Closing reception for Maria Rizzo’s painting exhibit Trees are Life
At Health Science Library, 766 Irving Avenue, Syracuse, New York, 13210
January 25th, 2013 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
At Health Science Library, 766 Irving Avenue, Syracuse, New York, 13210
January 25th, 2013 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Syracuse, NY (January
2, 2012)—Syracuse-based artist Maria Rizzo will be speaking about her art and
artistic process at the closing reception for her exhibition Trees are Life (on display during
January at Health Science Library, Syracuse). The event is free and open to the
public. Maria Rizzo's recent paintings are a tribute to trees. To create these
"Totems of Life," she uses her memories of nature as a reference and
intuition as her guide. The painting process is her journey to find beauty and
balance among texture, color, and form. It is also a political journey in which
she uses her art to create an awareness of endangered trees, the beauty and
frailty of nature and, consequently, the necessity of recycling.
Maria Rizzo’s
paintings have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in galleries and
museums throughout New York State and abroad, including the Red House Gallery
in Syracuse, the Frederic Remington Museum in Ogdensburg, and the Museo d' Arte Contemporanea di Lissone in Italy. She is a NYFA MARK 12 alumni. Maria Rizzo was
born in Bologna, Italy in 1987.
"Maria’s
beautiful use of color and light generate a dreamy landscape creating an
amazing backdrop for her large ancestral trees. Using texture and paint Maria’s
paintings draw you into a dreamy woodland landscape of pure majestic
reverence." —The Syracuse Art
Scene: Mary Mollica
"[Rizzo’s] trees breathe life into the room…they are
almost storytelling, are spiritual and always have wonderful moodiness."
—Artist and Curator: Linda Bigness
“Maria's trees are like people, expressing
true character."
—Finger Lakes Art Coordinator: Allison
DeDominick
Maria
Rizzo
315-720-9026
mariarizzoart@gmail.com
