Last Chance

Catch it or Regret It

by Nadia Stadnycki

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Published: May 14, 2008

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Inspired by satellite and spacecraft photos of the Earth, Vincent Romaniello's paintings could double as maps of the planet from far away. He uses his own handmade tools to rake gesso, dried pigments, sand and ground charcoal in horizontal rows across the canvas. The viscosity of the mixture allows for a great deal of texture, resulting in long, deep valleys and thick peaks.

Alex Da Corte's and Jack Sloss' bold, energetic pieces are loosely inspired by love. Da Corte's film captures newborn puppies clamoring to nurse from their mother. Da Corte's coiled rattlesnake is covered in meticulously glued fingernails and sequins. Our favorite is Sloss' beer pong table (pictured), which features 56 Dixie cups filled with brightly colored plastic resin and glitter instead of brew.

Orit Hofshi's woodcut prints depict bleak wooded areas and solitary figures. In Reminiscence, a stream flows over rocky cliffs, her carvings tracing the ripple on the water's surface. Also included in the exhibit is a matrix, the wooden piece used to press the image onto paper. Hofshi carved a forest scene into it and painted it with ink and oils, so that the matrix itself became a work of art.

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