John Puglisi
"The Cold, Hard Ground"
October 2 - 31, 2009
The winter is always a time of change, sometimes appearing bleak, but always hopeful for the approaching spring. In “The Cold, Hard Ground,” John Puglisi revisits his favorite subject: growing up in a small town in northern New Jersey. In previous shows, Puglisi’s paintings depicted working life in industrial New Jersey towns and summer vacation down the Jersey Shore. In this, his third feature exhibition at La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Puglisi explores his memories of New Jersey in the dead of winter. He is inspired by memories such as the frozen tundra of the town cemetery, and the wasteland of classic cars in city junkyards. In addition to producing fine art, Puglisi has worked as a conceptual illustrator and storyboard artist on animated and live-action films for DreamWorks, Disney, Universal Studios, Warner Brothers, Industrial Light and Magic, and Twentieth-Century Fox. John's character design for How to Train Your Dragon was nominated for not only a Golden Globe Award, but also for an Oscar©. |
"Ash Wednesday" |
"Christmas Wreath" |
"Elephant Graveyard" |
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"Confirmation" |
"Down by the River"
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"Bobby's Suicide" |
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