Greg Salvatori is a self-taught queer artist whose work has been exhibited or published in +30 countries. His visionary art blends contemporary techniques and aesthetics with classical concerns for beauty and light. Since he opened his own very successful Gallery in PTown he has become so very well known for his playful, provocative series.
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Today July 8th. sees the Opening of his latest Exhibit THREADS in which he blends textures, light, and handmade textiles with classical gestures of the male form. The images find their evocative power in the artist’s use of models cast in shadows and light, contrasting with the bright colors and chunky textures of knitted yarn.
Salvatori told Queerguru “I explored knitting during the COVID winters. I saw it as yet another way of playing with color and form. I wanted to bring these handmade objects, some finished, some not, into my photography.” Using handmade yarn objects in different ways, each image subtly plays with gender stereotypes while also drawing on the artist’s earlier years in the fashion industry, first as a model in Milan and London and then several years at the headquarters of Ferragamo in Florence, Italy.
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THREADS creates a mesmerizing series of fantasy images where the male form is a canvas for the play of texture and color. Each scene in the series is precisely composed with an exquisite sense of mystery and light, which has made Salvatori’s photographs so captivating and unique.
These sophisticated images, printed on archival paper in a limited edition of seven copies per image, continue to show the artist’s versatility in mediums, his keen eye for composition, and his evocative, playful vision.
GREG SALVATORI GALLERY 366 Commercial Street Provincetown Open Wed-Sun 11-5pm or by appointment
Labels: 2022, art, exhibit, Greg Salvatori, knitting, Provincetown Culture
