Exhibition

Neysa Grassi

December 3, 2003 – January 14, 2004

Images

Neysa Grassi Locks Gallery Untitled, Florence 010

Untitled, Florence 010, 2003

gouache and gum Arabic on paper

7 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches

Neysa Grassi Locks Gallery Untitled, Florence 001

Untitled, Florence 001, 2003

gouache and gum Arabic on paper

7 1/2 x 5 5/8 inches

Neysa Grassi Locks Gallery Untitled, Florence 002

Untitled, Florence 002, 2003

gouache and gum Arabic on paper

7 5/8 x 7 inches

Untitled, Florence 005, 2003

gouache on paper

8 x 7 1/2 inches

Untitled, Florence 006, 2003

gouache and gum Arabic on paper

7 1/2 x 7 1/8 inches

Untitled, Florence 008, 2003

gouache on paper

7 1/8 x 6 3/4 inches

Untitled (Florence), 2003

gouache on paper

9 x 7 1/2 inches

Press Release

Locks Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of recently completed gouache paintings by Philadelphia artist Neysa Grassi. These intimately scaled works on paper are the continuation of a series begun by the artist in Italy in 1997. The paintings depict intricate patterns of swirling lines intermingled with ephemeral yet often striking washed of color. Much like Grassi's larger works in oil on canvas, this sensuous, abstract imagery is repeated in multiple translucent layers of paint - creating a densely woven texture of light and color.