John Belingheri & Albert Dicruttalo: Connection

Andrea Schwartz Gallery is pleased to announce a two-person exhibition with John Belingheri and Albert Dicruttalo.

“I do not mimic the natural world, but create uninvited, unexpected structures and textures that capture a sense of restrained complication.” – John Belingheri

There is a strong dialogue between order and disorder in John Belingheri’s work. Using oil paint and various other mediums, he covers each canvas with layers of repetitive marks and patterns that reveal a record of his creative process; collections, missteps and reductions of paint. Belingheri’s culmination of marks turn variability and tension into a dynamic space that pushes at the edges of the canvas before resolving into a calm meditation.

“My work of complex curvilinear forms, interlocking and cantilevered, evoke a feeling of lightness in contradiction to the metal from which they are formed.” – Albert Dicruttalo

As a teenager, Albert Dicruttalo worked in a leather mill in his hometown of Gloversville, NY and was fascinated by the shapes and scale of the industrial machinery. This contrast of giant wooden drums and embossing machines against the natural beauty of the Adirondack foothills left a lasting impression on Dicruttalo. In his new body of work, Dicruttalo references the juxtaposition of industry and nature, embracing the tension of their co-existence.

Andrea Schwartz Gallery was established in 1982 and is located in the South of Market district of San Francisco at 545 – 4th Street. ASG exhibits contemporary work of mid-career artists from the Bay Area and across the country. ASG is a member of SFADA. Gallery Hours are Monday – Friday 9 – 5, Saturday by appointment. For further information and materials please contact Lexi Herrmann at 415-495-2090 or lexi@asgallery.com. Additional information may also be found on our website, www.asgallery.com.