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| moderndallas.net Special “Eye” to Watch June Mattingly // contributing art writer Caprice Pierucci - “Royal Grain” at Gremillion Gallery in Dallas on view through April 19 This capable artist is well deserving of attention for her meticulously conceived and crafted abstract wall and floor hugging sculptures. Fortunately Caprice was in attendance at her opening since she is so articulate in sharing her art-making from all angles; it made her show even more enjoyable. Also, this Houston’s gallery new space in Dallas definitely deserves serious consideration by the art crowd. Caprice received her Bachelor in Fine Arts from Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh and her MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York – both excellent schools. Since 1996 she has been an instructor of sculpture and life drawing at Austin Community College. |
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| “Cycles in Space,” 14 x 2 x 9 feet |
| Her comments began with telling us about the multiple undulating linear forms in front of the audience creating delicate, flowing and sensuous movement and shadow. It shows why Caprice credits the images she continues to reuse to her mother’s and her own past careers as weavers. While she builds her sculptures she envisions herself in the act of weaving the wood. |
| “Red Sangria Cascade” 5 x 6 x 1 feet |
| “Red Sangria Cascade” detail |
| . Wood is the material a loom is made of which naturally led to her favorite medium out of which to make her constructions. Comparable to weaving, her forms are planned to interlock, interact and repeat; she works on a curvaceous imaginative grid, quite distinct from a loom. |
| “Undulating” 7” x 8 x 6 x1 feet |
| “I am drawn to natural forms: earth erosion, Cal trite in cave formations, wind on desert sands, artichokes cut in half. Detritus of manmade objects are also appealing: such as old refrigerator grates, cracks, and scratches on metal or in cement, squashed recycled cardboard.” After careful study of each artwork one can see the sources of the ideas in her head but hearing some of them identified in the artist’s words simplifies matters. |
| “Charcoal Loops 5’ x 6 x 1 feet |
| Gremillion & Co. Fine Art, Inc. 2251 Vantage St. Dallas TX 75207 214.905.125 gremilion.com |