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James Lecce
March 16 - April 22, 2006



In his second exhibition at the gallery, Lecce's vibrant, biomorphic paintings have become more compositionally complex. Explosive forms couple with articulating elements that contrast in both color and scale. Lecce's forms, which have always been inspired by nature, now veer toward the figurative and possess an almost anthropomorphized energy. These elements, combined with the paintings’ enticingly glossy surfaces and saturated color, strike a delicate balance between organic, synthetic and ornamental sensibilities. Additionally, the artist consciously strives to convey a sense of speed and fluid movement, and he cites the influence of music on his rhythmic, pulsating compositions. His multilayered paintings, created by pouring, scraping, shifting and injecting techniques, exhibit a flowing, alluring aura of pure plasticity that seems to simultaneously contain biology and refine it to a hyper-real level.
 
  James Lecce, Firefly
Firefly, 2006
Acrylic polymer emulsion
on panel
57 x 46 inches
James Lecce, Snowball
Snowball, 2006
Acrylic polymer emulsion
on panel
45 x 36 inches
James Lecce, Diamond Star
Diamond Star, 2006
Acrylic polymer emulsion
on panel
45 x 36 inches
  James Lecce, Voyager
Voyager, 2006
Acrylic polymer emulsion
on panel
45 x 36 inches
James Lecce, Juju
Juju, 2006
Acrylic polymer emulsion
on panel
35 x 28 inches
James Lecce, Banshee
Banshee, 2006
Acrylic polymer emulsion
on panel
35 x 28 inches
  James Lecce, Dreamwhip
Dreamwhip, 2006
Acrylic polymer emulsion
on panel
35 x 28 inches
James Lecce, Rainblow
Rainblow, 2006
Acrylic polymer emulsion
on panel
35 x 28 inches
James Lecce, Black Hearts
Black Hearts, 2006
Acrylic polymer emulsion
on panel
21 x 17 inches
  James Lecce, Sunny
Sunny, 2006
Acrylic polymer emulsion
on panel
21 x 17 inches
James Lecce, Jet
Jet, 2006
Acrylic polymer emulsion
on panel
21 x 17 inches
James Lecce, Cardinal
Cardinal, 2006
Acrylic polymer emulsion
on panel
21 x 17 inches
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