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Salvatore Panasci earned his BFA degree in 1971 from The University of The Arts and continues his studies at The Pennsylvania Academy of The Fine Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His painting style has evolved into a combination of Abstract Expressionism and Action Painting reminiscent of the New York School of the 1940s and 1950s. He is nationally represented by art galleries in New York, Philadelphia, Miami, Atlanta, Dallas, San Antonio and Los Angeles.
His paintings offer invigorating, sensorial encounters with color and texture. With their multiple layers of vigorous, curvilinear brushstrokes his paintings evoke latitude and motion. Thick clusters and rough terrains of paint contrast thinner washes, thereby creating compelling dimensionality in each of his luminescent paintings.
My abstract paintings are all about creating excitement for the viewer by exploring them with one’s eyes. Each painting, whether large, or small, is inspired by nature and created to embody immediate impact and lasting power. It is about creating a visual that has never been seen before. I want each painting to engage the viewer through it’s own unique power of color, motion and dimensionality. I want the viewer to have a sense of wonderment and curiosity instantly at that moment. I want to involve the person by having him, or her search the variety of textures, dark and light passages and the space within the painting. Are the colors connected? Do they hover above the surface, or streak across the surface? How do the paintings change when executed on canvas, metal, Mylar, Plexiglass, paper, or any other material? My goal in each painting is to make the viewer want to return to the painting and discover new associations with it, adding to the overall sense of feeling the beauty of it’s excitement. I want the viewer and the painting to have a dialog with one another.
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