vc_column_text]\n\n\nArtist’s statement about the creation of this book\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTales from the Greek has been an odyssey in its creation. \nWhen I read the stories the first time\, I knew this was going to be a monumental project. I had worked with John last on The Garden of Sorrows\, which has had great critical acclaim. John’s words inspired so many ideas along the themes of love\, power\, war\, hate\, revenge and ambition\, together with a multitude of emotions. I love challenging myself to create new work and am constantly seeking ways to expand my artistic ability and creative scope. My hope for these works is that they not only resonate in a traditional way\, but also are seen as fresh and contemporary interpretations of Greek mythical imagery. To respond to words with such depth and layering was challenging and inspiring. John’s sentences seem to be so beautifully crafted and thought-out\, that each paragraph gave birth to countless possibilities. \nI started way back in 2016\, by reading the text and making small notes next to each story in the form of one or two words plus a thumbnail sketch. Each story required a great time in between to absorb\, so it was a time-consuming process. After the thumbnails next to the text\, I would do a storyboard in my sketchbook with captions. This gave me a good sense of the drama and flow of the images\, and helped make sure they were in order. \nFrom there I then hired both male and female models to pose in the scenes required\, from which I would then work up big charcoal drawings. After the charcoal drawings there came paintings\, monotypes and drypoints\, and later ink drawings  and collagraphs\, as well as an array of assemblages too. \nSome of the works are massive\, others small\, intimate portraits. Each medium allowed its own kind of effect and offered moods that are unique. The charcoals allowed for incredible chiaroscuro\, giving the images depth and dramatic light and dark. Perfect for some of the scenes where richness in mood and feeling were desired and conveyed in John’s rich text. The drypoints give the images gritty and powerful lines. They create an effect resonating energy and a visceral quality that is particular to the medium. The paintings allowed me to create a grander statement. The massive waterscape inspired by Icarus\, for example\, gave me the opportunity to paint water in an abstracted and physical manner using slates of wood to move the paint across the canvas. The images of the Trojan Horse seemed to demand a large scale\, so those were painted on 6ft canvasses. \nOne of my favourite stories to draw from was Sisyphus. What an amazing story\, and John’s take on it is so beautiful\, sad and at the same time filled with a philosophical complexity that is inspiring. Maybe during Covid times this story resonates the most as we all feel like we’re pushing our metaphorical rocks up and down the same hill. In fact\, I have deliberately omitted the rock that Sisyphus is pushing so that we all may place our own metaphorical obstacle in the space. \nI loved working on Achilles; the great battle scenes were thrilling to depict. It was such pleasure to draw the heroes Achilles\, Hector and Paris holding shields and wielding spears. And\, of course\, to draw the Trojan Horse that the soldiers hid in to surprise their hosts. \nAll the stories lend themselves so well to energetic mark making. I have chosen the splash of colour on a number of pages to evoke the colour of the old Greek vases\, but also to give a sense of ancient memory. A kind of earthy colour that feels old world whilst remaining complementary to the black and white images that are the main style in the book and in the exhibition itself. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI chose the cover image because the horse to me represents civilisation. A horse can be very architectural. Without horses\, cities couldn’t be built in ancient civilisations. And of course\, most of all\, the Trojan Horse. The horse on the cover appears out of what could be seen as smoke after a fire…perhaps after the battle. \nSome of the stories are so breathtakingly beautiful the images poured out and the only question was how to limit myself and decide which were vital to the story. ‘Corruption’ was the first story. The hero trapped on an island with only his falcon companion\, which represented freedom and his rotting foot. This is where the idea came to me of looking at iconic religious painting where the head is tilted. I wanted these images to have the meaningful and layered appearance of a religious icon. Hence you will see in many of the stories the heads of the characters lean to one side in an exaggerated style\, which is highly visible in the woman and child in ‘Lady Macbeth of Tamarama Bay’\, as well as other stories in the book. \nI looked at artists such as Picasso and Rouault\, as well as years of studying what makes an image memorable and powerful. In addition\, I poured over my books on Ancient Greek myth\, as well as sketching the Greek and Roman artefacts in the New York Metropolitan Museum. I feel that this body of work is a combination of everything I have learnt in over thirty years of making art\, and that I needed that experience to be able to do justice to such powerful words. \nThe myth of Icarus and the story of the Minotaur was one story I couldn’t wait to get my hands on. How wonderful to depict this story so well-known yet told in a such a new and beautiful way. As an artist I salivated at the idea of drawing the wings of Icarus falling from the sky. To get my teeth into sketching how to make him fall dramatically\, I hired a model to pose upside down\, leaning against a wall to appear to be falling. And later\, with the model posed to appear squashed and broken. I used feathers I have collected over the years as inspiration\, along with looking at dead birds and classical renderings by Michelangelo and others of falling men. Also\, the prospect of creating my own version of the Minotaur after years of looking at Picasso was at once daunting and inspiring. I made many different versions and I’m proud of the one I have come up with. I hope that it has its own style born from me and the words of John. (Oh\, and the wooden cow in this story was a gift to me from the writer. I loved making her using drypoint to depict the hard nails hammered into slates of wood to create a visual effect filled with deep scratched marks whilst remaining somehow light in quality. The cow almost seems like the posters you might find in an old butcher shop showing the prime cutlets on the beast. With this story I went away for a couple of days to Daylesford and spent countless hours making the sketches in my hotel room. By the end of it\, the room was filled with drawings covering the bed and the floor\, and I went back home ready to turn those sketches into drypoints for the book.) \nThroughout the image making I would look for potential characters to use in the book. I also used some of the images I had made previous to the book coming into existence. I would draw the same poses over and over. For instance\, in ‘Corruption’ one of the characters listens whilst hiding. I photographed a friend posing with his hand near his ear. I kept refining it\, drawing it in ink\, charcoal and then finally with drypoint\, until it looked just right\, with a balance of light and dark\, whilst keeping a stark and graphic quality which I think works well with John’s writing. I found myself being innovative too\, exploring new methods I had not used before such as collagraphs. This is visible in the image of cracks in a wall in ‘Knots’\, where I used an old book cover that I painted glue over and then scratched and ripped away to create the appearance of cracks. They are really cracks in a way\, just like the leaves in the Icarus story are real leaves I pasted onto cardboard and printed over. Something about the materials being the real thing they are depicting is very appealing and new for me. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImages such as Electra cutting her hair on the grave in ‘Knots’ needed great thought and many reworkings to get exactly right. The words pushed me to create imagery that I would otherwise never make. Sometimes the characters in the stories turn wild\, hissing like cats or howling like wolves. Oh\, what fun and joy it was creating those\, pushing my model\, who wore various wigs and outfits\, to crawl around the floor and rise like a madwoman\, hissing and howling in the studio. I would often try to feel what the characters are feeling\, so the stories needed me to stay away for a while to fully absorb the nature of each character and what the images should convey. \nShowing time going backwards in ‘Riddle’ was an incredible challenge. I loved making the clocks seem warped and mangled\, and drawing the woman walking like a ghost. Men and women falling on swords was another beautiful challenge. Once again\, my model posed\, faking her death over and over in various configurations to help me depict the scene realistically and dramatically. \nThe challenge was to be creative whilst imagining everything to be true. I was glad to draw a dragon. That was a terrific experience\, as who wouldn’t want to draw a dragon? So much fun\, and the creature lends itself well to the medium of drypoint with its scales and claws. \nI myself posed for some of the images as reference too\, such as in ‘Lady Macbeth of Tamarama Bay’\, where the couple are mourning at the grave. The fortune teller too was a great one to draw. I had my model wear a crazy wig and black long-sleeved top\, and I drew countless versions to get to the one I selected that best showed the mood and character required from the text. \nMarionettes and puppets appear a few times in the book. I loved looking at classical ceramic versions\, as well as my own wooden art version as inspiration. The stories also mention vultures and wolves devouring bodies. This was again something I would not normally draw\, so it allowed me to push myself further in the scope of my image making. I must say I also found it exciting\, rewarding\, and just plain fun to draw some bloodthirsty and dramatic scenes. \nIn addition to all the images for the book\, the words have inspired many assemblages of men riding horses and metal Spartans made from found metal discards from my local railway line. The idea of old welded found metal artefacts lends itself well to the stories and again gave birth to new image-making approaches for me \nThis exhibition and book have been years in the making. It seems as if John’s stories and my ideas have lived in my mind for an age. I feel like Zeus giving birth to Athena: the images have now sprung to life from the fertile world of John’s words into my world of image making. I think that Tales from the Greek is something of a Magnus Opus for me personally. I hope readers find inspiration to delve further into the richness of Greek mythology. \nMarco Luccio \n\n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”COVIDSafe venue information” tab_id=”1635900835324-3bbb96c5-dd31″][vc_column_text]welcome back to a COVIDSafe fortyfivedownstairs! \nThe following information is to keep you and our staff safe during your visit to fortyfivedownstairs. Our procedures follow strict guidelines set by the VIC State Government.  Everyone who visits fortyfivedownstairs is required by law to register for contact tracing and be fully vaccinated. There will be a QR code available on arrival for registration. 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All staff at fortyfivedownstairs will likewise be fully vaccinated. \nEach member of your party will be required to check-in on arrival and show proof of your vaccination status or medical exemption before you enter the building. \nThere are four types of evidence that will be accepted: \n\nVaccination certificate integrated into the Services Victoria check-in app\nVaccination certificate in your smartphone wallet\nDigital or printed vaccination certificate issued by the Australian Government along with photo ID\nDigital or printed exemption certificate along with photo ID\n\nIf you cannot provide the required proof on arrival\, you will be unable to enter fortyfivedownstairs. \nFor information about how to get your vaccination certificate please visit the Victorian Government’s coronavirus website. \nwear a mask \nThe wearing of masks is mandatory throughout the gallery and theatre. \nif you are feeling unwell\, please stay home\nDo not attend if you are experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19\, have been in contact with a suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patient or visited one of the updated public exposure sites. \nIf you begin to feel unwell during an event\, contact a fortyfivedownstairs staff member immediately and in the instance of a positive COVID-19 case\, contact the venue on 03 9662 9966. \nuse the hand sanitiser provided\nWe have hand sanitiser available at all entrances\, exits and toilets throughout the venue – please lather up and remember to wash your hands regularly. \nphysical distancing \nPlease socially distance from people wherever possible and adhere to the distancing guidelines. \ngroup bookings\nTo arrange for a school or tour group to visit the venue\, please contact us to find out capacity limits for the current events. \nCOVIDSafe documents\nfortyfivedownstairs COVIDSafe checklist[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs gallery\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Manhattan Dreaming
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-artistname”]\nMarco Luccio\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-gallery-exhibitionname”]\nManhattan Dreaming\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]25 September – 20 October 2018\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday 11am to 5pm\,\nSaturday 12pm to 4pm\nGrand Final Holiday 12pm to 4pm\nadmission: Free[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]\nManhattan Dreaming reveals an artist who\, having achieved an enviable level of intimacy with his metropolitan muse\, is now able to capture her lines\, angles\, moods and movement with a spontaneity bordering on instinct. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1518320329614-868977ba-1f9e905c-b0b3368e-b9ef8ab0-0745″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]Award-winning artist Marco Luccio’s latest exhibition\, Manhattan Dreaming\, will open at Melbourne’s fortyfivedownstairs on the 25th of September. An astounding collection of paintings and drypoints\, Manhattan Dreaming reveals an artist who\, having achieved an enviable level of intimacy with his metropolitan muse\, is now able to capture her lines\, angles\, moods and movement with a spontaneity bordering on instinct. \nLuccio is constantly chasing and challenging his own boundaries\, and there can be no doubt that exciting new ground has been broken with Manhattan Dreaming. The paintings in this collection—some of which span 6 feet in height or width—were all painted in situ\, often amid heavy pedestrian traffic (and interest)\, in single sessions stretching up to seven hours. Scenes commenced in daylight are layered over to depict the night-time hours in which they were completed. The constantly changing features of scenes—both human and non—are captured in evocative hazes that suggest both their arrival and departure. The energy that went into producing these works is immediately palpable: they are\, in a very real sense\, exhilarating to view. \nComplementing the canvas-grounded hustle and bustle are Luccio’s drypoints\, which\, eschewing the monumental bridges and buildings so recognisably Manhattan\, have taken on the no less iconic scene of the New York City diner. Copper plates and tools in hand\, these pieces were also created in situ by Luccio and delightfully capture the unabashed eccentricity and character of some of the city’s most legendary haunts. \nLong-term followers of Marco Luccio’s work will find their appreciation of his expertise and artistry taken to a new level\, while first-time viewers will have the fortune of being introduced to an artist who continues to bravely explore and expand\, creating beautifully striking works of art in the process. \nImages: photographed by Sina Basila \nmarcoluccio.com.au \nclick here to watch a 3min film of Luccio painting in New York[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artist Bio” tab_id=”1518320329651-b769a1a3-29e6905c-b0b3368e-b9ef8ab0-0745″][vc_column_text]Marco Luccio is represented in over 40 public and corporate collections internationally\, including several museums such as the New York Public Library\, the Museum of the City of New York\, the National Gallery of Australia\, and more. \nLuccio has held over 40 exhibitions\, including two major solo shows in New York. He has exhibited in a large number of group\, curated and award shows\, and has received several commissions. Luccio’s work has been shortlisted for many major awards including twice for both the Dobell Prize for Drawing\, in 2009 and 2010\, and the Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing\, in 2013 and 2016. \nFor further information please visit marcoluccio.com.au/about/[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Opening” tab_id=”1536213952664-b275d821-bebf”][vc_column_text]MANHATTAN DREAMING\nOpening event\nTuesday 25 September 5.30pm – 7pm \nJoin artist Marco Luccio for the official opening of his exhibition\, MANHATTAN DREAMING.\nOpening speaker: Guy Grossi \nRSVP: communications@fortyfivedownstairs.com[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artist Talk” tab_id=”1533099700370-8f0c206e-8e6a”][vc_column_text]NEW YORK STORIES\nArtist Talk\nSaturday 6 October 11am – 1pm \nJoin artist Marco Luccio as he speaks about his new exhibition Manhattan Dreaming\, and his time in New York creating the works for the show. \nRSVPs essential.\nEmail: communications@fortyfivedownstairs.com[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs gallery\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:NEW YORK MYTHIC
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]\nMarco Luccio\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]13 September-8 October 2016\n\nhours:\nTuesday – Friday 11am to 5pm\,\nSaturday 12pm to 4pm\nadmission: Free\n \nGrand Final Holiday: Gallery open Friday 29 September 12pm – 4pm\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]\nThis is New York as you have not seen her before; a multi-faceted homage to a city that is as much myth as material. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″]Marco Luccio\, New York Mythic 3\, 2016\, Charcoal on Velin Arches paper\, 75 x 106cm  \nMarco Luccio\, New York Mythic 4\, 2016\, Charcoal on Velin Arches paper\, 75 x 106cm \nMarco Luccio \nMarco Luccio\, New York Mythic 1\, 2016\, Charcoal on Velin Arches paper\, 75 x 106cm  \nMarco Luccio\, New York Mythic 2\, 2016\, Charcoal on Velin Arches paper\, 75 x 106cm  \n[/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e290b1db-6de17c6a-2422″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]Marco Luccio’s exhibition New York Mythic sees the artist return to his favourite subject matter—the city of New York—from a new\, aerial perspective. The expansive views witnessed by Luccio in a helicopter ride over his concrete muse are shown to dramatic effect\, and the multiple personalities of this assertive and storied city are brought to life across Luccio’s expanding repertoire of mediums. This is New York as you have not seen her before; a multi-faceted homage to a city that is as much myth as material. \nThis expansive exhibition encompasses paintings\, drypoints\, drawings and etchings and features work made from towering vantage points in the Chrysler\, Rockefeller and Empire State buildings\, among others. \nIn New York Mythic Luccio’s uncompromisingly bold style meets its match in a city of similar ilk. It’s an inspiring and energising exhibition showcasing the work of an artist who\, like his subject matter\, is deeply original\, immediately recognisable and constantly evolving.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artist Bio” tab_id=”1451285630325-09def419-bb74b1db-6de17c6a-2422″][vc_column_text]\nMarco Luccio is an award-winning artist whose work is represented in over 25 major public collections both nationally and internationally. \nAs a professional full time artist he has held 36 major solo exhibitions\, exhibited in over 150 group\, curated and award shows and received several commissions. \nLuccio has been collected in various private\, public and corporate collections\, including the New York Public Library\, the Museum of the City of New York\, the New York Historical Society and the National Gallery of Australia. \nHis work has been shortlisted for many major awards including the 2010 and 2009 Dobell and the 2013 Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing. \nIn addition\, Luccio has completed artist residencies and study travel trips in New York\, Paris and Italy. He has given many guest lectures throughout Australia and overseas\, including at the Art Students League of New York and the Printmaking Centre of New Jersey. He has taught drawing\, painting and printmaking at various institutions including ongoing classes at the National Gallery of Victoria. \nIn 2013 Luccio collaborated with award-winning author John Hughes to create the book\, ‘The Garden of Sorrows’\, which features 60 of Luccio’s etchings. Luccio’s work is also represented in many publications including a feature and the front cover of Maree Coote’s ‘The Art of Being Melbourne’ 2012\, and a feature in Dr Colin Holden’s ‘Piranesi’s Grandest Tour’ 2014. \nIn 2010 Marco Luccio was invited to exhibit his solo show\, ‘International Cities’\, at the Australian Consulate General in New York. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Artist Talk” tab_id=”1467689907959-7db60dcf-4bc5″][vc_column_text]Artist Talk: New York Stories\, The Making of Mythic\nDate: Saturday 24 September 2016\nTime: 2.00pm\nAdmission: Free event. Bookings essential as places are limited.\nBook now: communications@fortyfivedownstairs.com[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/new-york-mythic/2016-09-13/
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