Luca Gasperi: artist: late afternoons

In 2002's solo exhibition "Late Afternoons," Luca showed new watercolors as well as acrylics on wood panel and sculptural stone pieces. Luca's work is largely inspired by nature, and this show mainly depicted scenes or moods of the late afternoon sun and its effects on the hills, trees and people of the south shore. "A year of not painting means a jam up of images in my head," the artist stated. "Visions, like a blue heron flying silently overhead in the night sky, are in storage waiting to emerge." Most of Luca's work is triggered by images seen in St. Croix's great outdoors, while walking on a beach or in a field. "Whereas my work used to start with a photograph, now there is only a sketch preceded by an image captured in my mind's eye."

Luca at his home with one of his acrylics, "After School."

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recent works latest show late afternoons tending life resumé biography articles commissions contact Late Afternoons solo show Walsh Metal Works Gallery June 28 - July 13 2002 photos from opening night at Walsh Metal Works Gallery: June 28, 2002	In 2002's solo exhibition "Late Afternoons," Luca showed new watercolors as well as acrylics on wood panel and sculptural stone pieces. Luca's work is largely inspired by nature, and this show mainly depicted scenes or moods of the late afternoon sun and its effects on the hills, trees and people of the south shore. "A year of not painting means a jam up of images in my head," the artist stated. "Visions, like a blue heron flying silently overhead in the night sky, are in storage waiting to emerge." Most of Luca's work is triggered by images seen in St. Croix's great outdoors, while walking on a beach or in a field. "Whereas my work used to start with a photograph, now there is only a sketch preceded by an image captured in my mind's eye." Luca at his home with one of his acrylics, "After School."
	Although collectors know him as an accomplished watercolorist, for this show Luca delved into sculpture with found objects, and rediscovered acrylics after an eight year hiatus from the medium. "Certain images need the vibrant intensity of acrylic paint," the artist said about his new works. "To me, this show is about the interplay of people acting on a landscape…people conquering or being controlled by their surroundings. In this sense, the landscape itself becomes a character." Luca's new sculpture pieces, resembling tiny monolith-studded landscapes with deepening shadows, are a combination of local stones, sand, ash and cement. The works were inspired by a trip to Sweden, where the artist was moved by the stonework of ancient farm buildings. "Breadfruit" watercolor 12 1/2 x 20 1/2" 2002
	"Reefwalkers" acrylic on board 15 1/2 x 15" 2002
	"Uncivilized" acrylic on board 15 1/2 x 11 7/8" 2002
	"Maria" acrylic on paper 12 3/16 x 16 1/8" 2002
	"Coconut Table" acrylic on wood panel 00 3/16 x 00 1/8" 2002
	Coming soon: the complete online portfolio of "Late Afternoons" – over 55 works. Read a review of Luca's work by the Bermuda Sun. Visit the official website for the Bermuda Atlas & Gazetteer, a book that Luca has designed and illustrated.