“What inspires me most is the energy and beauty of my experiences,” says Giarrano. “I see painting as a way to appreciate what is all around us, stuff we take for granted or don't notice. My favorite things to paint are scenes of life in New York City. I love the architecture and people of the city. It's endlessly inspiring. I enjoy painting scenes on the streets but also interiors, which are often about people, alone and in their own thoughts. For me, that presents someone as more truly himself or herself.”
Nearby in the East Gallery is Untold Stories, a series of moody and mysterious landscapes by Linden Frederick, "one of the foremost painters of America's byways, highways, and backyards." (Carl Little, Maine Home + Design, April 2008).
Frederick's paintings are intentionally unpeopled so as to allow the viewer to feel as though they are participating in the picture, rather than causing them to try and identify with a figure within the scene. This encouraged one reviewer to write of the artist, “His vision is just creepy enough to add the right amount of narrative tension. Nothing is missing from the scene per se, but there is just enough electricity to hold you in a state of liminal excitement. Rather than a movie still, it's more like a scene from a gripping novel.”
Vincent Giarrano: Truth and Beauty and Linden Frederick: Untold Stories open April 12th in Nashville with a reception from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. The shows will remain on view until May 18th. Afterwards, the two shows will travel to Haynes Galleries' other location in Thomaston, Maine, where the exhibition will run from June 28th through July 30th.
Haynes Galleries, Tennessee, is located in Roundabout Plaza, a landmark building at the gateway of Music Row between 16th and 17th Avenues. Its hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and by appointment. For more information, email garyhaynes@haynesgalleries.com, call (615) 430-8147 or (615) 312-7000, or visit
www.haynesgalleries.com.
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| Rising - oil on canvas - 24 X 30 in. |
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| Back From the Beach - oil on linen - 20 X 16 in. |
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| Checking Out the Menu - oil on linen - 24 X 18 in. |
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| Doorway - oil on linen - 20 X 16 in. |
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| Julia Reading - oil on linen - 20 X 16 in. |
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| Ms. Che Designing in NYC - oil on linen - 25 X 19 in. |
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| Gazebo - oil on linen - 20 X 30 in. |
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| Linden Frederick - VFW (2009) - oil on linen - 40 X 40 in. |
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| Dairy Dream (2008) - oil on panel - 12¼ X 12¼ in. |
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| Fortunes (2007) - oil on panel - 12¼ X 12¼ in. |
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| Ham Radio (2007) - oil on panel - 12¼ X 12¼ in. |
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| Seasonal (2010) - oil on linen - 40 X 40 in. |
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| Watcher (2006) - oil on linen - 45 X 45 in. |
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| Mohawk (2004) - oil on linen - 60 X 60 in. |
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| The World's Largest Pheasant (2008) - oil on panel - 12¼ X 12¼ in. |
