http://johndescarfino.com John Descarfino Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:20:58 +0000 http://johndescarfino.com en http://johndescarfino.com/Paintings-2009-2011 http://johndescarfino.com/following/johndescarfino.com/Paintings-2009-2011 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:20:58 +0000 John Descarfino 1658763 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/1658763/JDescarfino-shadowplay.jpg" width="431" height="400" width_o="431" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/1658763/JDescarfino-shadowplay_o.jpg" data-mid="12492109" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/1658763/JDescarfino-conversation.jpg" width="432" height="400" width_o="432" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/1658763/JDescarfino-conversation_o.jpg" data-mid="12492064" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/1658763/Descarfino-atlantic.jpg" width="432" height="400" width_o="432" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/1658763/Descarfino-atlantic_o.jpg" data-mid="12492114" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/1658763/Descarfino-Reflection.jpg" width="431" height="400" width_o="431" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/1658763/Descarfino-Reflection_o.jpg" data-mid="26694200" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/1658763/Descarfino-arena.jpg" width="430" height="400" width_o="430" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/1658763/Descarfino-arena_o.jpg" data-mid="26694138" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/1658763/Descarfino-localservice.jpg" width="431" height="400" width_o="431" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/1658763/Descarfino-localservice_o.jpg" data-mid="12492118" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/1658763/Descarfino-station.jpg" width="427" height="400" width_o="427" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/1658763/Descarfino-station_o.jpg" data-mid="12492122" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/1658763/Descarfino-christopher-sconclusion.jpg" width="432" height="400" width_o="432" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/1658763/Descarfino-christopher-sconclusion_o.jpg" data-mid="12492125" border="0" align="left"/> 1. "Shadow Play". 2011. Oil on linen. 38 x 41" inches. 2. "Conversation". 2011. Oil on linen. 38 x 41" inches. 3. "Atlantic". 2010. Oil on linen. 38 x 41" inches. 4. "Untitled". 2010. Oil on linen. 38 x 41" inches 5. "Arena". 2010. Oil on linen. 27 x 29" inches. 6. "Station (I)". 2010. Oil on linen. 27 x 29" inches. 7. "Station (II)". 2011. Oil on linen. 27x29" inches. 8. "Crossing". 2010-11. Oil on linen. 38 x 41" inches. Fullscreen 1. "Shadow Play". 2011. Oil on linen. 38 x 41" inches. 2. "Conversation". 2011. Oil on linen. 38 x 41" inches. 3. "Atlantic".... http://johndescarfino.com/Recent-Paintings-2012 http://johndescarfino.com/following/johndescarfino.com/Recent-Paintings-2012 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:50:34 +0000 John Descarfino 4984841 <img src="http://payload134.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/4984841/JDescarfinoPt12-8.jpg" width="372" height="400" width_o="372" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload134.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/4984841/JDescarfinoPt12-8_o.jpg" data-mid="26697261" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload134.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/4984841/JDescarfinoPt12-10.jpg" width="554" height="400" width_o="554" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload134.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/4984841/JDescarfinoPt12-10_o.jpg" data-mid="26713664" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload134.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/4984841/JDescarfinoPt12-6.jpg" width="374" height="400" width_o="374" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload134.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/4984841/JDescarfinoPt12-6_o.jpg" data-mid="26697344" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload134.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/4984841/JDescarfinoPt12-1.jpg" width="421" height="400" width_o="421" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload134.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/4984841/JDescarfinoPt12-1_o.jpg" data-mid="26697417" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload134.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/4984841/JDescarfinoPt12-13.jpg" width="332" height="400" width_o="332" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload134.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/4984841/JDescarfinoPt12-13_o.jpg" data-mid="26697373" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload134.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/4984841/JDescarfinoPt12-4.jpg" width="377" height="400" width_o="377" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload134.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/4984841/JDescarfinoPt12-4_o.jpg" data-mid="26847348" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload134.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/4984841/JDescarfinoPt12-5.jpg" width="379" height="400" width_o="379" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload134.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/4984841/JDescarfinoPt12-5_o.jpg" data-mid="26699423" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload134.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/4984841/JDescarfinoPt12-11.jpg" width="335" height="400" width_o="335" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload134.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/4984841/JDescarfinoPt12-11_o.jpg" data-mid="26713623" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload134.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/4984841/JDescarfinoPt12-12.jpg" width="335" height="400" width_o="335" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload134.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/4984841/JDescarfinoPt12-12_o.jpg" data-mid="26845427" border="0" align="left"/> 1. “The Beehive”. 2012. Oil on canvas, 41 x 38” inches. 2. “Blossom”. 2012. Oil on linen, 21 x 29” inches. 3. “Refuge”. 2012. Oil on canvas, 41 x 38” inches. 4. "Pellicle". 2012. Oil on canvas, 52 x 55" inches. 5. “Falls”. 2012. Oil on linen, 19 x 16” inches. 6. “Registration”. 2012. Oil on canvas. 55 x 52" inches. 7. “Grounded Plane”. 2012, Oil on canvas. 55 x 52" inches. 8. “Tarp”. 2012. Oil on linen, 19 x 16” inches. 9. “Pitched”. 2012. Oil on linen, 19 x 16” inches. Fullscreen 1. “The Beehive”. 2012. Oil on canvas, 41 x 38” inches. 2. “Blossom”. 2012. Oil on linen, 21 x 29” inches. 3. “Refuge”. 2012. Oil on... http://johndescarfino.com/Recent-Drawings-2012 http://johndescarfino.com/following/johndescarfino.com/Recent-Drawings-2012 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 09:22:49 +0000 John Descarfino 4712320 <img src="http://payload120.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/4712320/JDescarfinoDr12-9.jpg" width="339" height="400" width_o="339" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload120.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/4712320/JDescarfinoDr12-9_o.jpg" data-mid="25504882" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload120.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/4712320/JDescarfinoDr12-22.jpg" width="329" height="400" width_o="329" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload120.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/4712320/JDescarfinoDr12-22_o.jpg" data-mid="25504973" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload120.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/4712320/JDescarfinoDr12-10.jpg" width="343" height="400" width_o="343" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload120.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/4712320/JDescarfinoDr12-10_o.jpg" data-mid="25505281" border="0" 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src_o="http://payload120.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/4712320/JDescarfinoDr12-36_o.jpg" data-mid="25505015" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload120.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/4712320/JDescarfinoDr12-38.jpg" width="336" height="400" width_o="336" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload120.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/4712320/JDescarfinoDr12-38_o.jpg" data-mid="25505021" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload120.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/4712320/JDescarfinoDr12-28.jpg" width="339" height="400" width_o="339" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload120.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/4712320/JDescarfinoDr12-28_o.jpg" data-mid="25505105" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload120.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/4712320/JDescarfinoDr12-35.jpg" width="461" height="400" width_o="461" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload120.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/4712320/JDescarfinoDr12-35_o.jpg" data-mid="25505154" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload120.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/4712320/JDescarfinoDr12-43.jpg" width="339" height="400" width_o="339" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload120.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/4712320/JDescarfinoDr12-43_o.jpg" data-mid="25505254" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload120.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/4712320/JDescarfinoDr12-48.jpg" width="337" height="400" width_o="337" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload120.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/4712320/JDescarfinoDr12-48_o.jpg" data-mid="25505276" border="0" align="left"/> All Drawings: Untitled 2012 10 x 8 1/2” inches. Graphite on paper. Fullscreen All Drawings: Untitled 2012 10 x 8 1/2” inches. Graphite on paper. http://johndescarfino.com/Drawings-2009 http://johndescarfino.com/following/johndescarfino.com/Drawings-2009 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:19:06 +0000 John Descarfino 95561 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/95561/DescarfinoFS1-1.jpg" width="568" height="400" width_o="568" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/95561/DescarfinoFS1-1_o.jpg" data-mid="12510563" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/95561/DescarfinoFS1-3.jpg" width="568" height="400" width_o="568" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/95561/DescarfinoFS1-3_o.jpg" data-mid="12510580" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/95561/DescarfinoFS1-4.jpg" width="568" height="400" width_o="568" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/95561/DescarfinoFS1-4_o.jpg" data-mid="12510589" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/95561/DescarfinoFS1-5.jpg" width="568" height="400" width_o="568" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/95561/DescarfinoFS1-5_o.jpg" data-mid="12510594" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/95561/DescarfinoFS2-1.jpg" width="568" height="400" width_o="568" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/95561/DescarfinoFS2-1_o.jpg" data-mid="12510598" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/95561/DescarfinoFS2-2.jpg" width="568" height="400" width_o="568" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/95561/DescarfinoFS2-2_o.jpg" data-mid="12510603" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/95561/DescarfinoFS2-3.jpg" width="568" height="400" width_o="568" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/95561/DescarfinoFS2-3_o.jpg" data-mid="12510610" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/95561/DescarfinoFS2-4.jpg" width="568" height="400" width_o="568" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/95561/DescarfinoFS2-4_o.jpg" data-mid="12510616" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/95561/DescarfinoFS2-5.jpg" width="571" height="400" width_o="571" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/95561/DescarfinoFS2-5_o.jpg" data-mid="12510630" border="0" align="left"/> "Flesh and Stone" 2009 8 1⁄4 x 11 3⁄4” inches. Graphite on paper. “Flesh and Stone” conjoins a birthmark and a tomb (the earthquake-destroyed and concrete encased town of Gibellina, Sicily) to indirectly map an island and my relation to a heritage. Graphite rubbings and tracings are the initial mark making processes that generate these drawings. As indexical signs, these gestures embody aspects of both documentation and absence - something I relate to the buried town of Gibellina and my distant heritage. The drawing approach that follows is an intuitive use of line, tonality, and erasure into the two surfaces that inform the work. Maps, ranging from geological formations to celestial bodies, invite me into a realm of memory and imagination. Although these drawings are anchored in very specific sources, it’s the intimations of ritual, religion, folklore, and the superstitions of Sicily that stir my curiosity. The literal coordinates of the birthmark and tomb transition into the poetry of evocative mapping. Fullscreen "Flesh and Stone" 2009 8 1⁄4 x 11 3⁄4” inches. Graphite on paper. “Flesh and Stone” conjoins a birthmark and a tomb (the... http://johndescarfino.com/Paintings-2006-2008 http://johndescarfino.com/following/johndescarfino.com/Paintings-2006-2008 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:56:39 +0000 John Descarfino 92857 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/92857/Descarfino_07.jpg" width="645" height="400" width_o="645" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/92857/Descarfino_07_o.jpg" data-mid="12445045" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/92857/Descarfino_untitled-loaddock08.jpg" width="551" height="400" width_o="551" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/92857/Descarfino_untitled-loaddock08_o.jpg" data-mid="12445085" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/92857/Descarfino_untitled-rdsign07.jpg" width="552" height="400" width_o="552" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/92857/Descarfino_untitled-rdsign07_o.jpg" data-mid="12445092" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/92857/Descarfino_untitled07.jpg" width="552" height="400" width_o="552" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/92857/Descarfino_untitled07_o.jpg" data-mid="12445214" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/92857/Descarfino_untitled07hiwy.jpg" width="553" height="400" width_o="553" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/92857/Descarfino_untitled07hiwy_o.jpg" data-mid="26709239" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/92857/DescarfinocanalbankI007.jpg" width="492" height="400" width_o="492" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/92857/DescarfinocanalbankI007_o.jpg" data-mid="12445117" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/92857/Descarfino_untitled07sapling.jpg" width="494" height="400" width_o="494" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/92857/Descarfino_untitled07sapling_o.jpg" data-mid="12445128" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/92857/Descarfinodredge06.jpg" width="417" height="400" width_o="417" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/92857/Descarfinodredge06_o.jpg" data-mid="12445130" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/92857/Descarfino_untitled08.jpg" width="433" height="400" width_o="433" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/92857/Descarfino_untitled08_o.jpg" data-mid="12445131" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/92857/Descarfino_untitledorangegrid07.jpg" width="498" height="400" width_o="498" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/92857/Descarfino_untitledorangegrid07_o.jpg" data-mid="12445134" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/92857/Descarfino_untitledwinter08.jpg" width="551" height="400" width_o="551" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/9427/92857/Descarfino_untitledwinter08_o.jpg" data-mid="12445155" border="0" align="left"/> 1. Untitled. 2007. Oil on canvas. 34x55" inches. 2. Untitled. 2007. Oil on linen. 21x29" inches. 3. Untitled. 2007. Oil on linen. 21x29" inches. 4. Untitled. 2007. Oil on linen. 21x29" inches. 5. Untitled. 2007-08. Oil on linen. 21x29" inches. 6. "Canal". 2006. Oil on linen. 34x42" inches. 7. Untitled. 2007. Oil on linen. 34x42" inches. 8, "Crane". 2006. Oil on canvas. 48 x 50" inches. 9. Untitled. 2007. Oil on linen. 48 x 52" inches. 10. Untitled. 2007. Oil on linen. 34x42" inches. 11. Untitled. 2007. Oil on linen. 21x29" inches. Fullscreen 1. Untitled. 2007. Oil on canvas. 34x55" inches. 2. Untitled. 2007. Oil on linen. 21x29" inches. 3. Untitled. 2007. Oil on linen. 21x29"...