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Artist Exhibitions:
Broome Street Gallery, 498
Broome Street,New York, NY
10011 (One Man Show)
Gallery 444, 444 Post Street,
San Francisco, CA - On going
[represented on West Coast]
Biennale Internazionale
Dell’Arte Contemporanea,
December 2003, Florence, Italy
Western Publishing, 350 Third
Avenue, New York, NY -
May-June 2003 (One man show)
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Artist Galleries:
G&R Art Gallery
157 Mamaroneck Avenue
Mamaroneck, NY 105433
914-835-2570
Gallery 444,
444 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
415-434-4477
Coconut Grove Gallery
Miami Florida
Excel Fine Arts
New York, NY
Broome Street Gallery
498 Broome St
New York, NY 10022
Agora Gallery,
415 West ...
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Artist Statement for George Pali
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Since the mid 90s, my work has evolved toward the themes of music and
childhood/adolescent memories.
My paintings often weave mythical stories of past cultures that influe
nced my early art work, including references from fragments of musical instruments, iconostats and folklore from the Balkans culture.
The prominence of the music and instruments as art objects is quite
legitimate in my paintings. I went to music school for eight years where I played the violin and guitar. I chose not to become a musician because my interest in colors and shapes was far more intense than my interest in sounds. But still, shapes and colors of instruments are very much “music to my eyes.”
Many times I incorporate collages of musical notes in my paintings and
other textured objects to create flat and two dimensional impressions
Real and unrecognized imagery, parts of musical instruments and oth
er objects (related to them) give me the upper hand in creating intere
sting and spontaneous “Jazz”and “Classic” compositions.
Aside from music, Balkan legends, folk songs, and rich costumes have a
direct influence in my paintings. I consider myself very fortunate
to have witnessed a mesmerizing (but now faded) culture so far removed
our “modern” world. I studied folk costumography, motifs, and
compositions which aided in the creation of my love for details,
picturesque tones, and understanding of texture. At the folklore
festivals, I witnessed some very unique scenes that still strongly
impact my art work—drummers, dancers, singers of folk music are
still vivid to this day in my memories. They are quite helpful
and inspiring in my work.
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