ALDO LONGO
BIOGRAPHY
Aldo Longo
Like most artists I have been influenced by my environment and culture. In my case there have been three distinct periods in my life. First, my upbringing in a traditional Italian family in Connecticut, which influenced the style and form of my work; secondly the two years I spent in Japan, which not only revised my earlier influences but also introduced me to a new culture and philosophy; and thirdly the years that I have spent in Northern California, both in San Francisco and Sonoma county which brought me closer to my natural surroundings as well as to a newer and unbound culture.
All my work incorporates those influences, but the foundation has always been my close affinity to nature. Not a representation of nature but rather my feelings of and response to it. The shapes and colors digested and reformed to reflect my reaction to the spirit of the trees, rocks, hills, and waterways from which I create my forms. I use the vibrant colors to express the life flow within my ecological surroundings, which is the substance of all natural things. Some of the canvases are shaped so that the viewer may perceive the forms from different perspectives within the same work, just as it might be viewed in real life. The backgrounds blend, flow and intertwine with the forms, like wind or fog, caressing and sweeping, undulating through and beyond. Beginning with only the slightest idea of the forms I intuitively reshape them, changing the colors as I proceed; almost akin to the changing colors and appearance of the foliage seen from a path through woods, mountains or along the seashore at different times of the day or different seasons. These works are not meant to be a representation or reflection of nature but rather the sense of its spirit and energy.
ALDO LONGO | SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
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Italianita - Art: Online Catalog, Published by Joanne Mattera, 2022
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“Lydia Takeshita Legacy Exhibit Series: 1”, LAArtcore, Los Angeles, CA
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Opening Exhibition, Lori Austin Gallery, Santa Rosa, CA
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“Nurture. Invited Guest Artist, Cloverdale Arts Alliance, Cloverdale, CA
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“Fusion”, Curated by Barbara Nathanson, Museum Contempo, Shelton, WA
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“LELA Group Exhibition”, Nagasaki Prefectural Museum, Nagasaki, Japan
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“Unfolding Revelations”, Tandem Solo, LA Artcore, Los Angeles, CA
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“Reformed Landscapes”, Tandem solo, LA Artcore, Los Angeles, CA
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“Inner Landscape”, Solo exhibition, IONS (Institute of Noetic Science) Lucid Art Foundation , Petaluma, CA
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“Boxed In”, Group Exhibition, Quicksilver Mine Co., Forestville, CA
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“Reflexiones/Organicas”, 2 Person Exhibition, CEARTE(Centro Estatal de las Artes), Ensenada, Mexico
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“Side By Side”, 2 Person Exhibition, , Marion Meyer Contemporary Art Laguna Beach, CA
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“Reemergence”, Solo Exhibition, Quicksilver Mine Co, Forestville, CA
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“Building Bridges International Art Exhibition”, CEARTE (Centro Estatal de las Artes), Ensenada, Baja, Mexico
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“Building Bridges International Art Exhibition”, CEARTE (Centro Estatal de las Artes), Tijuana, Baja, Mexico
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“Shaped Canvases”, 2 Person Exhibition, Evolving Art Gallery, Vallejo, CA
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“Arte Contemporaneo”, Museo del Historico, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
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AH Gallery, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
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“Artist of the Month”, ADC gallery, Los Angeles
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“LELA Group” Asto Museum, Los Angeles, CA
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“LELA International Exhibition”,Rajamangala University Gallery, Thanyaburi, Thailand
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“Giri”, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
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“International Exhibition”, JeJeu Museum, JeJeu, Korea
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“LELA, New Wind From the East”, Modern Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
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“It’s a Guy Thing”, group exhibition, Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, Santa Rosa, Ca
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“Mixed Group”, Lynn Kottler Gallery, New York, NY
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“The Figure”, 2 person exhibition, Laughing Raccoon Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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‘Mindful Message”. Solo Exhibition, Unicorn Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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“A Christmas Package”, Unicorn Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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“Visions”, Fourth Dimension Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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“East Meets West”, 3 person exhibition, Sun Gallery, San Francisco. CA
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Solo Exhibition, ”Drawings & Paintings” Tiki Lounge, Kauai, Hawaii
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Solo Exhibition, Book Mark Gallery, Honolulu, Hawaii
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“New Artists”, Morrison Fine Arts, New Haven; CT
Reviews/Publications:
2014 Review: “The Longos”, LAArtcore E-Zine, Robert
2011 Review: “Reflexiones/Organicas”, “Il Vigia”, Rael Salvador
2010 Catalog: “Side By Side”, Marion Meyer contemporary Art, Laguna Beach, CA
2010 Preview: ArtScene, December 201, Liz Goldner
2010 Catalog, “Nature Revisited”, Santa Rosa, CA
2005 Catalog: LELA: 14th International Art Exhibition, Burapha Museum, Bangkok, Thailand
2004 Catalog: 2nd Pyongtaek Harbour International Arts Festival, Pyongtaek, Korea,
“LELA 2nd International Art Exhibition”, Modern Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2003 Catalog: “LELA Inaugural Exhibition” Modern Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2002 10th International Art Festival, Los Angeles, CA
2001 “Link of New Wave From the East”, Los Angeles, CA,
1969 Review; San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, CA: Thomas Albright,
1969 Review: Westart, San Francisco, CA: DeWitt Rabeloth
1963 Review: Garden News, Kauai, Hawaii:
1952 Review; New Haven Register, New Haven, CT
Residencies
2014 Oct.-Artist in Residence, Porte Peinte por le Arte, Noyer, France
2012 Aug. - Artist in Residence, ADC/Building Bridges, Ensenada, Mexico
2005 Sept. -Artist in Residence, Arte Praxia, Ensenada, Mexico
2004 Aug. - Artist in Residence, Tagua-pa, Thailand
2004 Aug. - Artist, Art therapy team, Tsunami relief, Bon Namkhem, Thailand