Catherine Carilli - Abstract Painter http://catherinecarilli.com colorist expressive artist and geometric abstractions Sat, 31 May 2008 17:04:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Luminosity: “Homage to Turner” Acrylic and Glaze on Canvas, 2008 Purchased by a private collector As a modernist, non-objective painter, I greatly admire and am indebted to the work of J. M. W. Turner “1775-1851”, an English artist during the era of Romantic, epic paintings. Turner is often viewed by art historians as a precursor ... http://catherinecarilli.com/musings/luminosity-%e2%80%9chomage-to-turner%e2%80%9d/ Non-objective art is not an invention of the 20th century  Humans have made non-objective art since they first drew pictures in the dirt.  Abstract designs have existed in Western culture in many contexts. In abstract art a distinction is made between making a pattern as in decorative arts and  creating fine art which expresses our unique and also similar human feelings and ideas through ... http://catherinecarilli.com/paintings/non-objective-art-is-not-an-invention-of-the-20th-century/ You are invited to attend the Opening Reception: Friday, April 25, 6-9 PM - Spark Gallery, Denver Show Dates: April 24 - May 18, 2008, Spark Gallery Through Kaleidoscope Eyes, New Paintings by Catherine Carilli, pursues non-objective traditions in art that celebrate the process of painting  The work also emerges from a year filled with profound emotional shifts and life changes. This year has been simultaneously gritty, ... http://catherinecarilli.com/abstract-paintings/you-are-invited-to-attend-the-opening-reception-friday-april-25-6-9-pm-spark-gallery-denver/