CUBAN AQUARIUM NIGHTLIFE | acrylic and vinyl on gatorboard, 25.5" x 42.5"
DIVISIONS 2 - AUGUST MOONS | acrylic on 18oz. vinyl banner, 24" x 18"
DIVISIONS & ARCS 1 - SUMMER HILLS | acrylic on paper, 24" x 18"
RED FOSSIL 1 | acrylic on canvas, 20" x 16"
RED FOSSIL 2 | acrylic on canvas, 20" x 16"
DANCING TRIANGLES | acrylic on wood panel, 15" x 15"
MUSICAL GRAFITTI 1 | acrylic on wood panel, 35" x 12"
4 Rotated Curved Shapes | acrylic on vinyl, 24" x 24"
6 Circles Quadrisected | acrylic on seix 12" x 12" canvases, total size 24" x 36"
8 Rectangles with Arcs, Triangles and Circles: Red, Orange, Pink | acrylic on canvas, 24" x 24"
2 Columns of Stacked Right Triangles | acrylic on vinyl, 44" x 44"
24 Right Triangles - Grey - Blue - Pink - Green | acrylic on canvas, 24" x 20"
Air Circus - Orange & Green | acrylic, phototex and vinyl on Gatorboard, 22" x 14.25"
16 Squares: Quadrisected Circles & Bars - Grey, Blue, Yellow, Red, Black | acrylic on vinyl mounted on 24 6" x 6" joined Dibond panels, total size 24" x 24"
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Rectangles & Triangles 1 | acrylic on canvas, 14" x 10"
Triangles & Arcs - Yellow - Orange - Green | acrylic on paper mounted on Dibond, 19" x 14"
Curves & Lines - Red, Yellow & Blue | acrylic on canvas, 20" x 14"
Circles - Bands - Solar | acrylic on Sihl mounted on Gatorboard, 12" x 12"
Circles - Rectangles - Blue, Green, White, Violet | acrylic on Sihl mounted on Gatorboard, 39" x 22"
Frequency Distortion Vertical: Orange, Green, Blue | acrylic on paper mounted on Dibond, 15.5" x 17.5"
Frequency Distortion Horizontal: Green, Yellow, Blue | acrylic and vinyl on PVC mounted on Dibond, 19" x 16.75"
Frequency Distortion Vertical: Yellow, Blue, Pink | acrylic and vinyl on PVC, 36" x 24"
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Member Portfolio

Louis Gribaudo

Philadelphia, PA

Résumé

Artist Statement

In his current work, Gribaudo employs a process driven call & response approach with the aesthetic goal of balancing shifting degrees of chaos and potential through the orchestration of organic and geometric structures. No matter what the imagery may consist of, the subjects of digression and time are constant themes in his work.
He is inspired by diverse sources:
patterns(natural & man made), sound waves,cycles, waves, frequencies, urban decay, architectural artifacts, geometry, geology, astronomy, tribal & corporate symbols, icons, technology and commercial graphics. By making art, he endeavors to reveal the power and mystery that is common to them.
Gribaudo is drawn to the history of things; to the possibility of different outcomes based on combinations of planned decisions and random events. He is intrigued with how small, repetitive actions consistently applied over the course of time, create complex systems that are greater than the sum of their parts. "There is the idea of what a painting could be,then there is what happens while making the painting.”
“I work by imposing a set of limitations at the start of each painting. This provides an outline for countless variations within the set. As an abstract painter, I use specific shapes and colors, and the ideas of how to compose them, with the intention of creating a poetic language that will stimulate personal thoughts and feelings in each individual viewer. I am fascinated by how simple geometric shapes occur in nature, and over the course of time, entropy affects not just objects, but also feelings and thought processes."
Louis is also a musician/composer, and has always seen specific colors associated with specific musical notes and chords. So, color is a very important aspect of his work, and many of my paintings are based off of music running through his head while works.

Artist Biography

Louis is a Philadelphia, PA based artist and musician. In 1978 he was awarded a full scholarship to The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts where he studied figure drawing with Marshall Glasier. In 1990, he made the decision to concentrate solely on painting watercolor landscapes and did so until 2006. Through that sixteen year period, his paintings became more abstract and these ideas set the precedent for his current work. In 1994, at the Wayne Art Center, he won the Myrtle Jarvis Watercolor Award for his large watercolor of Sylvester’s Cove, Maine, and in 2007, at The Main Line Center for the Arts, he received the Canson Paper Prize for the mixed media work entitled “Memories of 54”. In 2016 he had a solo show at The Philadelphia Sporting Club. Recently his paintings have been included in the group shows at the DVAA Gallery, Hindsight, Light, Subjective Perspective, Perennial Visions, Through the Grid, Collective Awareness, In July 2021, his work was picked for the curated show; Up Against a Wall at the Awbury Arboretum. Also in the summer of 2021, he participated in a two person show with Joellyn Ross at Atria. Recently he was in the two person exhibit; “Caligiuri and Gribaudo” at the Design Cener EastMarket, Philadelphia, PA. His paintings and commissions are included in many private collections, as well as the Capital One Cafe in King of Prussia, PA.

Education

1978 - 1980
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Full Scholarship
Main Studies
Life-drawing with Marshall Glasier
Critical painting with Bill "EO" Omwake

Awards & Honors

2007
Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
The Canson Paper Award
2003
16 Emerging Artists, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA
Featured in Painting Invitational
1993
Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
The Myrtle L. Jarvis Watercolor Award

Bibliography

Lear, Len. "'Art of the City' on display in City Hall", The Philly Record, September 27, 2007.
Donohoe, Victoria. "Art reaps what quilters sewed", The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 27, 2007.
Hagen, Susan. "Raising the Bar", Philadelphia City Paper, July 12-18, 2002

Affiliation

InLiquid, Member
Center for Emerging Visual Artists, Member
Da Vinci Art Alliance, Member

Exhibitions

Solo
2016
The Philadelphia Sporting Club, Philadelphia, PA
2007
The 4th Street Cafe, Ocean City, NJ
2002
St. Georges Methodist Church, Philadelphia, PA

Group
2022
Through the Grid, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
Collective Awareness, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
Caligiuri and Gribaudo, InLiquid and Design Center East Market, Philadelphia, PA
2021
Subjective Perspective, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
New Now V, InLiquid, Philadelphia, PA
Systems of Promise, Atria, Philadelphia, PA
Up Against a Wall, Awbury Arboretum, Philadelphia, PA
curated by Susan Breitsch
2020
Light, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
Hindsight, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
Art of the City, Art in City Hall, Philadelphia, PA
65th Painting Invitational, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA
2007
PHOTOgraphy 2007, The Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
Works on Paper, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
Art of the City, Art in City Hall, Philadelphia, PA
65th Painting Invitational, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA
2006
64th Painting Invitational, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA
2003
16 Emerging Artists, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA
1999
Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
1998
Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA
New Artists, Off the Wall Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1996
Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
1995
Phantom Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1994
The American Flag, Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Phantom Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1993
Works on Paper, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
1992
Works on Paper, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
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