Seeing Red
[gallery columns="4" link="none" ids="1263,1264,1265,1266,1267,1268,1269,1270,1271,1272,1273,1274,1276,1277,1278,1279"] WHAT MAKES YOU SEE RED? LOVE? HATE? PASSION? VIOLENCE? For me it ranges from the personal to the political, from primordial angst to orgasmic joy. The AMORE E ROMA series was started in 1997 when I took a short break from my art life in the States to immerse myself in the ancient city of Rome. Based on my experiences and observations, curiosities and passions, I created hundreds of these works on paper (oil on tracing paper to be specific). They each measure 9 x 12 inches. I've exhibited the originals in galleries and alternative spaces - always unframed, hung in a large expansive grid directly on the wall, vulnerable to both air currents and curious fingers. I still have many of the original works. The…