The pairing of architectural training with a passion for abstraction has created stunning results in artist Ken Schiano’s work now on display at the Academy Arts Museum. Living on the Chesapeake Bay for the last two decades has certainly played a role in Schiano’s paintings and sculpture, but primarily he has relied on architectonic principles, especially in the use of materials and process. Together with an uncanny use of color and light, he has created powerful abstract presences.
Those qualities have made Schiano a busy man these days. He was recently selected as a semi-finalist for the 2015 Sondheim Art Prize and earned Peggy and T. Denton Miller Award for excellence in Contemporary Art at the AAM last year. He was also a finalist for a grant from the Adolf and Esther Gottlieb Foundation. He also recently completed a solo show at Massoni Art in Chestertown.
From his studio located in Tolchester, Ken talks to the Spy about his work and his passion for color, structure, and finding a balancing act that allows the viewer to see color and form in entirely new ways.
This video is approximately five minutes in length
Ken Schiano: Ituited Geometries
September 19 – November 8
Curator tour: October 21, 12 Noon
Academy Art Museum
106 South Street, Easton
410-822-ARTS