Chasing Rainbows
Solo Exhibition

Opening reception - May 3rd, 7-10pm

May 3rd, 2013 through May 27th, 2013


BROOKLYN, NY (RELEASE April 16th, 2013) — Bunnycutlet Gallery is pleased to present Chasing Rainbows, a series of new works by Brooklyn-based artist Kelly Denato, in what will be her first solo exhibition at Bunnycutlet.

The title of the show, Chasing Rainbows, came to the artist’s mind while sketching her flirtatious yet doom-laden subjects for her solo exhibit. To Denato, the pursuit of a thing that dissipates upon discovery is heart-crushing disappointment in waiting; yet she feels that such futile and cyclical endeavors define the human condition. Her paintings, which are marked by darkness as well as gleeful exuberance, are emotional expressions of an elusive pursuit for meaning and the simultaneity of ill-fated happiness.

Denato’s painting technique is characterized by tiny brushwork meticulously layered on a textured background. Her colors are glistening and candy-like, often lifting her characters out of darkness as if they have been carved by lacerating strokes. Her genius is her ability to richly layer paint while still employing economy in her use of line, maintaining an empathetic sense of gesture. Her characters are often floating and tangled, drawn with a masterfully delicate illustrator's hand and an eye for the whimsically sardonic.

Denato’s process speaks to the surreal and fluctuating world that her subjects inhabit. In the artist's words "Everything starts with drawing. I will draw as often as possible in a ‘stream of consciousness.’ As patterns, imagery, and symbols begin to emerge, a theme presents itself. Like a Rorschach test of my own doodles, I interpret meaning from those symbols. Then I develop from there, symbols feeding into meaning and meaning into symbols in an infinite loop."
 
 
ARTWORK ON VIEW
visit Kelly's Page or contact Bunnycutlet(at)gmail(dot)com for availability
 
 
Body Double
4 x 6 inches
Mixed Media on Paper
 
Bubble Girl
7 x 6 inches
Acrylic on Wood Panel
 
Cloud Eaters and Powered Wig
5 2/4 x 4 3/4 inches
Acrylic on Wood Panel
 
 
Cruel To Be Kind
4 inch circle
Mixed Media on Paper

 
Cry Me A River
6 x 6 inches
Acrylic on Wood Panel
 
Chasing Waterfalls
14 x 16 inches
Acrylic on Wood Panel
 
 
Eye For An Eye
3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches
Mixed Media on Paper
 
Getting Out Of Hand
5 x 7 inches
Mixed Media on Paper
$500
 
Great White Buffalo
14 x 16 inches
Acrylic on Wood Panel

Giclée Prints AVAILABLE
9.7" x 10" $60
 
 
Hello Is Anybody There
5 x 7 inches
Mixed Media on Paper
 
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
4 x 4 inches
Acrylic on Wood Panel
 
Hold On Loosley
8 x 10 inches
Mixed Media on Paper
 
 
Coming Out Of My Shell
3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches
Mixed Media on Paper
 
Don't Go
5 x 7 inches
Acrylic on Wood Panel
 
Self Soothing
6 3/4 x 8 inches
Acrylic on Wood Panel
 
 
Hanging By A Thread
5 x 7 inches
Acrylic on Wood Panel
 
Honey Baby
8 x 10 inches
Acrylic on Wood Panel
 
Late Bloomers
8 x 10 inches
Acrylic on Wood Panel
 
 
Let Your Fingures Do the Walking
4 x 6 inches
Mixed Media on Paper
 
My Last Nerve
4 x 6 inches
Mixed Media on Paper
 
My Soul in Tar
4 x 6 inches
Mixed Media on Paper
 
 
My-Toe-Sis
13 x 17 inches
Acrylic on Wood Panel
 
Nebulous
26 x 30 Inches
Acryclic on Wood Panel

Giclée Prints AVAILABLE
10" x 12" $80

Giclée Prints AVAILABLE
26" x 30" $400
 
Never Gonna Give You Up
3 inch circle
Mixed Media on Paper
 
 
Night Swimming
12 x 12 inches
Acrylic on Wood Panel

Giclée Prints AVAILABLE
11" x 11" $90
 
Not So Fun Factory
6 x 6 inches
Acrylic on Wood Panel
 
Only Have Eyes For You
4inch circle
Mixed Media on Paper
 
 
Pearl of Wisdom
8 x 10 inches
Acrylic on Wood Panel

Giclée Prints AVAILABLE
8" x 10" $60
 
Pocket of Light
14 x 17 inches
Acrylic on Wood Panel

Giclée Prints AVAILABLE
11" x 17" $90
 
So Long
4 x 6 inches
Mixed Media on Paper
 
 
Say A Little Prayer
4 x 4 inches
Mixed Media on Paper

 
Skinny Dip
4 inch circle
Mixed Media on Paper
 
Slip Sliding Away
9 x 9 inches
Acrylic on Wood Panel
 
 
Spill Your Guts
5 x 7 inches
Acrylic on Wood Panel
 
Sum of Your Parts
8 x 10 inches
Mixed Media on Paper

 
Tangled Up in You
11 x 14 inches
Acrylic on Wood Panel
 
 
Together Forever
4 x 6 inches
Mixed Media on Paper
 
The Locket
9 x 7 inches
Acrylic on Wood Panel

Giclée Prints AVAILABLE
11" x 17" $90
 
Catching Smoke
14 x 16 inches
Acrylic on Wood Panel
 
 
Tuby Ruesday
5 x 7 inches
Mixed Media on Paper
 
Won't You Comb Over
8 x 8 inches
Acrylic on Wood Panel


Giclée Prints AVAILABLE
7" x 7" $60
 
You Are What You Eat
8 x 10 inches
Acrylic on Wood Panel
 
 
Ribbon Lightening
3 7/8 x 3 7/8 inches
Acrylic on Wood Panel
 
Gold Oracle
5 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches
Acrylic on Wood Panel
 
Gummy Guppie
3 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches
Acrylic on Wood Panel
 
 
I'm Awake
5 x 7 inches
Acrylic on Wood Panel
 
Insides Out
5.75 x 4.3 inches
Acrylic on Wood Panel
 
Soul Sick
5 3/4 x 5 inches
Acrylic on Wood Panel
 
 
Legs
5 x 7 inches
Pencil on Paper
 
Meat Pearl
4 x 2 3/4 inches
Acrylic on Wood Panel
 
Victory
5 3/4 x 4 1/4inches
Acrylic on Wood Panel
 
 
 
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Music/DJ Nithya Rajendran
 
Event Photography Brendan Adamson
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ABOUT THE ARTIST

Kelly Denato is a Brooklyn based artist who grew up in Buffalo, New York. She received her BFA in Communications Design, Illustration from Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY in 2000. Denato's paintings are illustrative and surreal. She carves unique characters from textured backgrounds with layered brushstrokes that, while delicate, maintain an incredible sense of gesture. Her subjects are visceral; darkness and disappointment are represented with joy and innocence, allowing the viewer to simultaneously experience Denato’s emotional duality in one tumultuous image.

Denato's work has been featured at MyplasticHeart, NY, Toy Tokyo, NY, in Crazy 4 Cult, at Gallery 1988's pop-up, NY, as well as in Stitched, Clutter Magazine, Beacon NY. Denato is an accomplished animator, currently illustrating for Nickelodeon, NY.
 
 
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