Gallery Notes. Curated by Alex Ferrone.

Oct 22

Oct 22 Gallery Notes. Curated by Alex Ferrone.

Gallery Notes, Alex Ferrone, Art Plus Conversation

Fictional Narratives of Three Artists

Over the last year-and-a-half, a word that has popped up often in conversation describing current times of the pandemic and world affairs has been “surreal.” We’d like to think that many of today’s situations would only occur in one’s dreams, but here they are in reality. Visual artists often create unusual or fantastical works from imagination that go beyond certainty. An entire artistic movement was founded based on that idea called “Surrealism” where artists explored the unconscious mind through imagery.
Delving into the imaginative worlds of national award-winning artists Richard Aardsma, Laura Dodson and Marisa S White, this exhibition presents each artist’s Fictional Narratives through photomontage, still life, and scenic design. Nuances of surrealism, nostalgia, transformation, and the human condition are observed in this selection of works.

About the Exhibition

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**‘Utopian Fantasy” by Richard Aardsma (MI)**

In myriad architectural manifestations, mid-century modern design blends perfectly with the desert environment of Palm Springs in Richard Aardsma’s photographic works. The intertwined narratives of his images in our exhibition are fueled by thoughts and visuals gleaned from Modernism, television and film entertainment, Madison Avenue, Pop Art, and nostalgia, and his finished creations blur the boundaries separating photography and painting.

Photographer, writer and educator Laura Dodson’s works combine vintage photographs, details from paintings viewed during her travels, and photographs of whatever surprises her city garden yielded during the pandemic lockdown. Through her desktop screens, Laura reimagines childhood, recalls personal life events, revisits Paris and the Louvre, and taps into themes of nostalgia, longing, and escapism.

**“Come & Stay” by Marisa S White (CO)**

Marisa S White is best known for creating photographic conceptual narratives using surrealistic and fantastical imagery. She incorporates dream-like scenes to express an idea or an emotion perhaps not so easily conveyed through traditional or realistic settings, and touch upon questions of life, love, fear, and the unknown. As a way to cope through confinement during the pandemic, Marisa created works that bring the outside world and nature into her home and imagination as shown here.

Visit Alex Ferrone Gallery in person to view Fictional Narratives through November 28th. Click here for more information about these highlighted works.

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Check out what is happening at the Alex Ferrone Gallery, and click here to learn more about Alex Ferrone’s fine art photography work. Your comments and suggestions regarding upcoming art trends topics are welcome. If you have specific questions about the artists or any content in Gallery Notes, please feel free to contact Alex directly, or through Hummingbird to learn more.

Gallery Notes Series

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A Few to See in NYC
Featured Selection. Pallette II, by Alex Ferrone
Alex Ferrone Gallery & The Artistic North Fork
Three Days in the Big Apple Part One - Pageantry
Reasons to Visit Art Galleries: Spatial Sense
Town & Country, New York City Comes to a North Fork Gallery
Reason to Visit Art Galleries Inspiration
Fictional Narratives of Three Artists (This One)

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Alex Ferrone

Based on the North Fork of Long Island, Alex Ferrone divides her time as a commercial and fine art photographer, gallery director, and exhibition curator.

Alex’s photographic works have been featured widely in regional, national, and international publications including Wine Spectator, Vanity Fair Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and Pinhole Journal, as well as numerous online magazines. Her works have been exhibited in galleries and museums nationally in New York, Texas, Florida, Colorado, and Minnesota, and internationally in Italy and Spain. Her works are held in private collections internationally.

As Owner, Director and Curator of her eponymous gallery in Cutchogue for the past ten years, Alex has successfully presented dozens of exhibitions featuring contemporary fine art photographic and mixed media works by regional and national mid-career and emerging artists, and has also participated as guest curator and juror for exhibitions at other regional galleries.

Alex is an active member of the community, both volunteering and having served as a Board member for several non-profit organization boards.