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C. DimitriCold Open, monochromatic, space ship, tower horizon2007
2007
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About the Item
This mixed-media canvas captures a surreal moment: a UFO, complete with a wide-eyed alien pilot, making an unexpected landing at a mundane airport. Rendered primarily in black and white, the work juxtaposes the extraordinary with the ordinary, highlighting the humor in the intrusion of the fantastical into everyday life. Through its playful composition and mixed-media textures, the painting invites viewers to consider the absurdity of routine and the delight of imagining the impossible touching down in familiar spaces.
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- Creation Year:2007
- Dimensions:Height: 30 in (76.2 cm)Width: 40 in (101.6 cm)Depth: 3 in (7.62 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Brooklyn, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1339117057352
C. Dimitri
C. Dimitri has received fellowships in painting from the Vermont Studio Center and the RI State Council on the Arts. A staff illustrator for The Rumpus, he has illustrated texts and book covers and has added drawings to the Kenyon Review, Bomb Magazine, and the streets of Providence. Two of his climate-change graph paintings are in the permanent collection of the Boston Public Library.
Solo exhibitions include the Tabla Rasa Gallery (Brooklyn), Aurora (Providence), and Crocker Griffin (Narragansett), with select exhibits at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, and Brooklyn's Irondale Theater, Greenpoint, and Groundfloor galleries. He has also shown in Miami, Provincetown, and Los Angeles.
Dimitri received a doctorate in literature from the University of Essex, England. His focus on aesthetic modernism informs his visual work.
(Biography provided by Tabla Rasa Gallery)
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