Anthony Falcetta’s paintings are abstract explorations of surface, color and space. He paints intuitively and in layers to conceal, expose, and shape the final composition through an array of processes. Vibrant planes of color extend over the surface in varied levels of texture. Some rise off the substrate while others are scraped down or obscured by subsequent layers. Evidence of previous forms allude to Falcetta’s process and interest in time. Curiosity drives the work and for the artist, the act of making is a manner of discovery. In his own words, “I value the practice of painting as a way to explore both inside and outside — of myself, my work, and my surroundings.”
The work references space and objects and becomes a means of reinterpreting his internal and external conditions. He explains these ideas, “I’m inspired by sources in the built environment: interior and exterior space, mundane objects, bright colors, hard edges and sharp shadows, street architecture and road markings, and weathered commercial signage — things made to serve a purpose, then left to age and change and often be totally overlooked.” Just as the forms in his work bear the evidence of prior choices and changes in the artist’s plans, so too do physical items and places change with time and human intervention. Falcetta enacts time on the works and imbues them with history and dynamism.
