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ROMANUM
Ron Maggio Thursday, March 5 through Saturday, March 28, 2026 Opening Reception Friday, March 6, 5–7:00 pm |
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Domus XVI From the House of Augustus Caesar, mixed media,
ROMANUM / RON MAGGIO
Mixed media works in ROMANUM by Ron Maggio are inspired by the wall paintings (or frescos) from houses and villas of Rome, Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Boscoreale, dating from the second century B.C. and the first century A.D.
Home is truly where the heart is, in this series by Ron Maggio. As he explains, DOMUS is the Latin term meaning house or home. In addition to fulfilling basic needs of providing shelter and a place to engage in domestic activities, the Roman domus also allowed its owner to project intangible aspects of mind and heart onto its walls. Roman painting of this time not only imitated images perceived by the human eye but also those that dwell in the imagination. Ron expands upon that to re-envision the domus as a “Theatre of Imagination” in his artwork.
“As an abstract artist,” he explains, “it was not my desire to create literal translations of the ancient Roman wall paintings. Rather, I sought to work with selected imagery and within classical Roman sensibilities of architectural space and color.” As part of his research, he incorporated the rich color palette employed by Roman fresco painters: black, chalk white, raw sienna, burnt sienna, malachite green, azurite (French ultramarine blue), cinnabar red, orpiment yellow, cerulean blue, indigo, rose madder, verdigris green, and vermillion.
Ron mixes his media, using oil pastel, Gel Medium, color pencil, graphite, and acrylic paint applied sometimes more like watercolor. The eleven works in the exhibit vary in scale, ranging from some as compact as six by six inches up to others measuring around two feet square. One, titled “Cicero’s Cup”, is actually a wooden box, mixed-media and high-relief, that hangs on the wall and holds historical references. As he notes, “The Ancient Romans often had boxes that they kept personal items in or where they stored items that may have included tools related to their jobs or professions.”
“Welcome to my imagined world,” the work proclaims. “Domus mea grata. Welcome to my house.”
Mixed media works in ROMANUM by Ron Maggio are inspired by the wall paintings (or frescos) from houses and villas of Rome, Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Boscoreale, dating from the second century B.C. and the first century A.D.
Home is truly where the heart is, in this series by Ron Maggio. As he explains, DOMUS is the Latin term meaning house or home. In addition to fulfilling basic needs of providing shelter and a place to engage in domestic activities, the Roman domus also allowed its owner to project intangible aspects of mind and heart onto its walls. Roman painting of this time not only imitated images perceived by the human eye but also those that dwell in the imagination. Ron expands upon that to re-envision the domus as a “Theatre of Imagination” in his artwork.
“As an abstract artist,” he explains, “it was not my desire to create literal translations of the ancient Roman wall paintings. Rather, I sought to work with selected imagery and within classical Roman sensibilities of architectural space and color.” As part of his research, he incorporated the rich color palette employed by Roman fresco painters: black, chalk white, raw sienna, burnt sienna, malachite green, azurite (French ultramarine blue), cinnabar red, orpiment yellow, cerulean blue, indigo, rose madder, verdigris green, and vermillion.
Ron mixes his media, using oil pastel, Gel Medium, color pencil, graphite, and acrylic paint applied sometimes more like watercolor. The eleven works in the exhibit vary in scale, ranging from some as compact as six by six inches up to others measuring around two feet square. One, titled “Cicero’s Cup”, is actually a wooden box, mixed-media and high-relief, that hangs on the wall and holds historical references. As he notes, “The Ancient Romans often had boxes that they kept personal items in or where they stored items that may have included tools related to their jobs or professions.”
“Welcome to my imagined world,” the work proclaims. “Domus mea grata. Welcome to my house.”
Domus XIX Cicero's Cup, assemblage/mixed media
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In Memory of Paula Hite
March 2026 at Gallery A3 Gallery A3 mourns the loss and celebrates the life of gallery member Paula Hite (1962–2026) with a special exhibit, FOR PAULA, on the gallery’s north wall. Each participating artist selected a piece that relates to Paula’s great talent as an artist or her generous spirit in support of the gallery community. (Click here for Paula's page) |
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