I am saddened to report that artist Michael Merlucci died at his studio/loft apartment in Brick Twp, NJ on August 4th, 2007 after a long struggle with emphysema and heart disease. He was 65 years old.
Sono molto triste per riferire quell'artista Michael Merlucci è morto al suo monolocale in Brick Twp, NJ, sul quattro di agosto, 2007, dopo una lotta lunga con la malattia di enfisema e cuore. Aveva 65 anni.
Born and raised in Newark, NJ, Michael Merlucci later moved, and spent the rest of his life at the Jersey Shore, living just a few miles from the ocean. He dedicated his life to painting and many other artistic endeavors. He was involved in a number of artistic projects with the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) and was a member of the Ocean County Artists Guild. He also met regularly with a small group of local artists to share inspiration, ideas and creative works.
Merlucci era Newark, NJ. Ha mosso dopo e ha speso il riposo della sua vita alla New Jersey. Ha vissuto appena pochi miglia dall'oceano. Ha consacrato la sua vita a dipingere e molti altri sforzi artistici. Era coinvolto in un numero di progetti artistici che ha aiutato gli artisti col piccolo denaro a ottenere le provviste di arte. Ha incontrato anche regolarmente con un gruppo piccolo di artisti locali per dividere la sua ispirazione, le sue idee ed i suoi lavori creativi.
Michael's creative spirit lives on in a lifetime collection of paintings, multi-media collage, drawings, sculptures and creative writing.
Lo spirito creativo di Merlucci continua in una collezione a vita di dipinti, il collage, i disegni, le sculture e la scrittura creativa.
Merlucci lived very close to the beach and as a result, his artwork is very influenced by the eternal ebb and flow of the ocean. His collection includes many seascapes, and even the ones with turbulent waves, have a peaceful quality to them.
Merlucci ha vissuto molto vicino alla spiaggia e di conseguenza, la sua grafica è molto influenzata dal declino eterno e scorre dell'oceano. La sua collezione include molte marine, ed anche l'ones con le onde turbolente, ha una qualità pacifica a loro. Le marine del Merlucci sono molto popolari.
Merlucci's early works made spectacular use of color and his collection includes a number of vibrant flower paintings.
Merlucci che prima lavori hanno fatti l'uso spettacolare di colore e la sua collezione include un numero di dipinti di fiore vibranti.
The collection also includes a vast array of self-portraits from across his lifespan.
La collezione di Merlucci ha anche uno schieramento vasto di autoritratti da attraverso il suo arco della vita.
Spirituality pervades many of Merlucci's works. Although many of his paintings demonstrate specific religious themes and symbols, a number of works, using perfect circles reflect a universal spirituality and unity of the cosmos.
Lo Spirituality pervade molti di dipinti del Merlucci. Sebbene molti del suo i dipinti dimostrano dei temi e dei simboli specifici religiosi, un numero dei suoi dipinti, usando dei cerchi perfetti riflettono uno spirituality universale ed un'unità del cosmo.
Universal Frequency
African Gothic
"The materials that I work with are used to express my concept of the world around me."
"I materiali che lavoro con sono usato per esprimere il mio concetto del mondo intorno me".
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Michael Merlucci was born in Newark, NJ and attended a number of art schools including Newark School of Fine and Industrial Arts, Maryland Institute - College of Art (Sculpture), and The New School of Social Research (Mixed Media). He was also an apprentice to Guggenheim Fellowship Award Winner and sculptor, Joseph Konzal.
Michael Merlucci era nato in Newark, NJ e ha assistito a un numero di scuole d'arte includendo la Scuola di Newark di Multa e le Arti Industriali, l'Istituto di Maryland - l'Università di Arte (la Scultura), e La Scuola Nuova di Ricerca Sociale. Era anche apprendista al Vincitore di Amicizia di Guggenheim e lo scultore, Joseph Konzal.
Merlucci received numerous awards including Bamberger's Purchase Award, Trenton Museum Show, and the Jersey City Medal of honor for his sculpture. He met regularly with a small local artists group that shared inspiration, ideas and works. He was a member of the Ocean County Artist's Guild in Island Heights, NJ. In the early 70's Merlucci moved to the Jersey Shore, where he lived the rest of his life in a small loft apartment about 2 miles from the beach in Brick Twp, NJ.
Michael was sustained by his work, and was recognized by his fellow artists for his ability to tap a seemingly unending reservoir of creative energy. He was active in a number of programs which promoted awareness and understanding of mental illness and had been a participating artist in the NJ Expressive Arts Network - Arts in Exchange Project. In addition, he created cover artwork for The Pain of Stigma (June 1995) and a Special Edition of Artisan Review (May 1996) which were projects of New Jersey Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NJAMI) and Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA). Throughout his life, Merlucci provided creative support to the local arts community and beyond.
Merlucci era sostenuto dal suo lavoro, ed era riconosciuto dai suoi artisti di persona per la sua capacità per creare da un serbatoio apparentemente interminabile di energia. Era attivo in un numero di programmi che ha promosso la consapevolezza e capendo di malattia mentale ed era un che il partecipando artista nel NJ il Network di Arti Espressivo - le Arti nel Progetto di Scambio. In più, ha creato la grafica di coperchio per Il Dolore di Stigma (il 1995 giugno) ed un'Edizione Speciale di Revisione di Artigiano (Può 1996) che erano dei progetti di Alleanza di New Jersey per il Mentalmente Malato (NJAMI) ed i Volontari nel Servizio a America (la PROSPETTIVA). In ogni parte la sua vita, Merlucci ha fornito il sostegno creativo alla comunità di arti locale ed oltre.
Mike Merlucci - "A Beacon of Creativity"
"With intense energy driving concentrated layers of paint or with great restraint and spare strokes, this artist speaks through humor, whimsy, passion, and pain. His years of work are a visual biography of experience, constantly translated into color, shape, line, mass and texture. Playfulness pervades, heightening the haunting sadness and profound suffering that underline many of his works."
-Katy S (artist & friend)
Mike Merlucci - Un Segnale di Creatività
"Con l'energia intensa che guida degli strati concentrati di vernice e con la grande limitazione e risparmia i colpi, Merlucci dipinge attraverso l'umore, il capriccio, la passione, ed il dolore. I suoi anni di lavoro sono una biografia visuale della sua esperienza che è costantemente tradotta nel colore, la forma, la linea, la massa ed il tessuto. L'allegria pervade, innalzando il che la perseguitando tristezza e soffrire profondo che sottolinea molti del suo i lavori".
-Katy S (l'artista & l'amico)
Michael painted primarily with acrylics on primed masonite. He felt that the various styles of his paintings often represented struggles with the polarities of reason and emotion.
"In the 60's, my work was very emotional....those were turbulent times."
In his own life, he often felt a struggle between the art world and materialism. He often found himself inspired by The Bible and "a good documentary" which depicts living conditions in impoverished countries.
"It makes me appreciate what I have....I am still growing, changing, and learning."
Previous Exhibits:
B/W Sketches - Java Joint Coffee House - Toms River NJ - February 2001
Book Illustrator - in 1998 Mike Illustrated a poem book called “Horror Rock” by Jim Wheldon (Northwind Publishing, Red Bank, NJ)
Group Exhibition - Java Joint Coffee House - Toms River NJ 1997
Head of Woman Exhibition - Gloucester County College 1997
Untitled Collage - Artisan Review Cover Art
NJAMI - VISTA Project 1996
NJAMI VISTA Expressive Arts Project - 1995 - Michael created an ink sketch which was used in the program for this joint project of the New Jersey Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NJAMI) and Volunteers In Service to America (VISTA). This program promoted awareness and understanding of mental illnesses and psychiatric disorders.
Darkness to Light - A Journey - Gloucester County College 1995
"Enlightenment can come through the arts" - Michael Merlucci
The Pain of Stigma
NJAMI VISTA Expressive Arts Project - 1995
Michael also provided the cover art for another NJAMI - VISTA project called "Pain of Stigma" which is a collection of creative writing by people who have experienced the stigma of a mental illness.
In 1965, Michael Merlucci was featured in the arts column of a NJ magazine called "Suburban Life"
Merlucci enjoyed working with his hands.
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