ARTIST STATEMENT: Andrea Caldarise’s art explores the perception and movement through urban environments. In the mediums of collage and painting, she expresses the specificity felt in a city environment, contrasted with the elusive quality of memories. When experiencing a cityspace, the importance of a particular place is established and then revisited in her artwork. The process of referring back to a memory, and then to the actual space creates a tension of new and old, remembered versus imagined resulting in a composite image built from different sources. Each painting is singular place experience, inspired by referencing the people, emotions, sights and textures of a place. Caldarise’s art focuses on connecting audiences with an urban space, capturing the experience of discovery, and recreating a place through memory and imagination.
By the Schuylkill, there's no Ikea. 2016 Acrylic, china marker, oil pastel on wood panel 36x24 inches Part of an on-going body of work started in early 2016, the series "In Two Parks at Once" explores personal and collective connections to public parks in Brooklyn and Philadelphia.
The Prospects at Rittenhouse. 2016 Acrylic, china marker, oil pastel on wood panel. 36x36in Part of an on-going body of work started in early 2016, the series "In Two Parks at Once" explores personal and collective connections to public parks in Brooklyn and Philadelphia.
WSQ 2 WSQ 2016 Acrylic, china marker, oil pastel on wood panel. 48x24inches Part of an on-going body of work started in early 2016, the series "In Two Parks at Once" explores personal and collective connections to public parks in Brooklyn and Philadelphia.
Norris to Fort Greene. 2016 Acrylic, china marker, oil pastel on wood panel. 24x20in Part of an on-going body of work started in early 2016, the series "In Two Parks at Once" explores personal and collective connections to public parks in Brooklyn and Philadelphia.
For our party, here's Franklin! 2016 Acrylic, china marker, oil pastel on wood panel. 36x36in Part of an on-going body of work started in early 2016, the series "In Two Parks at Once" explores personal and collective connections to public parks in Brooklyn and Philadelphia.
Edge of Brower field. 2016 Acrylic, china marker, oil pastel on wood panel 48x24 inches Part of an on-going body of work started in early 2016, the series "In Two Parks at Once" explores personal and collective connections to public parks in Brooklyn and Philadelphia.
Under-over 1 2016 Mixed media on mylar 24x18inches Part of an on-going body of work started in early 2016, the series "In Two Parks at Once" explores personal and collective connections to public parks in Brooklyn and Philadelphia.
We Could Walk or Bus It 2014 gouache on panel 8inx10in
That place was too small. 2014 gouache on paper 6in x 6in
Broncia 2015 mixed media on mylar 3ft x 4ft
Clam bar three times. 2015 mixed media mylar 3ft x 4ft
Brunch with no eggs. 2015 mixed media mylar 4ft x 3ft
Dinner on, game time. 2015 mixed media on mylar 3ft x 4ft