Artist Statement
Reworking familiar themes into compositions that echo the original source, but look, sound and feel different, is a process inspired by musicians like artists, J. Dilla and John Coltrane. Text, portraits, bar codes and a screen pattern are some of the elements I've collected over the years and continually use and reuse. I use recognizable images and literal references as a bridge between something seen everyday with something less familiar and more instinctual. The paintings have many layers, some built up over several years, in a search for a particular rhythm, creating an undeniable physical presence and aiming at the tension between our every day surroundings and our interior lives and the mystery of both.
Reworking familiar themes into compositions that echo the original source, but look, sound and feel different, is a process inspired by musicians like artists, J. Dilla and John Coltrane. Text, portraits, bar codes and a screen pattern are some of the elements I've collected over the years and continually use and reuse. I use recognizable images and literal references as a bridge between something seen everyday with something less familiar and more instinctual. The paintings have many layers, some built up over several years, in a search for a particular rhythm, creating an undeniable physical presence and aiming at the tension between our every day surroundings and our interior lives and the mystery of both.
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Boston’s own John Provenzano (www.johnprovenzano.com). Provenzano’s art integrates a mix of images, symbols, patterns and text into highly energetic and powerful paintings. Provenzano paints richly colored canvases and finds inspiration in music. His paintings are in numerous collections and can be seen in galleries along the East Coast. Provenzano’s work has appeared on Channel 7 and Channel 25 News when Julianna and Manny Ramirez were featured. Interior designers, including noted designer, Dennis Duffy, have either used Provenzano’s paintings or commissioned work for their clients. In 2005, he was included in the “Director’s Pick” exhibition at the Judi Rotenberg Gallery in Boston. Recently, he has exhibited his work at the "First Street Collabortive" in South Boston, MA. Provenzano’s work can also be seen in the movie Mermaids.
Danforth Art Museum/School exhibited Provenzano’s painting titled, “Profiled” in the “Community Of Artists” exhibit that was on view this summer(2013). The painting is from Provenzano’s series, featuring a series of paintings layered with images containing references to the government, war, race, religion and the text and symbols of daily life, such as Twitter and Facebook messages, caution tape, bar codes and even song lyrics.
Provenzano ives in Dorchester, MA, teaches art at Boston Renaissance Charter Public School and paints out of his studio in South Boston.
Boston’s own John Provenzano (www.johnprovenzano.com). Provenzano’s art integrates a mix of images, symbols, patterns and text into highly energetic and powerful paintings. Provenzano paints richly colored canvases and finds inspiration in music. His paintings are in numerous collections and can be seen in galleries along the East Coast. Provenzano’s work has appeared on Channel 7 and Channel 25 News when Julianna and Manny Ramirez were featured. Interior designers, including noted designer, Dennis Duffy, have either used Provenzano’s paintings or commissioned work for their clients. In 2005, he was included in the “Director’s Pick” exhibition at the Judi Rotenberg Gallery in Boston. Recently, he has exhibited his work at the "First Street Collabortive" in South Boston, MA. Provenzano’s work can also be seen in the movie Mermaids.
Danforth Art Museum/School exhibited Provenzano’s painting titled, “Profiled” in the “Community Of Artists” exhibit that was on view this summer(2013). The painting is from Provenzano’s series, featuring a series of paintings layered with images containing references to the government, war, race, religion and the text and symbols of daily life, such as Twitter and Facebook messages, caution tape, bar codes and even song lyrics.
Provenzano ives in Dorchester, MA, teaches art at Boston Renaissance Charter Public School and paints out of his studio in South Boston.
Selected Exhibitions
2021 Gallery Talk Spoke Gallery, South Boston MA
2019 New England Collective X Galetea Fine Art, Boston MA
2019 Home Monastero Di San Girolamo, Tuscany, Italy
2018 Silence Monastero Di San Girolamo, Tuscany, Italy
2018 Catamount Juried Exhibition Johnsbury, VT
2017 27 Spoke Gallery, South Boston MA
2015 Opening Reception Flaneur Gallery, Wehnam MA
2014 Community of Artists Danforth Art, Framingham MA
2013 Community of Artists Danforth Art Museum, Framingham MA
2011 Work in Progress First Street Collaborative, Boston MA
2010 Boston Arts Fundraiser Arts and Business Council, Boston MA
2008 New Art, New President First Street Collaborative, Boston MA
2006 Recent Paintings Metropolitan Pavilion, New York NY
2005 Gallery Picks Judi Rotenberg Gallery, Boston MA
2005 Group Exhibition Akillian Gallery, Canton MA
2004 Group Exhibition Market Gallery, Boston MA
2004 Group Exhibition CMC Gallery, South Boston MA
2003 Steel and Canvas Rotenberg Gallery, Boston MA
2000 Flags Rotenberg Gallery, Boston MA
1999 Emerging Artists Rotenberg Gallery, Boston MA
1996 Lacombe and Provenzano GSU Gallery, Boston MA
1994 Provenzano R.M. Bradley Inc., Boston MA
1994 Provenzano Prudential Realty, Boston MA
1992 Group Exhibition Per Tutti Gallery, Boston MA
1992 Group Exhibition Gallery on the Green, Lexington MA
1990 Provenzano Tsai Performance Center, Boston MA
1990 Thesis Exhibition Boston University, Boston MA
1998 Works on Paper College of William and Mary, Williamsburg VA
2019 New England Collective X Galetea Fine Art, Boston MA
2019 Home Monastero Di San Girolamo, Tuscany, Italy
2018 Silence Monastero Di San Girolamo, Tuscany, Italy
2018 Catamount Juried Exhibition Johnsbury, VT
2017 27 Spoke Gallery, South Boston MA
2015 Opening Reception Flaneur Gallery, Wehnam MA
2014 Community of Artists Danforth Art, Framingham MA
2013 Community of Artists Danforth Art Museum, Framingham MA
2011 Work in Progress First Street Collaborative, Boston MA
2010 Boston Arts Fundraiser Arts and Business Council, Boston MA
2008 New Art, New President First Street Collaborative, Boston MA
2006 Recent Paintings Metropolitan Pavilion, New York NY
2005 Gallery Picks Judi Rotenberg Gallery, Boston MA
2005 Group Exhibition Akillian Gallery, Canton MA
2004 Group Exhibition Market Gallery, Boston MA
2004 Group Exhibition CMC Gallery, South Boston MA
2003 Steel and Canvas Rotenberg Gallery, Boston MA
2000 Flags Rotenberg Gallery, Boston MA
1999 Emerging Artists Rotenberg Gallery, Boston MA
1996 Lacombe and Provenzano GSU Gallery, Boston MA
1994 Provenzano R.M. Bradley Inc., Boston MA
1994 Provenzano Prudential Realty, Boston MA
1992 Group Exhibition Per Tutti Gallery, Boston MA
1992 Group Exhibition Gallery on the Green, Lexington MA
1990 Provenzano Tsai Performance Center, Boston MA
1990 Thesis Exhibition Boston University, Boston MA
1998 Works on Paper College of William and Mary, Williamsburg VA