Jen Tough Gallery is pleased to announce the solo exhibition of Rhenda Saporito
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On view November 11 - December 18
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Opening Reception: Saturday, Nov 11, 4:00-6:00
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Rhenda Saporito is an abstract painter. She studied color theory, abstract painting, life drawing and sculpture at the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts. She has a concentration on abstract artists including Diebenkorn, De Kooning, Rauschenberg and Joan Mitchell. Participating in workshops and residencies with several internationally known artists continues to further her practice. She activates the canvas with random marks to break up the surface. When developing a painting, her focus is an intuitive application of mixed media. With no regard for the end result, the path takes her into and out of chaos. The painting becomes pared down and the viewer may find a resting place. Her paintings are visual expressions of previous experiences. She works on large canvasses-some as large as fifteen to eighteen feet long by six feet tall.