The new Landau Gallery Art show, called Internal Dialogues, consists of a collection of paintings and ceramic sculptures by Boston-based artist, Jason “Bunny” Correia. Correia is currently a ceramic instructor at the New Art Center in Newton, Massachusetts. A lifelong artist, Correia specializes in oil painting and sculpting. With his sterling reputation for quality and attention to detail, Correia is well-known and respected around the Boston area for his art.
In the gallery, intricate and colorful pieces of art express a wide range of feelings, emotions, and ideas. The works of art contain many colors to capture the complex emotions that Correia wishes to convey. In his artist statement, he mentions that he “creates dialogues in a new perspective to convey the complex emotions and feelings of existing in this hyper-fast, hyper-aware moment in time.”
One painting focuses on a man holding a cat in his arms, with a wide array of colors ranging from red to green to blue shown in the background to display the intense emotion that the subject is feeling. Another work – a sculpture – portrays a bunny-like figure dressed in non-matching human clothes. Another sculpture shows a three-legged green creature with a singular horn dressed in one blue piece of clothing.
Correia’s abstract work – especially with his sculptures – highlights his instinctual methods of crafting his work. He states that he is “drawn to the traditional methods and mindsets of making… [and feels] as if these have instinctually been passed down to me, but I find a new way and voice to speak with them.”
The complexity presented in Correia’s art leaves its messages and themes up to interpretation to the viewer. Correia also says that his subjects that appear in the gallery may come from his work or daily life, thus “relating to an event we all are collectively experiencing.”
Any member of Belmont Hill may view the exhibit in the Landau Gallery until March 24th. More information about Correia’s process of making art can be found online at https://bunnysarts.com/. The Panel congratulates Correia for displaying his work, and thanks the art department for seeking out his incredible work for all of us to marvel at.
