Jeff Del Nero in “Long Term Memories” art exhibition in Life Pacific University’s Transitions Art Space.
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
Refugees of Eden. Those escaping a now-dead tree. This is a "serious doodle" based on an idea I had while the debates regarding the Syrian refugees were trying to find new countries in which to escape...
A land that was once home, is now no longer hospitable. Now their new reality is a cold, hard land of unreceptive people that see them as inconveniences.
In the permanent collection of Life Pacific University.
“The System” 48x36in. size M, Acrylic on panel, Jeff Del Nero 2018 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 … Read more
“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.
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
“R3MOTE CON7ROL” 48 x 36in, Size: M, Acrylic on Panel, Jeff Del Nero JUN2017 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 … 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
In the permanent collection of Azusa Pacific University
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.
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.
