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Mariano Ferrante

New Work

September 12 – October 26, 2019Art Projects International, 434 Greenwich Street, Ground Floor, New York, NY 10013

New Work

The gallery presents Ferrante's recent abstract works emerging from constructivist and neo-concrete movements, particularly as they developed in Latin America. His artistic lineage connects to Argentine pioneers and explores how mathematical systems guide visual investigations.

“I try to achieve a conversation between the space, the painting, and the viewer,” Ferrante explains regarding his compositional approach. His method involves establishing geometric frameworks, then deliberately introducing deviations through layered color applications. The artist describes his process: “I set a line structure but then I will deface it so it's not that it is perfectly geometric, instead it will move.”

Ferrante's works balance precision with intuition. Rather than maintaining rigid geometric relationships, his paintings develop through temporal accumulation — each color layer subtly shifts initial patterns, creating natural-looking asymmetries. The Monocromo series employs optical blending, where juxtaposed colors interact perceptually rather than physically, similar to screen pixels creating unified tones.

His explorations span mediums beyond painting, including murals and site-specific installations. These investigations reveal the creative process's layered complexity, showcasing both technical precision and imaginative vision through accumulated, hand-executed details.