Lot 82
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Louis Recchia (b. 1949). "Ha-Ha-Ha-a-a-a-Ha" mixed media (reverse painting and collage) (paint, ink, glitter, and foil) 1990. Signed by the artist in reverse at lower left. A whimsical mixed media piece by Louis Recchia with reverse painting and collage metallic foil elements as well as an equally playful embellished frame. The star of the composition is everybody's favorite fun-loving bird, Woody Woodpecker, who is dramatically fleeing the scene as bizarre extra terrestrial entities, a storm cloud, and a more naturalistic bird fly and hover in the sky above. Recchia's ebullient artistic energy extends to the frame with abstract expressionist drips and swirls of blue paint as well as gold and silver glitter against a jet black ground. Size: 15.25" L x 12.25" W (38.7 cm x 31.1 cm)
About the artist: "Louis Recchia has been producing contemporary art in Denver for over three decades. Over the years, his paintings have been shown in many places including the Museum of Modern Art, Vienna; the Brooklyn Museum, New York; and the Denver Art Museum.
'The central theme in my work is the question of who we are. It explores the emotions and relationships of individuals to each other as well as to society.'
'The found objects in my work are used much as an anthropologist might study the artifacts of past cultures, giving insights to who these people were. The things we make, value and then discard reveal more about us than words ever could. The ubiquitous use of mirrors in my work reinforces this theme of looking at ourselves; though the image is invariably distorted and fragmented.'"
Provenance: private Goldstein collection, Denver, Colorado, USA. The Goldstein's have amassed their collection over the past six decades.
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- Condition: Signed by the artist in reverse at lower left. Signed, titled, and dated on verso. Fit with suspension wire. Overall excellent.
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