samuel joseph corso: uncertain times

February 28 - March 30, 2023

FIRST WEDNESDAY OPENING: mar 1, FROM 6 - 9PM

ARTICULATE ARTIST TALK: SUNDAY, mar 5, AT 4PM.

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Samuel Joseph Corso is interested in color and light. This fascination shows in his work, both in oil paint and stained glass. He uses bold colors and textures to convey the energy of a scene. His paintings are kinetic, full of life and movement. For Sam, the landscape isn’t just a scene, it is an experience; one that can be felt in the viewer as they take the time to study the marks, and scratches that make up each painting on view in the gallery.

Intentionally ambiguous and thematic in color, the resulting compositions leave much to the viewer’s imagination. However, subtitles offer a point of reference. "War and Peace" or "Dawn or Dusk" suggest opposing dualities while "Storm at Sunup," "Trade Winds," & “Wildfire” create suspense.

“I began creating this body of work in late 2021 and continued through 2022. Like so many people living in forced isolation in those years, I found myself contemplating how we would manage and survive the new world order. My fears about the multinational pandemic, drastic changes in the environment brought on by global warming, and the chaotic state of our political system all played a part in my apprehension. I thought that a portfolio of paintings would best expresses my feelings about the situation that we all face and chose oil paint and canvas as a medium. I decided on the landscape as a motif to materialize the themes and subtitled each piece to further explain the relationship of the abstract landscapes in context of those themes.” - Corso

Samuel Joseph Corso is a 2019 recipient of the Michael Crespo Fellowship award and in 2016 he was proclaimed a “Louisiana Arts Ambassador” by the then Louisiana Lt. Governor Billy Nungusser. He specializes in stained glass for large projects including several civic and liturgical works throughout the state including large stained glass windows for the W.C.C. Claiborne Building through the Louisiana Percent for Art Program. Corso has been a member of the Baton Rouge Gallery since 1975 and currently works with The Walls Project on their Art & Design Committee.

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This exhibition is presented alongside the latest works from Marcus McAllister and Tom Richard. All works from these artists are on view, free of charge, during regular gallery hours (12 - 6 p.m., Tue - Sun) from February 28 through March 30, 2023.