MARCOS ANZIANI
The artist's first major exhibition in Miami, "Marcos Anziani: Before I Go" is a poetic recounting of memories transposed to canvas, and invites viewers to explore the intersection of culture and emotion.
BIO
Marcos Anziani (b. 1984, Dominican Republic) was raised in the Bronx, and now living and working in Connecticut. His paintings combine lyrical abstraction with expressionism in large, gestural strokes of color. The dazzling energy of the color is, as the artist says, curbed through context and line. Protean images of people and objects emerge from this technique, producing energetic paintings that dance over the canvas.
The mostly warm colors help balance and subdue the often chaotic forms. Taking influence from luminaries such as Willem de Kooning, Joan Miró and Jean-Michel Basquiat, Anziani moves forward with visual motifs borrowed from street and naive art while working in continuity with the tradition of Abstract Expressionism.
Anziani’s work has appeared in multiple solo and group exhibitions around the world. He has shown in galleries in Moscow, New York City, and Miami. In 2022, he signed on for exclusive representation through Avant Gallery. In early 2023, Anziani participated in his first group museum exhibition at the Norton Museum of Art, and successfully sold in his first major auction via Sotheby’s.
Before I Go (Antes de Irme), 2023
Acrylic and Oil Stick on Canvas
Heavily influenced by his Dominican heritage and upbringing in the Bronx, seamlessly blends vibrant colors and emotive brushwork to create pieces that resonate with nostalgia. Anziani’s richly layered abstract paintings, which recall the energetic forms and complex perspective found in the work of Pablo Picasso, invite viewers to explore the intersection of culture and emotion.
Here, viewers can make out what appears to be a figure seated atop a moped. This seemingly ordinary scene takes on a new life when considering the story behind it—Anziani’s aunt is depicted bringing homemade food to her brother in prison in the Dominican Republic, where she serendipitously meets her future husband, an officer. Like Picasso, Anziani here paints the moped from multiple angles at the same time, showing the profile and back of the vehicle simultaneously to create a dynamic visual effect that also speaks to the complexity of memory.
“It is important to me to be able to place a moment in time from my perspective and surroundings into a canvas, guided by the subconscious and intuitive traumas and emotions, with the aim of encapsulating this period of human existence.”
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022
Storytelling, Avant Gallery, New York, NY
2020
On the Way Home, Askeri Gallery, Moscow, Russia
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019
NY State of Mind, Usagi, Brooklyn, NY
2018
True Independence, Lucille Kornak Gallery, New York, NY
2017
Dotted Colors, Blank Canvas Gallery, Miami, FL
ART FAIRS
2022
Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary with Avant Gallery
2020
Cosmoscow Art Fair with Askeri Gallery, Moscow, Russia
2016
The Conceptual Art Fair at Miami Art Week, FL
PRESS HIGHLIGHTS
2023
Marcos Anziani shakes the senses with his paintings, Forbes
2022
Spotlight: Inspired by Basquiat and De Kooning, Dominican-Born Artist Marcos Anziani Paints Colorful Personal Narratives With Gusto, Artnet Gallery Network
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Spotlight: Inspired by Basquiat and De Kooning, Dominican-Born Artist Marcos Anziani Paints Colorful Personal Narratives With Gusto
Artnet Gallery Network, August 2022
Spotlight: Inspired by Basquiat and De Kooning, Dominican-Born Artist Marcos Anziani Paints Colorful Personal Narratives With Gusto
Artnet Gallery Network, August 2022
Marcos Anziani shakes the senses with his paintings
Forbes, January 2023
Marcos Anziani shakes the senses with his paintings
Forbes, January 2023