The System
An inspiration has been John Coltrane and his legacy of music. I ran across his hand-drawn diagram for his theories from 1967. This offers a “visual” to the music and artist that has intersected with my thoughts of painting on more than one occasion. Much like the lines and holes of binder paper become a … Read more
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Kingdom of None
“Kingdom of None” Acrylic on Panel, 91x72in., Jeff Del Nero ©2017 …empty thrones, a past empire, ice skaters, one who serves, and one who takes.
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Market
This is a drawing, a doodle on an enlarged “binder paper” proportion gessoed panel. Inspired by thoughts of information graphics and the current dependence upon charts, graphs, algorithms, pictures required to help us understand larger sets of numbers. In the form of the classical sculpture Laocoön, we are faced with decisions about our lifestyle and … Read more
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R3MOTE CON7ROL, or “Remote control”
An “overkill” take on the concept of a remote control. When I started on this yellow paper series, many of the images were exaggerations of imagery. This one definitely inspired by the 1925 silent film Battleship Potemkin. The drawings are made with paint pens and acrylic. I think about any kind of weapon that may … Read more
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Man Made
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. In this case, a painting of a chair, the paint on this gessoed … Read more
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Babel 2.0.1
In the permanent collection of Azusa Pacific University
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Dag Hammarskjöld quote
This quote was mentioned by the priest at my father in law’s funeral. Godspeed George! “Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment.” ― Dag Hammarskjöld
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Delft Man
“Delft Man” 36 by 48 in., acrylic on plywood panel, Jeff Del Nero, 2017 The silhouette of a scientific profile of a man. My recent passions with combining references from the various artists in the northern European region. A time referenced as the “mini ice age” just 500 years ago. I love the linework and … Read more
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Art Process
Art Making = The process of falling in love and out of love, moment by moment.”
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Fuel Usage
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.
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Urban Planning Future Cities
THE FUTURE OF CITIES: Oscar Boyson Shenzhen: The Silicon Valley of Hardware (Full Documentary) | Future Cities | WIRED
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