"DiBenedetto's conception of a painting as a search for a functional structure, a talisman that can aid viewers amid our collective sense of traumatic crisis, is central to his work."
"The large paintings, replete with disembodied body parts that recall humans, octopi, cellular forms, and machines, evoke a brain-body relationship in a state of turbulent reformation."
"In contrast to artists like Hilma af Klint, DiBenedetto seeks to unlock the viewer's own psychic unconsciousness and tap into the mind's capacity for attaining visionary states."
Steve DiBenedetto is recognized as a leading painter, blending figuration and abstraction. His exhibition, Spiral Architect, reflects his exploration of functional structures in art. DiBenedetto aims to unlock viewers' psychic unconsciousness, contrasting with artists who channel higher powers. The exhibition features 17 paintings, including large works with disembodied body parts, suggesting a turbulent brain-body relationship. In 'The Octopus Paradox,' non-human life forms are isolated within rectangles, emphasizing the complexity of existence and perception.
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