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Biography
John Bianchi's work is motivated by a psychological exploration of trauma, bringing to life paintings and sculptures that seek to re-contextualize the destructive process as an act of regeneration and growth. Shades of mauve, ash and beige populate his panels in patterns reminiscent of bruises, fluid compositions that ebb and flow in intensity in much the same way as these contusions present themselves on the human body.
Using a combination of industrial and traditional materials, the artist creates works that occupy a flexible space between painting and sculpture. His panels are built of aluminum mounted on wood stretchers, which are often shaped into three-dimensional geometries that conjure paper folding into itself. This quality is heavily contrasted with the deliberately flat texture of the paintings themselves, whose surfaces evoke the smooth and burnished matte of a photograph. This visual quality is attained through the application of multiple layers of acrylic paint, which are then sanded and reapplied in an intuitive, kinetic process.
For Bianchi, trauma has the unique potential to be a transformative event. His work seeks to convey the constructive nature of physical harm as the beginning of a restorative cycle. The systemic regeneration that invariably accompanies injury underpins the demonstrative intention of his bruised panel series. In his own words, "by giving permanence to the fleeting moment of the bruise, I want to open up a new possibility for reflection on it and that which it symbolizes."
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CV
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NYDownload Bianchi CV
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts, Yale University New Haven, CT
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Cooper Union, New York, NY
Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022
Positive Disintegration, Tyler Wood Gallery, New York, NY
2019
Enantiodromia, Tyler Wood Gallery, New York, NY
2017
John Dante Bianchi, Popps Packing, Detroit, Michigan
2016
Unavoidable Encounter, Denny Gallery, New York, NY
So This is Permanent, Galerie Derouillon, Paris
2015
John Dante Bianchi, Tyler Wood Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2014
John Dante Bianchi, at Thierry Goldberg Gallery, New York, NY
2013
Dislocation Point, Signal Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2012
Betrayal Trauma, Know More Games/Primetime, Brooklyn, NY
2010
John Bianchi at Primetime, Primetime, Brooklyn, NY
2005
The Sky is a Big Responsibility, Placemaker Gallery, Miami, FL
2004
There was Heat by the Light of the Fire, Placemaker Gallery, Miami, FL
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021
Ocean Body, Wasserman Projects, Detroit, Michigan
2020
Never Normal, Wasserman Projects, Detroit, Michigan
2016
Verb List, E.Tay Gallery, New York, NY
Session 2, BackSlash Gallery, Paris
The City and The City, Denny Gallery, New York, NY
John Bianchi and Guy Yanai, Galerie Derouilon, NADA, New York, NY
Water Mark, Signal Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Redux, Kai Matsumiya Galerie, New York, NY
2015
Above and Below, Galerie Derouillon, Paris
2014
To do as one would, David Zwirner Gallery, New York, NY
Marquee Moon, Thierry Goldberg Gallery, New York, NY
John Bianchi and Jeffrey Kessel, Thierry Goldberg Gallery, New York, NY
White and Black, Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY
2013
Middle Zone, Projekt 722, Brooklyn, NY
Five Years Later, Flinn Gallery, Greenwich, CT
2012
Water Feature, WildLife Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Warm, Signal Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Hexis, Know More Games, Brooklyn, NY
The Brucennial, Curated by BHQF, New York, NY
2011
Darkroom, Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
Norfolk, Thierry Goldberg Projects, New York, NY
In Between the Sheets, curated by Irena Jurek, New York, NY
Lights America, curated by Jacques Vidal, Brooklyn, NY
Goodbye Space Shuttle, curated by Jason Mones, Brooklyn, NY
2010
Albino Aligator, Bodega, Philadelphia, PA
Shakeout, curated by Jessica Shaefer, Queens, NY
The Brucennial,, Curated By BHQF, New York, NY
2009
Dream Tigers, Vaudville Park, Brooklyn, NY
On From Here, Guild and Greyshkul, New York, NY
8 ½ x 11, James Fuentes, New York, NY
Smithumenta, Curated by BHQF, Brooklyn, NY
Pulp and Dagger, Everard Findlay, Brooklyn, NY
2008
Thesis Exhibition, Yale University, New Haven, CT
2007
Second Year Show, Yale University, New Haven, CT
2006
First Year Show, Yale University, New Haven, CT
2005
The Miami Art Collaborative show, Bas Fisher Invitational, Miami, FL
Placemaker at Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Miami, FL
2004
Ten Times the Space Between Night and Day, Guild and Greyshkul, New York, NY
Wallpaper for the 21st Century, Placemaker Gallery, Miami, FL
How Far Apart We Are, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Denver, CO
In Advance of A Broken Heart, Wolfsonian Museum, Miami, FL
2003
From Here On, at Guild and Greyshkul, New York, NY
Placemaker Presents Guild and Greyshkul, Placemaker Gallery, Miami, FL
Six Scenes, The Cooper Union, New York, NY
Untitled (A Sentimental Education), Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami FL
Kiss Me Quick Before I Change My Mind, The House, Miami FL
2002
Native, The House, Miami FL
2001
Special Projects, Art In General, New York, NY
PUBLICATIONS
Art Forum, John Dante Bianchi at Denny Gallery
Architectural Digest, John Dante Bianchi at Denny Gallery
Slash Paris, John Dante Bianchi at Galerie Derouillon
Art News, Habitat: John Dante Bianchi
Bomb Magazine, Portfolio by John Dante Bianchi
The L magazine, John Dante Bianchi, Icy topographies and names
ArtInfo 7 Questions with form blending sculptor John Dante Bianchi
Interview Magazine, Armchair Traveler: Winter is Coming
