INTRODUCTION BY RUTHIE TUCKER

"Art Doesn't form, it transforms." Contemporary artist Lili Maglione demonstrates this credo in her stunning new abstract works in which her inner emotions are spilled onto the canvas for the viewer to explore. Maglione's expressions convey command, dynamism, and strength. These powerful and compelling paintings evoke sentiment and raw emotion as Maglione expresses her inner psyche and personal thoughts and dreams. Harrison of The New York Times writes that "Maglione's paintings combine strong effects and contrasts with highly technical realizations".

Maglione's paintings possess the power to bring the viewer to a standstill with it's arresting use of visceral qualities. Tracing the very soul of the artist seeping out onto the canvas, these poignant abstractions are filled with a breathtaking intensity and spontaneity. She uses bold and rich panels of paint which are then broken by a jarring interception, thus creating a split in the composition akin to a fault line or open wound. Indeed, as the emerging acrylic spills out it bleeds and veins in unusual and organic ways, alluding at once to rivers, lesions, and flashes. While none of the paintings bear suggestive titles, the artist may be certain that every viewer will conceive and derive an individual conceptual meaning from each work.

New York artist, Lili Maglione has won award after award for her work and has been named "Woman of Distinction" by Distinction Magazine. Maglione grew up on Long Island and studied at The Art Students League of New York, The Traphagen School of Design, N.Y.U., and Cadenabbia Italy. Her work has been shown in Galleries, Museums, and Universities and is included in private and corporate collections around the country and abroad. She now demonstrates drama, passion and freedom in this exciting new abstract work.

Ruthie Tucker, Director/Owner-
Amsterdam Whitney Gallery and former executive -
Guggenheim Museum.