“Click”, 2005, Mixed media on board, 41" x 43" x 3"
About the Show
In retrospect, Nicholas Silici’s last full body of work encapsulated a renewed, environmentally inspired direction in the 'neo-minimalist,' genre. Since then, Silici has put himself through the proverbial ‘ringer,’ of the tumultuous, often de-constructive push and pull of new creativity, concept and idea building. What has germinated as a result from the ramparts of this process and remnants of his past success is a statement exclaiming a triumphant new sight and aim at the national art scene.
Still extrapolating upon his studies and predilections associated with the square form, Silici offers a stinging new element and dynamic shift that creates tension on an otherwise serene color plane. By breaking the template, creating negative space, and juxtaposing two opposing yet inter-related forms, Silici releases the orthodoxy of his original intentions, resulting in a refreshing new take on an ideology that fundamentally addresses the sociology between two distinct forms. "Click" exudes an honesty that lends itself to the continuous maturation of visual translation and what can now be argued as socio-expression.
Integrating an innate sense of color usage in collaboration with a 'sub-surface,' of concrete, Silici summons a complex, textural beauty that defies conventional modes of abstract expression. It is upon the concrete and therein where Silici’s finishes his layered areas of color with a fine, polyurethane coat resulting in a luster that embellishes the clarity of the overall composition. The enlarged presence of his shimmering fields of color exist suspended between the geometric square shape, the observer’s retina, and the artist's innate sense of form and scale. His emblematic square forms create a circumscribed yet fluid order, keeping our attention intensely occupied in a dualism of structure and chromatic elaboration.
