Anthony Iacono

Anthony Iacono is based in New York (b. 1987). He received his BFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York and his MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University i n Richmond, Virginia. He attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture i n 2013 and has been an artist in residence at LMCC Workspace and the Museum of Art and Design. He has had solo exhibitions at The Approach, P.P.O.W. Gallery, and Capsule Shanghai. His work has been included i n group shows at 106 Green, Jack Hanley Gallery, and Hesse Flatow and he’s been featured in New York Magazine, New American Paintings and The Village Voice. In 2017 he was a recipient of the Toby Devan Lewis Award. Iacono is currently a resident artist at the Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program.

Iacono works primarily in collage from cut-out sections of painted papers. This process produces an unusual crispness made from the cut rather than the painted boundary between objects and bodies. The collages are easily mistranslated, first appearing as digital images or flat airbrush paintings, while in person they are flooded with paint and texture. Accompanying the collages are a new series of mixed media works made from watercolor and pastel rubbings. Each image is built from graphic textures producing topographical maps and puzzle piece-like outlines revealing what's underneath. Belts, combs, and watches — all alluring props found i n these 80’s thrillers — could act as evidence from a crime scene or remnants in a lost and found box of a cruising space. These rubbings prioritize touch over vision, leaving behind visual residue of tactile sensation.

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