Description: A critical dialogue with industry insiders by way of their personal collections and inspirational possessions.
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Artist Paul D’Agostino invented a ‘Chromatic Alphabet,’ a painted visual language of simple shapes and colors. Its’ aesthetic appeal is analogous to the paired down geometry of Robert Mangold, Frank Stella, and Leo Valledor. Yet his alphabet is more than a series of aesthetically pleasing silhouettes and shades arranged atop spackled ecru canvases akin to a Robert Ryman. Absorbing in their own right due to their minimalist, meditative, and graphic aura, no shape is devoid of meaning. Each represents a lette
It’s no coincidence that in addition to his career as an artist, D’Agostino works as an educator in multiple languages and has been teaching for a cumulative 19 years at Parsons School of Design, New York University, and The New York Studio School. His passion radiates as he emphatically elucidates the importance of language in communication, education, and art.
Jeffery: Have educators contacted you regarding the potential of the ‘Chromatic Alphabet?’