Saturday October 12th, 2024; 6:00 to 9:00 PM. 116 Duane Street, New York, NY 10007. In tribute to Pavarotti on his birthday, AHA Fine Art presents an audio and visual exhibition fusing evocative arias by one of the greatest tenors of all time, Luciano Pavarotti (1935-2007), with drawings and paintings by renowned artist, professor and New York City resident, Vincent Arcilesi (1932-2022).

While Pravotti’s voice glides through the air, a slide show of work by Arcilesi – drawings in sketchbooks/notebooks and some paintings that have not been shown before – “will stream across the walls of his Tribeca loft ... Both Pavarotti and Arcilesi tap into the psyche of heightened romantic, surreal, cathartic sensations and emotions brimming with rage, vengeance, sacrifice and empathy.

Similarly Pavarotti and Arcilesi explore and survey a range of melodies and imagery that tell stories while mingling with atmosphere, nature and motifs.”

Arcilesi received his BFA and MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His work has been exhibited internationally since 1966, and is included in both public and private collections. He combined his training as an abstract painter with his interest in French Impressionism to create contemporary paintings depicting the human form in portraits, landscapes, and cityscapes. A full professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), from the 1990s to his retirement in 2015,  Arcilesi taught drawing and painting, and was involved with the Institute’s numerous art exhibits, shows, panels, and conferences.

After October 12th, a selection of his work will be on exhibit at AHA Underground, at Jim Kempner Fine Art, 501 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10011