Artist in Residence shows “Off The White Wall”

New Haven, CT – White Space Gallery presents the works of Resident Artist Denise Parri in the show entitled “Off the White Wall…a Retrospective of 30 years of One Woman’s Art”. This one-woman show will run September 1 thru 29, with an opening reception to be held on Friday, September 7 from 5 to 8 p.m. Parri remarks,  “This is a  retrospective of extreme emotions through the layers of my time.” Parri continues, “In an intercultural society where years of faux finishing and home designing has permanently integrated my soul, I now return with an abstract sense of energy.  A blank canvas becomes a place to detach from reality and unfold instinctive regressive progressions where I can indulge in the solitude of space.”

A Connecticut native, now residing in Hamden, Ms. Parri’s work which includes jewelry design, sculpture, painting, set design and faux finishing, have all served as vehicles for her artistic expression and the means for raising her two children, now young adults. Ms. Parri’s previous efforts were focused largely on custom and commissioned works including, notably, eight wall sculptures which were exhibited on the 21st floor of the World Trade Center.  She is a prolific artist of extraordinary intensity, and describes working feverishly for weeks on end to complete installations in rapid succession throughout Connecticut, New York and Florida. Ms. Parri now works with the same intensity from her home studio, creating works which are sought after by designers and collectors from across the United States.

Ms. Parri explains “That as a young artist you have an uninhibited freedom of expression; however schooling and training and bringing others commissioned ideas to light can change that.” She quotes Picasso, “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” Parri goes on to say, “I’ve now recaptured my true artistic self and the liberation is exhilarating.”