Christy
Zucarelli
Zucarelli
is driven to an unsettling surface of structuring
and mark-making. She finds herself torn between the
opposing forces of vastness and containment, chaos
and order, isolation and inseparability, loss and
recovery. Throughout her paintings, there are conflicts
and contradictions combined with overlapping trials
of memory and associations, personal interactions
and social observations. When Zucarelli is involved
in the act of painting, she translates onto the canvas
a collection of spaces, which are characterized by
their levels of movement and activity. Line and gesture
combine to delineate and compose the surface. These
lines and gestures may evoke activity upon the canvas,
or they may create a sense of stillness. They may
separate spaces rigidly, or a more blurred distinction
may define the transition. The line or gesture may
be bold, playful, delicate, or aggressive. They may
drip, scratch, sweep, push, pull, be accidental, or
deliberate. In addition to line and gesture, text
has also become a significant part of her paintings.
This mark-making adds complexity and rhythm to the
painting, as well as a type of dialogue. When Zucarelli
is involved in creating, it is in a constant state
of flux until fully resolved.
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