Elizabeth D'Angelo Gallery

Artist Statement

The Center is first the core, then the heart, then the hub. The technology of our advanced “civilized” society in all of its complexity seems totally chaotic to me at times. We are distracted by superficialities such as material wealth and physical beauty and this pattern often causes us to overlook what is most important. These images and their centers represent what is organic and primitive, yet completely ordered through naturally occurring patterns. My paintings are meant to remind the viewer of the need to focus on the core, where the object’s strength and stability lie, and relate it back to themselves. The act of centering the self is essential to health and wellbeing.

As architectural elements of a space these images become the focal point or centerpiece of a gathering place. Those that enter into this space are prompted to convert thoughts of external space into internal space. People inhabit shared spaces universally and timelessly and these patterns are reflected in the visual patterns of nature. The Nautilus shell, with its logarithmic spiral is the architecture of a space that is universally human. Within the space of each segment lies every instant of human experience. We reside within objects such as the grapefruit or the kiwi, within the crevices of their modules. These segments are akin to our own internal organs. By exploring such spaces we can learn the truth inherent in our own centers, in the centers of objects that we often overlook, and the centers of spaces that we inhabit.

Biography

Elizabeth D'Angelo was born on June 30th, 1980 in Denver, Colorado.
She moved to Florida at an early age and began participating in activities in the arts ranging from musical theatre, photography, sculpture, painting, graphic design, and video art.
She later earned her BFA in Electronic Intermedia and a minor in Art History from the University of Florida. During this time she also studied Art History in Florence, Italy and traveled to Rome and Venice in that pursuit. After graduation she moved to New York City and worked at Red Car Post Production Company for several months.
Although her interests span a wide range, since her move to Atlanta she has focused her creative endeavors on painting as she feels that it is where she is most at home. At home in Atlanta as well, she has been cultivating a series of what she calls “Centers”. She speaks of healing, self renewal, and the importance of balance in these pieces. Some of her numerous exhibition spaces locally have included The Ferst Center for the Performing Arts, The B Complex, Eyedrum, the GASP! Gallery at the Tula Art Center, and Be Original! at Miami Circle.
She has also participated in various charitable art-related events including those that have offered funding for The Cunard Memorial Playground, Toys for Tots, Angel Flight of Georgia, Project Open Hand, and the Sierra Club.