I had the opportunity to go to the opening and meet and greet for the gallery show featuring Jorge Cocco Santangelo. It was one of the largest turn outs I have been a part of thus far at the Jacob Spori Gallery as Mr. Santangelo is very well know for his unique capture of Christian based art.
Santangelo uses shapes and forms to reduce detail and capture the essence of the subjects. His intent is to get beyond the story to what he calls a 'second interpretation' individual to each viewer. He also uses the symbolic separation of light and dark. His style is deemed 'Sacrocubism.'
It was fun to see him in person (although he didn't speak english and had a translator). His show had some interesting interactive elements such as a puzzle station, a video showing his processes, and a magnet board with prints and emotions viewers could physically mix and match. Everything was presented beautifully (even the magnet prints were professional looking and printed on fine-art paper) and I enjoyed getting some ideas if I decide to do a gallery show.
You can see more of his work here:
https://jorgecocco.com/
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