Program happening in The North Atlantic Triennial exhibition
Free; registration encouraged
Peter Soriano (United States (born Philippines), born 1959), Ilulissat, Disko Bugt ,2021. Graphite, spray paint and acrylic paint, 10 x 28 feet. © Peter Soriano.
Join mixed media artist Peter Soriano as part of a series that invites Maine-based and international artists to share insights about their artistic practices and works on view in the North Atlantic Triennial: Down North exhibition.
Gallery talks will last 45 minutes, take place in the exhibition space unless otherwise noted, and have limited capacity.
Born in Manila, Philippines, Peter Soriano received his B.A. in Art History from Harvard College and studied at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture before moving to New York City in 1981. Soriano, who is a dual citizen of France and the USA, splits his time between New York City, Paris, and Penobscot, Maine.
By the 1990s, following exhibitions in New York and Paris, Soriano had earned international recognition for his deceptively playful biomorphic sculptures made of fiberglass. In 2004, after a six-month residency at the Calder Studio in Saché, France, Soriano began making wall-based sculptures, introducing taut steel cables and metal pipes to his work. With the addition of spray paint applied directly to the wall, these installations became increasingly two-dimensional until, in 2012, Soriano eliminated structural elements altogether. His work now consists exclusively of large-scale wall drawings composed of acrylic and spray paint, as well as related works on pleated and folded paper.