Ghost Dementian Gallery Visit

 March 1, 2022

    

Ghost Dementian, Paint marker, spray paint on wood

    I finally got the chance to visit the Ghost Dementian exhibit at the Union Gallery on campus, and was pleasantly surprised. I did not know what to expect out of the visit nor had I ever heard of the artist himself, Jose Di Gregoria, but the elegancy of his geometric designs was mind blowing. All of his pieces are hand drawn, but they look like a digital piece because of the precision and symmetry. The first image above was my favorite piece of his, and it must have been someone else's too as it was already sold. A good majority of his pieces shown where already sold! 

    In his artist statement, Di Gregorio said " Ghost Dementians brings attention to the subtleties discovered within near-identical paintings". Each of the four walls displaying artwork seemed to have a different geometric style, one wall is pictured above with the straight lines and vertical triangular patterns, the next was the circular designs, then there were three dimensional cones with delicate almost doily patterns, and the final wall was more circular designs but these ones looked more like mandalas. The pieces reminded me of outer space, not only with the symmetry but also with the glittery black paint in the background of every piece. Some of them felt like they were moving or vibrating because of the symmetrical, white patterns on top of the black paint.

Liminal Tracer, Paint marker, spray paint on wood panel

    Overall, I really enjoyed this exhibit and would like to learn about Di Gregorio and his work more. He is based out of Sacramento now, so hopefully I will have the opportunity to see his work locally again.