I don’t care much for openings. Does anybody ever really look at the work on display? Sometimes it seems people talk about anything but...

I have been highly influenced by Francis Bacon's use of the triptych as a valid, contemporary artistic expression. One thinks of the...

Reflections on loved cities during the pandemic from the perspective of an artist who lives in New York and loves Venice (and Paris too!)...

Artists turn colors into their own color scheme so much so that you recognize an artist’s work by the colors used in their paintings....

Three trips to Europe that inspired me to revisit and reinterpret my 'number paintings'.

Guided art tour of show A Staircase to Heaven by artist Rossella BLUE Mocerino. St. Agnes Library. September 2019.

"I have wrapped my dreams in a silken cloth, And laid them away in a box of gold" Countee Cullen

Artist Rossella BLUE Mocerino and poet Countee Cullen I first came in contact with Harlem when I exhibited a few years ago at the 115 Street Library (now renamed The Harry Belafonte Library). I discovered some great restaurants but what made the biggest impact on me were the large photographs hanging on top of the shelves at the Library, where I was exhibiting, depicting many of Harlem’s Greats. Some were familiar to me already; others I did not know of them yet. My paintings

Some of my works were vandalized so I wanted to find out exactly what kind of people are capable of vandalizing and destroying art. Michelangelo’s Pietà was vandalized with a hammer. This timeless, magnificent work of art received 12 blows. The culprit was an unemployed geologist with mental issues. The Mona Lisa by Da Vinci was attacked 4 times (twice in the same year) at home and abroad. In 1956 it was doused in acid while on temporary loan to a museum in Southern France; a

Summer 2018. I have recently come back from a trip to Edinburgh and London and it struck me how all the exhibitions I saw dealt with the same subject: humanity. So I thought I would share with you in this post how the artists featured in these shows see us. Featured here is the poster for the All Too Human exhibition at Tate Britain. Exhibition: Rembrandt & Britain National Galleries of Scotland Edinburgh. My itinerary started with Rembrandt. Photo by Sherry Fyman. An Old Wom

I have never been interested in doing portraits or self-portraits although I did a few self-portraits earlier on. Many artists, on the other hand, do not feel the same as I do. Here is a self portrait by Chuck Close. Here is A Portrait of a Man by Van Eyck. Many believe it is actually a self-portrait. I love turbans. Self-portraits were an integral part of Frida Kahlo’s art. Shown here: Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird. Here is an unconventional self-po

We artists are all different. You can see that even by the way our studios look like. Here is Francis Bacon's art studio. Messy, right? Artists Claude Monet and Roy Lichtenstein had a couch in their studios. Ah, for those times when a break and a little rest are needed. You think artists in their studios use just the walls and easels? Jackson Pollock used the floor for his drip paintings. There is no reason why an artist studio has to have walls. Australian painter Tomm

Me and Modigliani at The Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice. The Woman in a Sailor Shirt by Amedeo Modigliani. Photo by Sherry Fyman There are many memories from my childhood I have forgotten but for some strange reason I remember when I became aware of art. Back in the days when TV sets where still a novelty, my parents and I would go to a bar near the train station in our town, Viareggio. It was while watching one of these programs that I saw a painting by Modigliani. I do

In my previous art talk, I introduced my work and what led me to produce the paintings for the MEDITATION IN THE CATACOMBS show. Now I would like to talk to you about the source of my inspiration – the city of Venice. Venice may be sinking, may be way past its heyday, it’s overcrowded with tourists and full of cheap souvenirs and yet, it remains a haven for artists including the artist standing in front of you. Every time I go back to Venice, I wonder if this will be the trip

Those of you who are familiar with my work know that it's all about masks and being masked. However, if this is the first time you're coming in contact with my artwork, let me tell you where I am coming from. I spent decades drawing from live models, until I reached the point when I had to decide what direction to go in. I knew I was not going to be a portraitist. I've never really been interested in reproducing reality, but then what should my focus be? I saw a picture o