Fine Art

A Perspective From Above - Show Announcement

A Perspective from Above

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A Perspective From Above – Show Announcement A Perspective From Above Exhibit When the viewer is above the subject, it creates a unique visual journey. From macro views of small creatures to wide vistas and those flying machines – artists show us their creative perspectives! Featuring the work of 14 Arizona artists. Opening Reception – … Read more

21st Annual Artlink Juried Exhibition

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February 2021 Juried Exhibit I was pleased to be included in this year’s Artlink juried show at Found:re Contemporary. See the Exhibit Catalog as a pdf here. There was a nice group of artists in the show, and the experience was tenuous due to the ongoing stresses about COVID-19. People were genuinely happy to be … Read more

Interview with Tripp Art

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Artist: Terry Tripp of TrippArt Interviews Artist: Jeff Del Nero about his work. TrippsArtClass.com TrippArt: What first got you interested in visual art? What’s your “art testimony”? JEFF DEL NERO: Illustration was an early interest. I loved album cover art and how the visual expression of the music added to the experience. The whole package … Read more

Jeff Del Nero’s work at ASU Polytechnic library through January 2020

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Another opportunity to show the smaller works at Arizona State University‘s Polytechnic Campus Library Gallery. The Polytechnic campus Library is pleased to showcase the work of local artist Jeff Del Nero. Along with running his own art business, Del Nero also is an instructor on design and illustration at Grand Canyon University. Del Nero’s work, … Read more

Accidental Monster Profile on Binder Paper

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“Accidental Monster” Profile, 17.5 x 22.25 in., collage on panel, 2016

Thinking about man-made things, this led me to Mary Shelley's book “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus” and how it wonderfully relates to humanity's prowess in combining things to create new opportunities, yet with each venture, unforeseen circumstances are looming around the corner. This work also has elements relating to the tapestry of humanity and its quest for inclusion, balance, and unity as the world becomes smaller and our cultures must merge.

Recently this was included in a show “Unity Through States of Being” at Modified Arts Gallery. The opening coincided with Art Detour and then the First Friday for April 2017 was reviewed by Margaret Swafford of The Arts Beacon. This notice my piece "Accidental Monster" received was really encouraging and reminds me of the various ways art takes on a life of its own. This makes me happy to see, hear and read the effect of people interacting with this work. From Umberto Eco to Jackson Pollack — but especially Roland Barthes speaks of how a created work must forge on with its own life and path. A created work exists to be interpreted and enjoyed while acting as a mirror to the world around it. Affected by the viewer's personal frame of mind, the era it exists in and to some extent, the political climate surrounding its current location.

Nature As Resource

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“Nature as Resource”, 108x48in, acrylic on panel, Jeff Del Nero, 2016

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The objects gathered here have significance to each other, loosely based on the themes running through this series. An interesting note about the depicted femur can be read here in this blog "A Seekers Thoughts". While the rib is full of references — you can have some fun thinking about that pairing. I first read about the Frustum here in Seth Godin's blog and thought about how this applies to everything from politics to the arts.

When Here and Now Cease to Matter

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4 Quartets quartet interpretations Babel 2.0, 55Wx54H” Descent of Man, 66Wx44H” Jason Emmons, Jeff Del Nero, Stella Perez, Michael Largent Burnt Norton “At the still point of the turning world. Neither flesh nor fleshless; neither from nor towards, at the still point, there the dance is…surrounded by a grace of sense, a white light still … Read more

Some Combines of the Rhombus Paintings

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rhombus-combine-options1There seems to be some potential for experimenting with combinations of different rhombus polyptych’s.

I have been looking at how this may work into a much larger statement. The idea being that I have more than one individual piece that can be displayed in many potential forms.

A type of narrative that is more in keeping with how the world is perceived to us—a tapestry of seemingly-unconnected events.

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The thought that there are events happening around us in a many-faceted cacophony which we pass through like a needle through fabric. We are affected by the events immediately around us and ripples of events surrounding us in radiating intersections.

Jennifer Bartlet / Elizabeth Murray / Jim Shaw / Mark Bradford / Tom Sachs / Robyn O’Neil

“You have to follow the work where it wants to go—it’s not about some little skill…”  ~ Jackie Winsor

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Artificial Realities – Flower Pepper Gallery

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Flower Pepper Gallery Artificial Realities curated by G. James Daichendt Opening: Saturday, January 23rd, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm Exhibition: January 23rd – February 23rd, 2016 To Purchase By deconstructing a normative understanding of our surroundings – we aim to create a customized alternative reality. Reflecting on southern California, these objects collectively force us to … Read more

Two Drawings Sold

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Prayer1_800 3-Smoke-Stacks_800Two drawings sold to some great friends. Thank you for thinking of my work as a gift. Albeit a very special event. Happy Birthday Nina! I am so glad these will be with your family. Andrew, a very heartfelt “thank you” for wanting to acquire these for Nin.

Both of these works share a particular use of metallic and interference paint. This changes based on the lighting, causing some reflectivity of the parts where that paint exists. The paint that changes brings an ethereal quality to the work, this makes me think of how quickly light changes around us.

Triggers Murmuration

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This canvas is a work in progress utilizing some of the symbols from my “anti-flag” which I am now considering more of a “trigger” flag. Flags tend to be some thing people are for – this flag is about what people are against.

The murmuration is a way of capturing an initially beautiful image that gets progressively less beautiful when looked at closer.

I still have quite a bit of work to do on this.