My first solo exhibition
Color Speaks: Works by Alison Palizzolo was on view at
The Derryfield School in Manchester, NH, January 30-March 17, 2017. While the exhibition was on view, I visited the school for a day and worked with various studio art and art history classes. It was an amazing and priceless experience. I sincerely hope that some day I will have the opportunity to teach again. The students were wonderful and their observations were pretty incredible.
If you weren't able to see the installation for yourself then I hope you will enjoy these installation photographs! Artist and art teacher at The Derryfield School,
Becky Longley Barsi installed all the works beautifully and took these photographs:
The day I visited The Derryfield School each student experimented with my techniques and created their own mini palette knife paintings. Afterward they were added to the installation.
More About the Works from Color Speaks
Single Breakthrough Series:
The Single Breakthrough series is an exploration in color theory, perception, and communication. I am employing the same compositional formula, size ratio of 3:4, and artistic style for each painting. These constants are meant to facilitate the viewer to focus on color as the subject and medium. I believe the use of these unifying characteristics will enable a true artistic exploration of color. Allowing the viewer to fully consider their innate emotional and intellectual responses to various hues.
The viewer should first explore the series as a whole and then contemplate them as individual works of art. When displayed in a group, the paintings are meant to speak to one another. Individuals will naturally be drawn to color schemes that ignite a conscious or subconscious reaction. It is necessary to examine which hues generate positive responses and why. Alternatively, the viewer to also consider why their perception of certain colors motivate a negative reaction.
Microcosm Series:
Each larger 18x24 inch painting (3:4) is accompanied by a 3x3 inch (1:1) mini painting, created from the same palette as it's larger counterpart. The microcosms test how our visual perception of identical colors can be altered by a change in scale. The microcosms are also meant to provide another possible point of entry into my work. Hopefully, they too will spark conversations centered on color perception and communication.
