Joseph Peragine, Untitled (Utah Beach),
2006
oil on canvas, 32 x 40 inches
Courtesy the artist and Solomon Projects, Atlanta
UAMA presents the paintings, drawings, sculpture and animation of
Atlanta-based artist Joseph Peragine. The exhibition features
selections from Peragine's Hell on Wheels (2004-2007),
an ongoing body of work that addresses the mechanics of military
force, the spectacle of modern warfare, and the media
representation of armed engagement.
In 2001, Peragine was honored with an invitation to exhibit his work in
Beijing, China, and participate in an international symposium on art and
science hosted by Tsing Hua University and the National Museum of Fine
Art
of China. During that same year, the City of Atlanta commissioned
Peragine to create a permanent installation for Hartsfield International
Airport. The installation, Brute Neighbors, was singled out by
Art
in
America magazine as one of the best public art projects in 2001 and
garnered Peragine an Atlanta Urban Design Commission Award of Excellence
for Public Art in 2002.
In 2003, Three Small Deaths won the Juror Choice Award at the
Seventh
Annual ASU Art Museum Short Film Festival in Tempe, Arizona. It was also
an official selection at the 2003 Atlanta Film Festival.
Joseph Peragine received his MFA in painting from Georgia State
University, Atlanta; he is currently Associate Professor in Drawing and
Painting and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the School of Art at
Georgia State University.
More information about Joseph Peragine's work is
available from his website
Organized to complement Goya's Mastery in
Prints, the presentation of Francisco de Goya's four major
print suites, the exhibition series Correspondence: In
Relation to Goya showcases contemporary artwork
that in risk-taking originality, clarity of vision, and passionate
quality resonates with Goya's legacy.
