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Gerald Di Falco

Universal Sacrifice with Atoms

Genre: Mixed-media Printmaking (Intaglio Etching & Monoprint Assemblage Collage);
Media: Oil base French etching inks on bleached tarlatan, which is glued onto a monoprint executed in Hunts water based woodcut inks on Stonehenge black-colored paper, painted with gouache;
Info: Printed on a Charles Brand industrial floor press at The Open Printmaking Studio, Fleisher Art School in conjunction with The Philadelphia Museum of Art;
One-of-a-kind print. Hand printed and published by the artist. Adapted from drawings by the Artist;
Date: 2019.

Artist Statement: My combined monoprint and etching reflects the face of Christ that is portrayed mostly on Good Fridays from His Passion. His closed eyes reflect the bereavement of every human slated for state execution. The optical dots that swirl across the plane represent the atomic structure within suffering; the work is part of a series devoted to the French philosopher, paleontologist and Jesuit priest Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. His brave scientific writings on evolution earned him burial in an unmarked grave by the Roman church. The etching plate that I use in my "Face of Christ" series represents universal human suffering from the murdered Cathars over 1000 years ago to the mass murders today perpetrated by gun carriers.

Bio: Jerry (Gerard) Di Falco—born on September 26, 1952 in Camden, New Jersey—holds a BFA in art from Rutgers University (1974) and an MS in Studio Art (Painting) and Curatorial Science (1985) from Philadelphia’s Drexel University. He has worked as a full time Visual Artist since 1990, and previously worked as a Museum Curator and University Lecturer. Di Falco has exhibited his art in over 450 museum and gallery shows since 1974. His accolades include Philadelphia’s Award in Arts and Culture (2007); a Fellowship Grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation in New York City ($30,000; 2002); and two Artist’s Grants from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (one in 1992 and the first in 1987). He has lived in New York City, San Diego, and Madrid (Spain); and, currently resides in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. His works are represented on-line by Saatchi Gallery (Los Angeles and London).