Exhibitions - Mark Lavatelli

Wax Impressions: Encaustic Monoprints by Mark Lavatelli

Betty’s Restaurant (370 Virginia St., Buffalo, NY) July 21 – September 20, 2020

2020. encaustic monotype. 18" X 12"
Tree trunks and branches that look like part of an inflamed vascular system

2020. encaustic monotype.
30" X 20" — 2020. encaustic monotype. 30" X 20"
A pockmarked trunk and branch structure dominates a light red-orange background.

2020. encaustic monoprint.
30" X 22" — 2020. encaustic monoprint. 30" X 22"

2020. encaustic monoprint.
30" X 20" — 2020. encaustic monoprint. 30" X 20"
Actively brushed green tree branches and trunk float in front of a light-orange background.

2020. cut and layered encaustic monotypes. 30" X 22"

Tree Morph #5. 2017. encaustic monotype. 30" X 22"

Tree Morph #6. 2017. encaustic monotype. 30" X 22"

Looper #2. 2016. encaustic monotype. 22" X 15"
Curving stripes and ovals energize orange, yellow, and green shapes.

Pollinator 3. 2016. encaustic monotype. 18" X 12"

Diffident. 2016. encaustic monotype. 22" X 15"

Downwind. 2009. encaustic monotype. 22 1/2" X 30"

Balboa Tree. 2014. encaustic monotype. 22" X 15"

2019. cut and layered encaustic monotypes. 20 1/2" X 17"
Brown, blue, and reddish-brown tree trunks and branches form a calming landscape image against a subtle blue background.

2015. encaustic monotype. 12" X 16"
two lily blossoms outlined in red with some green stems and leaves

2014. encaustic monotype. 18" X 12"
The stenciled works "carbon dioxide," blue-green blotches, and red horizontal lines partially obscure charcoal-gray lilies.

Trees & Bees

Western New York Book Arts (Buffalo, New York) April 19th – May 10th, 2019

Verdant

Indigo Art (Buffalo, New York) October 6th – November 5th, 2017

TreeHistoric

Big Orbit Gallery (Buffalo, New York) September 13th – October 26th, 2014

Schoenberg/Lavatelli: Pierrot Lunaire
Collaboration: Performance of Arnold Schoenberg’s Op. 21 Pierrot Lunaire by the Buffalo Chamber Players and Exhibition by Mark Lavatelli, Buffalo Seminary, Wednesday, October 24, 2012

1. Mondestrunken (Moondrunk). 2012. pastel on monotype. 30" X 22"

Columbine. 2012. pastel on ink monotype & encaustic montoype collage. 22" X 13 3/4"

Der Dandy (The Dandy). 2012. encaustic monotype collage. 15" X 11 1/2"

4. Eine Blasse Wascherin (A Pale Washerwoman). 2012. encaustic monotype collage. 22 1/2" X 15 1/4"

5. Vals De Chopin (Chopin's Waltz). 2012. encaustic monotype. 18" X 12"

6. Madonna. 2012. encaustic monotype. 18" X 12"

7. Der Kranke Mond (The Sick Moon). 2012. encaustic montoype collage & acrylic, ink & pastel. 19" X 18"

8. Der Nacht (The Night). 2012. encaustic on panel. 14" X 17"

9. Gebet an Pierrot (Prayer for Pierrot). 2012. pastel, collage on monotype. 22" X13 3/4"

10. Raub (Theft). 2012. encaustic monotype. 18" X 12"

11. Rote Messe (Red Mass). 2012. encaustic monotype collage. 18" X 12"

12. Galgenlied (Gallows Song). 2012. encaustic & charcoal on panel. 14" X 11"

13. Enthauptung (Beheading). 2012. encaustic monotype collage. 12" X 17 1/2"

14. Die Kreuze (The Crosses). 2012. encaustic on panel. 16" X 13"

15. Heimweh (Homesickness). 2012 encaustic on panel 16" X 13"

16. Gemeinheit (Vulgarity). 2012. encaustic and pipestem on panel. 14" X 17"

17. Parodie (Parody). 2012. encaustic & collage on panel. 16" X 13"

18. Der Mondfleck (The Moonspot). 2012. encaustic montoype collage & pastel on montoype, 12" X 15"

19. Serenade. 2012. pastel on monotype. 30" X 22"

20. Heimfahrt (Homeward Bound). 2012. encaustic on panel. 13" X 16"

21.O Alter Duft (Oh Fragrance Old). 2012 encaustic monotype collage. 11 5/8" X 19 3/4"

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Pine
installation at UB ANDERSON GALLERY (Buffalo, New York)
November 12, 2011 – January 8, 2012
2012
An 8 by 18 foot black and white oil painting of pine trees forms a backdrop for 16 suspended encaustic painted-lumber abstract trees that rotate slowly in space.

Pine. 2011. encaustic & collage on wood; oil on canvas; electric fan. 12’ X 8’ X 72”

Arboretum
at INDIGO ART (Buffalo, New York)
September 3 – 26, 2010

Treescapes
Treescape: Works by Mark Lavatelli and Robert Schultz
Charles Burchfield Nature and Art Center, West Seneca, NY
September 20th to November 14th, 2009