A collection of work in a group show at Huntington University’s Arizona campus’ Wright Gallery.
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
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
As a figure in our culture, the person holding the remote has control. In an evening in front of the television, it may be represented by a commonly heard statement ”…hand me the clicker.” There is control implied by the possession of that device. A bain in that is existence is the necessity of having … Read more
The Vault Gallery at the Arizona State University’s Downtown Phoenix campus Library is featuring “Paper Planes,” an exhibit of the work of Jeff Del Nero. His current paintings are of mixed media on various sized panels in the form of college-ruled binder paper. It’s a visual reference to the time in his life when mark-making … Read more
In 2003 I was included in a show with a painter from Germany. This was a chance to show my work in a really new situation for me—internationally! The situation was a great opportunity and a real learning experience. Below is a rough translation from an article about the show in the Frankfurter Neue Presse. … Read more
In 1991 a bunch of us were included in a show called “California Perspective“ at the Modern Museum of Art in Santa Ana, California. At the time I was happy to be involved with something that sounded so bonafide. It was a special feeling to be included in this show, I knew and respected the … Read more
Azusa Pacific University – Heritage Gallery Show of Jeff Del Nero’s work titled “Time Out of Mind.” Artist Disclaimer The apparent mysteries depicted in the scenarios here, seek to align cultural and historical references. Many contradictions found in the imagery tend to allude to the various signals and channels we regularly encounter in an increasingly … Read more
“Man Made” 17×22 in., size: petite, acrylic on panel, Jeff Del Nero 2017 From a tradition of pop art sensibility, a simple representation of an everyday object calls attention to the use it represents in our society and/or our era. A chair, a functional object that is made out of wood for use by humans. … Read more
hmmm…
Average Person vs. Leonardo DiCaprio Fuel Usage Comparison
Regular Person:
20K miles / year at 20 m.p.g
vs.
Leonardo DiCaprio’s Private Jet:
358 gallons/hour in a 3 hour flight uses more fuel than I do in a year.
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
“Blue Sky Thinking” is……Thinking that is not grounded or in touch in the realities of the present.
The proportion and symbolic silhouette is that of a stop sign. Hopefully there is enough graphic alignment with the original intent of the shape to be recognizable — but this with an entirely different conclusion. An entirely different suggestion is in the content of this message.
In thinking of the dilemma of life’s journey, I have been seeking images that describe the challenges with which we are daily faced. An idea I had was to show temptation in a way that could be depicted in a graphic form.
The oxymoron of a camouflaged decoy is one that
Then a funny thing happened with some of the artwork from the Rjiks Museum Winter Landscape with Ice Skaters by Hendrick Avercamp, 1608. I started messing around with this image found on the museum website. The Rijks Museum has been encouraging artists to work with images from their collection. I was happy to oblige. This … Read more
a series of repeated “frames” with stencil of a bone. Thinking of the reality of a still life. It is no longer alive, it’s “still/dead” and waiting there to be painted. Put upon multiple frames, reminds me of the video culture we have become. Unless it moves, people tend not to look at it. other … Read more
My thoughts lately have been about using graphic design as an expression. I have looked up the term “graphic expression” and it’s not necessarily a widely used term in the arts, but it does help me start to place myself in a “conversation” in the art world. I am not a street artist, and not … Read more
Studio #5 at APU this summer. I jammed in all of the different work that I brought. This configuration allows me to parse out the different items, and speak to how I arrived at some of these visual conclusions. One area, the unstretched canvases to the right are based on maps from throughout my life. … Read more
“A thing is a thing, not what is said of that thing” ~ Susan Sontag (as seen in Birdman) ———————————————— “Q: Why the rhombus shape? I have worked in a rectangle before. This shape compels me forward, making one challenges me.” “set apart for its intended purpose.” “…find the purpose of a mark. Each mark … Read more