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PRESS RELEASE - CAVE CANEM : 55 works of art by GASPARE MANOS

at GALERIE MEL CONTEMPORARY – VIENNA – IX 2008
WWW.MEL-CONTEMPORARY.COM
With the patronage of the Italian Cultural Institute – Vienna -




Galerie mel contemporary

Schubertring 9-11, 1010 Wien


Eingang: Christinengasse 2

Vernissage

Gaspare Manos

- CAVE CANEM -

Begrüßung: Dott. Arnaldo Dante Marianacci


Direktor des italienischen Kulturinstitutes Wien

Eröffnung: Di, 02.09. 2008, 19 Uhr
Dauer: bis 26.09. 2008

The CAVE CANEM Exhibition is the result of the meeting of minds between the artist Gaspare Manos, the famous New York art critic and historian Alan Jones in the Palazzo Duodo Atelier in Venice in 2007 and a second meeting in Venice with Reinhold Sturm in 2008.


The exibition brings together 55 works on canvas by the artist, including one provocative, yet respectful installation (MEA CULPA composed of 6 canvases as one work). The paintings were undertaken over the period 2005-2008 around the subject and the concept of man’s best friend; the DOG.

Both as a subject and an allegory of manking, the artist traces a humoristic, sometimes realistic and often disquieting journey in the underworld inhabited by dogs and presents us with an extraordinary vision full of surprise, sometimes disconfort, often happiness in a series of works that describe the 5 senses in his highly personal style balanced between figurative and abstract rappresentation.


SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT DOGS THAT MOTIVATES THE ARTIST’S INTEREST.
Dogs are fascinating. They often end up looking like their owner. Naturally, this is true the other way round as well ! Living together for the past 5000 years, the relationship between these two species has become symbiotic in many cases, with characteristics of one being absorbed by the other over the years.

Dogs have often become man’s best friend and in old age, often the only friend. They are faithful (watchdog, sheepdog, sledge dog, hunting dog, sniffer dog, police dog, avalanche dog, regimental mascot, etc.) and are geat workers, but sometimes rebel and go crazy attacking their owner. Dogs give work to humans, for example: dog breeders, dog handlers, dog trainers, dog walkers, vets, dog shrinks, and the whole industry associated with dog food, dog jewellery, dog perfumes and even dog cementeries, parties and other extravanganzas.


In English, as I am sure we can find in most languages, there are dozens of expressions that have resulted in this close dog-human relationship. Here are some examples:

dog = (coll.) a despicable person


dogsbody ( a junior navy officer)

dogskin (leather made of dog's skin, used for gloves)

dogswatch (either of two short watches 4-6 or 6-8 p.m.)

dogtrot (a gentle easy trot)

dogfight (close combat between fighter airplanes)

doggish (malicious, snappish)

doggone (expressing annoyance)

watchdog (a person or body monitoring others' behaviour)


or expressions like :
not a dog's chance (no chance at all)

hair of the dog (further drink to cure the effects of drink)

put on dog ( to behave pretentiously)

dog-eat-dog (ruthlessly competitive)

dog's breakfast (a mess)

lie doggo (lie motionless or hidden),

cat-and-dog ( a relationship full of quarrel)

bitch (a malicious or spiteful woman; a very unpleasant or difficult thing or situation), hound ( a despicable man)

puppy fat , puppy love and many many others....

VIENNA & GASPARE by Enrico Mazzepa
The links between Vienna and the artist GASPARE MANOS are surprising.
Here are some examples to illustrate the case:

One of the earliest childhood memories of the artist GASPARE MANOS is that of his diplomat grandfather Comm. Ugo Manos. Ugo Manos was born in the Kingdom of Dalmatia in 1901, an Austro-Hungarian citizen until he became Italian after World War I. He would tell all who wanted to listen how orderly and well organized the old Empire was! The highest compliment he could pay to an honest and public spirited person was to say that he was like an Austro-Hungarian. Vienna, for the artist’s grandfather and for the then young Gaspare Manos, represented one of the highest forms of culture.


Earlier on, his great-great-grandfather, then Podesta’ (mayor) of Zlarin in Dalmatia also maintained close links with the Austrian Empire throughout his life. He even convinced the Vienna authorities to finance the construction of the longest (103 m) pier on the entire Dalmatian coast in front of their historic family house...

This lead the Emperor Franz-Josef and his lovely Empress Sissi to visit Zlarin in 1904. Important discussions will forever remain a secret, but they took back corals, for which their island was famous and was offered the local dish of charcoal-grilled “sardele”, but no fork or plate to test his character. “Your Majesty - he was told - hold them with your fingers and bite first one side, then the other”. And so the Emperor did !


The superb Austrian pier that welcomed the Emperor to the Zlarin island still stands proud today and welcomes visitors and their yachts. Unfortunately, the Manos family historic house was burned down on purpouse by a local years after the Tito Regime had expropriated and nationalised all the artist family’s vast possessions. History is often cruel.
On his mother’s side, as well, his Dalmatian roots and links with Austria run deep, ever since his great-great-great-grandfather Girolamo Luxardo arrived in Zara (Zadar) from Genoa and founded in 1821 a celebrated factory of Maraschino Luxardo. At some point, it was the largest industrial establishment in the Austrian Empire with an impact even on the flavour of the original Sacher...
Later from there one of his sons, Urbano moved to Vienna and established the von Luxardo line with its long military tradition.
So, strange though it may appear, the artist GASPARE MANOS feels no stranger in Vienna.

Knowing what Vienna has represented for modern art, being able to exhibit here represents for his both a homecoming and a respectful pilgrimage.



A list of works: 54 paintings on canvas + 1 installation (mea culpa) composed of 6 paintings

Large works x 5 (Nos. 1 to 5)
1

FILM DOG

2008


Oil & Acrylic on canvas

150x160cm


2

WIENER SCHNITZEL

2008


Oil & Acrylic on canvas

150x160cm


3

BONE WALTZ

2008


Oil & Acrylic on canvas

100x160cm


4

FREEDOM

2008


Oil & Acrylic on canvas

160x150cm


5

BED GOD

2008


Oil & Acrylic on canvas

160x150cm


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Medium works x 17 (Nos. 6 to 23)
6

WATER

2007


Dyptich

Oil & Acrylic on canvas

50x80cm


7

CAPOSEDA - A DOG’S LIFE

2008


Work composed on 4 separate canvases

Oil & Acrylic on canvas

90x80cm
8

LOVE ( series of 4 separate signed/dated works that compose LOVE)

2008


Work composed on 4 separate canvases

Acrylic on canvas

100x100cm
9

BIRTH - I LOVE YOU MOMMY

2008


Work composed on 4 separate canvases

Oil and acrylic on canvas

120x100cm
10

VERY RICH NEW YORK DOG

2008


Oil & Acrylic on canvas

100x70cm
11



DOG RED PALM

2007


Oil & Acrylic on canvas

100x70cm
12



DALMATIAN RHAPSODY IN GREY - PART I - ZAGABRIA

(One of 4 separate signed/dated works that compose the series)

2008


Acrylic on canvas

40X40cm
13



DALMATIAN RHAPSODY IN GREY - PART II - SPALATO

(One of 4 separate signed/dated works that compose the series)

2008


Acrylic on canvas

40X40cm


14

DALMATIAN RHAPSODY IN GREY - PART III - SEBENICO

(One of 4 separate signed/dated works that compose the series)

2008


Acrylic on canvas

40X40cm
15



DALMATIAN RHAPSODY IN GREY - PART I V - ZARA

(One of 4 separate signed/dated works that compose the series)

2008


Acrylic on canvas

40X40cm
16



CACTUS

2006


Oil & Acrylic on canvas

100x70cm
17



DOG BONE JOB - PART I

(One of 4 separate signed/dated works that compose the series)

2006


Oil and acrylic on canvas

30X30cm
18



DOG BONE JOB - PART II

(One of 4 separate signed/dated works that compose the series)

2006


Oil and acrylic on canvas

30X30cm
19



DOG BONE JOB - PART III

(One of 4 separate signed/dated works that compose the series)

2006


Oil and acrylic on canvas

30X30cm
20



DOG BONE JOB - PART IV

(One of 4 separate signed/dated works that compose the series)

2006


Oil and acrylic on canvas

30X30cm



21

DOG FISH

2007


Dyptich

Oil and acrylic on canvas

110x50cm
22

HEAVEN & HELL

2006


Work composed on 4 separate canvases

Oil and acrylic on canvas

80x60cm
23

DEAD END

2008


Dyptich

Oil & Acrylic on canvas

80x40cm

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Small works x (Nos. 24 to 54 + (1 installation composed of 6 canvases) )
24

FOUR DOGS IN MY HOUSE - No. I

2008


Acrylic on canvas

30x30cm
25



FOUR DOGS IN MY HOUSE - No. II

2008


Acrylic on canvas

30x30cm
26



FOUR DOGS IN MY HOUSE - No. III

2008


Acrylic on canvas

30x30cm


27

FOUR DOGS IN MY HOUSE - No. IV

2008


Acrylic on canvas

30x30cm
28



SLEEPING DOG

2008


Acrylic on canvas

30x30cm
29



HERMES BAG PUPPY ORANGE DREAM – No. I

2008


Acrylic on canvas

30x30cm
30



HERMES BAG PUPPY ORANGE DREAM – No. II

2008


Acrylic on canvas

30x30cm
31



GREY PUZZLE QUARTET – No. I

2005


Acrylic and gouache on canvas

30x30cm
32



GREY PUZZLE QUARTET – No.II

2005


Acrylic and gouache on canvas

30x30cm
33



GREY PUZZLE QUARTET – No. III

2005


Acrylic and gouache on canvas

30x30cm
34



GREY PUZZLE QUARTET – No.IV

2005


Acrylic and gouache on canvas

30x30cm


35

BONE – GOLD & GREEN

2008


Acrylic on canvas

40x40cm
36



GOOD MORNING

2008


Acrylic on canvas

18x24cm
37



GOOD AFTERNOON

2008


Acrylic on canvas

18x24cm
38



GOOD EVENING

2008


Acrylic on canvas

18x24cm
39



ON THE ROAD

Tryptich

2008


Acrylic on canvas

18x72cm
40



DOG F***

2008


Acrylic on canvas

18x24cm
41



LA VIE EN ROSE – PART I

2008


Acrylic on canvas

20x25cm
42



LA VIE EN ROSE – PART II

2008


Acrylic on canvas

20x25cm


43

LA VIE EN ROSE – PART III

2008


Acrylic on canvas

20x25cm
44



FINANCIAL GURU – SMALL CAP

2008


Acrylic on canvas

20x25cm
45



FINANCIAL GURU – MID CAP

2008


Acrylic on canvas

20x25cm
46



FINANCIAL GURU – BIG CAP

2008


Acrylic on canvas

20x25cm
47



THE DIRECTOR

2008


Acrylic on canvas

20x25cm
48



THE ACCOUNTANT

2008


Acrylic on canvas

20x25cm
49



THE PRESIDENT

2008


Acrylic on canvas

20x25cm
50



THE PRESIDENT’S WIFE

2008


Acrylic on canvas

20x25cm



51

LADY DREAM

2008


Acrylic on canvas

18x24cm
52



SKI

2008


Acrylic on canvas

18x24cm


53

SOFIA’S DOG

2008


Acrylic on canvas

18x24cm
54



GIULIA’S DOG

2008


Acrylic on canvas

18x24cm



Installation No. 55 (6 works on canvas arranged as a cross)
1 work : 40x40 cm ( part I)

4 works: 18x24cm ( part II, III, IV, V)

1 work: 20x25cm (part VI)


55 (installation)

MEA CULPA - PART I

(Composed of 6 separate signed/dated works that compose the installation as a cross)

2008

Oil and acrylic on canvas



40X40cm

55 (installation)

MEA CULPA - PART II

(Composed of 6 separate signed/dated works that compose the installation as a cross)

2008

Oil and acrylic on canvas



18X24cm
55 (installation)

MEA CULPA - PART III

(Composed of 6 separate signed/dated works that compose the installation as a cross)

2008

Oil and acrylic on canvas



18x24cm
55 (installation)

MEA CULPA - PART IV

(Composed of 6 separate signed/dated works that compose the installation as a cross)

2008

Oil and acrylic on canvas



18x24cm
55 (installation)

MEA CULPA - PART V

(Composed of 6 separate signed/dated works that compose the installation as a cross)

2008

Oil and acrylic on canvas



18x24cm
55 (installation)

MEA CULPA - PART VI

(Composed of 6 separate signed/dated works that compose the installation as a cross)

2008

Oil and acrylic on canvas



20x25cm

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