Current Exhibition
Gale Arvanites: Sept. 8th – Oct. 8th
G A L E A R V A N I T E S
M U S E
Noun: to be absorbed in thought
Verb: a source of inspiration
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
A work of art is not performed by the artist alone,
it is the viewer that completes it.
PAINTINGS
Every painting has a life of its own.
I grow each painting layer upon layer of a multitude of colors and various mediums.
Upon completion, it is almost as if the work becomes alive,
transforming as the viewer moves to the left right, forward and backward,
as well as when the light of day shifts.
“The mission of art, to make us pause and look at a thing a second time.”
Oscar Wilde
PAINTINGS with OBJECTS
Objects populate the world in which we live,
evoking thoughts, feelings, and memories.
In this body of work, the objects are placed on a black background,
as not to influence nor distract from the object’s conversation with the viewer.
The richness, depth and nuance of each black background was achieved.
by creating black from multiple colors.
“Everyday objects shriek aloud.”
Rene Magritte
SCULPTURES
I am a conceptual sculpture, encouraging thought and conversation.
They can be interpreted in many ways, there is no right or wrong,
“I wanted to restore art to the service of the mind.” – Marcel Duchamp
BIOGRAPHY
One does not know at 20
what you are going to do at 64 …
Bachelor of Science, Accounting
CPA, Price Waterhouse
CEO of the Arvanites Family & Household
Perpetual Student of Art
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Juni Clark, Aunt Dofe’s Gallery – Owner
Deena Caparelli , Art Mentor – Sculpting
Marianne Mitchell , Art Mentor – Painting
Dok Arvanites, Engineer
Dok, Ashley, Mitchell, Adrienne & Nik – Supportive Family Extraordinaire
Michelle Whang – Visual Artist & Friend