The Artist
Timothy Gianelli is a Boston born multi-media artist known predominantly for his expressive portrait collage abstractions. He incorporated collage portraits into his practice in 2023 and was blown away by the support of his collectors for this new style.
Timothy's artistic process begins with an idea, often inspired by his world travel experiences. He starts by sketching the concept, then draws from his extensive archive of photographs and images he has captured. His work often features quotes that reflect his current thoughts. He combines these with large portraits and collage materials, layering them with archival papers, canvas, oil paint, spray paint, acrylic, alcohol ink, mixed media, and posters from NYC, Boston, Bangkok, and Curacao. He builds up multiple layers on hand-stretched canvas to craft a rich and engaging work of art that amplifies the piece's visual elements and wordplay.
His work is in collections worldwide. He currently resides in Boston, MA.
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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
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2024 No Borders - Pellas Gallery, Boston USA
2023 Abstraction, Expressionism, and Beyond - Pellas Gallery, Boston USA
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2022 (SOLO) ABSTRACTED MEMORIES - Interiology Design Co., Boston USA
2022 Artists Exhibition - Nearby Gallery, Boston USA
2021 Atypical Renaissance - Pellas Gallery, Boston USA
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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT ME
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"Tim Gianelli is acclaimed for his abstracted works that, vibrant in color and often large scale, playfully experiment with media and subject matter all while unlocking one’s emotions and fondest memories. Upon realizing that art was his passion, Gianelli began to teach himself techniques such as perspective, spatial relations and brushwork while sourcing inspiration from modern masters, including Jackson Pollock, Mark Bradford and Mikael Brandrup. The artist now refers to his process as a visual language, rendered from his own personal memories and perceptions of life. While his compositions remain subject-less, Gianelli prefers to flood the surface of the canvas with an array of color combinations and forms, further encouraging the viewer to interact and conduct their own analysis on his abstract compositions.
Gianelli states that his intent is to offer the viewer a positive experience - a chance to ponder, to engage deeply, and to follow the drips, the gestural marks, through these passages of color. If that creates joy, a meditative moment, the recall of space and time, or even a momentary escape, then he's accomplished his goal.
As for the works selected for this collaborative presentation, the artist will be featuring his most prominent series titled "Hollow". The collection includes paintings that touch upon themes of his past travel, memories and emotions combined with his inspiration from "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". He uses his painting as a language describing the memories and emotions that mean the most to him in his life. Growing up he was heavily influenced by Salem, MA and all of the lore surrounding the infamous Salem witch trials.
Gianelli classifies this three-part sequence of paintings as "action painting" due to his spontaneous and vigorous combination of sweeping brush strokes across the composition. He feels that the painting process overtakes his physical and allows him to only focus on the act of painting. He then continues to intentionally manipulate the original texture of the canvas by adding additional drips and spills of (acrylic) paint, resulting in a somewhat experimental, idiosyncratic painting."
