About Dominic
Dominic Terlizzi is a Baltimore area native and currently lives, teaches, and works in Baltimore. He received an MFA from Hoffberger School of Painting MICA 2008 and a BFA from The Cooper Union NYC 2003. His work has been exhibited in Baltimore, NYC, London, Washington, Delaware, and Mars. He is faculty at MICA, Towson University, and PI Art NYC. He has taught and lectured in Cebu City Philippines, Seoul South Korea, Jeju Island South Korea, Shanghai China, and Beijing China. He received the… more
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Paintings 'White' 2016
My art is about a found common object alphabet,
transforming minutia into grandeur,
cosmic mosaic architecture,
hybrid image weaving.
My art is about authorship, authenticity, labor, and origin.
My art is about ornaments,
algorithmic systems,
spectrums and textures,
retinal ground psychedelia.
My art is about nothing, nothingness, absence, place-holding, base.
My art is about a balance between lightness and darkness in gray zero.
My art is about increments of exchange,
symbols of bread in primary colors,
the origin of recipe, repetition, memory,
domestication, refinement, and germination.
My art is about the manufactured, consumed, nameless, and discarded.
My art is about canons, precedents, predecessors, self, and scene.
My art is about non-digital residues.
My art is about the accumulation of craft,
class schema and academic structure,
the synthetic colliding against our histories.
My art is about a hierarchy of beliefs in moments present.
My art is about living,
self-preservation,
a surface satisfaction.
My art is about acting without formal allegiance,
knowing a part,
usurping the view,
stealing awesomeness,
obfuscating a precise ending.
transforming minutia into grandeur,
cosmic mosaic architecture,
hybrid image weaving.
My art is about authorship, authenticity, labor, and origin.
My art is about ornaments,
algorithmic systems,
spectrums and textures,
retinal ground psychedelia.
My art is about nothing, nothingness, absence, place-holding, base.
My art is about a balance between lightness and darkness in gray zero.
My art is about increments of exchange,
symbols of bread in primary colors,
the origin of recipe, repetition, memory,
domestication, refinement, and germination.
My art is about the manufactured, consumed, nameless, and discarded.
My art is about canons, precedents, predecessors, self, and scene.
My art is about non-digital residues.
My art is about the accumulation of craft,
class schema and academic structure,
the synthetic colliding against our histories.
My art is about a hierarchy of beliefs in moments present.
My art is about living,
self-preservation,
a surface satisfaction.
My art is about acting without formal allegiance,
knowing a part,
usurping the view,
stealing awesomeness,
obfuscating a precise ending.
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Tub WalkTub Walk, 10x8", acrylic on linen, 2016
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Stiff ArmStiff Arm, 10x8", acrylic on linen, 2016
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Snake SleepSnake Sleep, 10x8", acrylic on linen, 2016
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Two OystersTwo Oysters, 10x8", acrylic on linen, 2016
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God's EyesGod's Eyes, 20x16", acrylic on linen, 2016
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Finish LineFinish Line, 20x16", acrylic on canvas, 2016
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Juke and RunJuke and Run, 20x16", acrylic on canvas, 2016
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ShooshShoosh, 10x8", acrylic on canvas, 2016
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Girl in WoodsGirl in Woods, 10x8", acrylic on canvas, 2016
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Winners and LosersWinners and Losers, 7x5", acrylic on canvas, 2016
Painting 2012-2016
My art is about a found common object alphabet,
transforming minutia into grandeur,
cosmic mosaic architecture,
hybrid image weaving.
My art is about authorship, authenticity, labor, and origin.
My art is about ornaments,
algorithmic systems,
spectrums and textures,
retinal ground psychedelia.
My art is about nothing, nothingness, absence, place-holding, base.
My art is about a balance between lightness and darkness in gray zero.
My art is about increments of exchange,
symbols of bread in primary colors,
the origin of recipe, repetition, memory,
domestication, refinement, and germination.
My art is about the manufactured, consumed, nameless, and discarded.
My art is about canons, precedents, predecessors, self, and scene.
My art is about non-digital residues.
My art is about the accumulation of craft,
class schema and academic structure,
the synthetic colliding against our histories.
My art is about a hierarchy of beliefs in moments present.
My art is about living,
self-preservation,
a surface satisfaction.
My art is about acting without formal allegiance,
knowing a part,
usurping the view,
stealing awesomeness,
obfuscating a precise ending.
transforming minutia into grandeur,
cosmic mosaic architecture,
hybrid image weaving.
My art is about authorship, authenticity, labor, and origin.
My art is about ornaments,
algorithmic systems,
spectrums and textures,
retinal ground psychedelia.
My art is about nothing, nothingness, absence, place-holding, base.
My art is about a balance between lightness and darkness in gray zero.
My art is about increments of exchange,
symbols of bread in primary colors,
the origin of recipe, repetition, memory,
domestication, refinement, and germination.
My art is about the manufactured, consumed, nameless, and discarded.
My art is about canons, precedents, predecessors, self, and scene.
My art is about non-digital residues.
My art is about the accumulation of craft,
class schema and academic structure,
the synthetic colliding against our histories.
My art is about a hierarchy of beliefs in moments present.
My art is about living,
self-preservation,
a surface satisfaction.
My art is about acting without formal allegiance,
knowing a part,
usurping the view,
stealing awesomeness,
obfuscating a precise ending.
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GlobesGlobes, 8x10', acrylic on canvas, 2015
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PeaceablePeaceable, 7x5', acrylic on canvas, 2015
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Quiet MindQuiet Mind, 48x36", acrylic on canvas, 2016
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Apples and OrangesApples and Oranges, 40x30", acrylic on canvas, 2016
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TeacherTeacher, 30x24", acrylic on canvas, 2016
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Knoxville FlowerKnoxville Flower, 20x16", acrylic on canvas, 2016
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EnvelopeEnvelope, 20x16", acrylic on canvas, 2016
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KledonKledon, 10x8", acrylic on canvas, 2016
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ArmlessArmless, 10x8", acrylic on canvas, 2016
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Bird WatcherBird Watcher, 10x8", acrylic on canvas, 2016
REMINGTON R
Remington R, 30x15x8', Aluminium, 2015, was made possible by the Baltimore Office for Promotion and the Arts ‘Transformative Art’ Grant Award. The project included partnering with Seawall Development, GRIA(Greater Remington Improvement Association). The sculpture is made of welded aluminum fabricated with help from New Arts Foundry.
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R Ribbon CuttingRemington R, ribbon cutting ceremony, Photo Credit Nicole Munchel
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R hoopers millRemington R, assembling sections
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R AssemblyRemington R, assembling sections
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R AssemblyRemington R, assembling sections
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R AssemblyRemington R, assembling sections
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R Installation/CraneRemington R, Installation
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R Remington Row up closeRemington R, rendering for Remington Row site
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R Remington Row South SkyRemington R, aerial rendering for Remington Row site
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R Remington Row AboveRemington R, aerial north rendering for Remington Row site
Paintings 2012-2016
My art is about a found common object alphabet,
transforming minutia into grandeur,
cosmic mosaic architecture,
hybrid image weaving.
My art is about authorship, authenticity, labor, and origin.
My art is about ornaments,
algorithmic systems,
spectrums and textures,
retinal ground psychedelia.
My art is about nothing, nothingness, absence, place-holding, base.
My art is about a balance between lightness and darkness in gray zero.
My art is about increments of exchange,
symbols of bread in primary colors,
the origin of recipe, repetition, memory,
domestication, refinement, and germination.
My art is about the manufactured, consumed, nameless, and discarded.
My art is about canons, precedents, predecessors, self, and scene.
My art is about non-digital residues.
My art is about the accumulation of craft,
class schema and academic structure,
the synthetic colliding against our histories.
My art is about a hierarchy of beliefs in moments present.
My art is about living,
self-preservation,
a surface satisfaction.
My art is about acting without formal allegiance,
knowing a part,
usurping the view,
stealing awesomeness,
obfuscating a precise ending.
transforming minutia into grandeur,
cosmic mosaic architecture,
hybrid image weaving.
My art is about authorship, authenticity, labor, and origin.
My art is about ornaments,
algorithmic systems,
spectrums and textures,
retinal ground psychedelia.
My art is about nothing, nothingness, absence, place-holding, base.
My art is about a balance between lightness and darkness in gray zero.
My art is about increments of exchange,
symbols of bread in primary colors,
the origin of recipe, repetition, memory,
domestication, refinement, and germination.
My art is about the manufactured, consumed, nameless, and discarded.
My art is about canons, precedents, predecessors, self, and scene.
My art is about non-digital residues.
My art is about the accumulation of craft,
class schema and academic structure,
the synthetic colliding against our histories.
My art is about a hierarchy of beliefs in moments present.
My art is about living,
self-preservation,
a surface satisfaction.
My art is about acting without formal allegiance,
knowing a part,
usurping the view,
stealing awesomeness,
obfuscating a precise ending.
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SettingSetting, 28x24, acrylic on canvas, 2014
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Bowl of FruitBowl of Fruit
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Four Eyescast acrylic on canvas, 48x36", 2014
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White Catcast acrylic on canvas, 24x26", 2014
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Static Atticcast acrylic on canvas, 20x16", 2014
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French Concessioncast acrylic on canvas, 14x11", 2014
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Naive Brown Grasscast acrylic on canvas, 21x18", 2014
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Boatcast acrylic on canvas, 10x8",2014
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Logoscast acrylic on canvas, 10x8", 2014
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Snafu Balloons
Paintings 2012-16
My art is about a found common object alphabet,
transforming minutia into grandeur,
cosmic mosaic architecture,
hybrid image weaving.
My art is about authorship, authenticity, labor, and origin.
My art is about ornaments,
algorithmic systems,
spectrums and textures,
retinal ground psychedelia.
My art is about nothing, nothingness, absence, place-holding, base.
My art is about a balance between lightness and darkness in gray zero.
My art is about increments of exchange,
symbols of bread in primary colors,
the origin of recipe, repetition, memory,
domestication, refinement, and germination.
My art is about the manufactured, consumed, nameless, and discarded.
My art is about canons, precedents, predecessors, self, and scene.
My art is about non-digital residues.
My art is about the accumulation of craft,
class schema and academic structure,
the synthetic colliding against our histories.
My art is about a hierarchy of beliefs in moments present.
My art is about living,
self-preservation,
a surface satisfaction.
My art is about acting without formal allegiance,
knowing a part,
usurping the view,
stealing awesomeness,
obfuscating a precise ending.
transforming minutia into grandeur,
cosmic mosaic architecture,
hybrid image weaving.
My art is about authorship, authenticity, labor, and origin.
My art is about ornaments,
algorithmic systems,
spectrums and textures,
retinal ground psychedelia.
My art is about nothing, nothingness, absence, place-holding, base.
My art is about a balance between lightness and darkness in gray zero.
My art is about increments of exchange,
symbols of bread in primary colors,
the origin of recipe, repetition, memory,
domestication, refinement, and germination.
My art is about the manufactured, consumed, nameless, and discarded.
My art is about canons, precedents, predecessors, self, and scene.
My art is about non-digital residues.
My art is about the accumulation of craft,
class schema and academic structure,
the synthetic colliding against our histories.
My art is about a hierarchy of beliefs in moments present.
My art is about living,
self-preservation,
a surface satisfaction.
My art is about acting without formal allegiance,
knowing a part,
usurping the view,
stealing awesomeness,
obfuscating a precise ending.
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EMPERORS NEW CLOTHES2013, acrylic on canvas, 36x48”
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MEETING IN THE MUD2013, acrylic on canvas, 18x24”
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FOLK RIOT2013, acrylic on canvas, 16x20”
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SONG SAILOR2013, acrylic on canvas, 36x48”
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FOND FAREWELL2013, acrylic on canvas, 36x42”
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SLANT IS FREE2013, acrylic on canvas, 8x10”
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WHO ARE YOU?, WHO DO YOU BELONG TO?2013, acrylic on canvas, 11x14”
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JUST THE TWO OF US2012, acrylic on canvas, 18x24”
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PHASE MOON2012, acrylic on canvas, 30x40”
Paintings 2012-16
My art is about a found common object alphabet,
transforming minutia into grandeur,
cosmic mosaic architecture,
hybrid image weaving.
My art is about authorship, authenticity, labor, and origin.
My art is about ornaments,
algorithmic systems,
spectrums and textures,
retinal ground psychedelia.
My art is about nothing, nothingness, absence, place-holding, base.
My art is about a balance between lightness and darkness in gray zero.
My art is about increments of exchange,
symbols of bread in primary colors,
the origin of recipe, repetition, memory,
domestication, refinement, and germination.
My art is about the manufactured, consumed, nameless, and discarded.
My art is about canons, precedents, predecessors, self, and scene.
My art is about non-digital residues.
My art is about the accumulation of craft,
class schema and academic structure,
the synthetic colliding against our histories.
My art is about a hierarchy of beliefs in moments present.
My art is about living,
self-preservation,
a surface satisfaction.
My art is about acting without formal allegiance,
knowing a part,
usurping the view,
stealing awesomeness,
obfuscating a precise ending.
transforming minutia into grandeur,
cosmic mosaic architecture,
hybrid image weaving.
My art is about authorship, authenticity, labor, and origin.
My art is about ornaments,
algorithmic systems,
spectrums and textures,
retinal ground psychedelia.
My art is about nothing, nothingness, absence, place-holding, base.
My art is about a balance between lightness and darkness in gray zero.
My art is about increments of exchange,
symbols of bread in primary colors,
the origin of recipe, repetition, memory,
domestication, refinement, and germination.
My art is about the manufactured, consumed, nameless, and discarded.
My art is about canons, precedents, predecessors, self, and scene.
My art is about non-digital residues.
My art is about the accumulation of craft,
class schema and academic structure,
the synthetic colliding against our histories.
My art is about a hierarchy of beliefs in moments present.
My art is about living,
self-preservation,
a surface satisfaction.
My art is about acting without formal allegiance,
knowing a part,
usurping the view,
stealing awesomeness,
obfuscating a precise ending.
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THIRD THINGS2013, acrylic on canvas, 20x24”
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POST CHARM2013, acrylic on canvas, 12x16”
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THRASHER TROVE2012, acrylic on canvas, 12x16”
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REPOSIT2013, acrylic on canvas, 11x14”
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JESUS CIRCA 19992013, acrylic on canvas, 36x42”
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OSAMABAMA2012, acrylic on canvas, 11x14”
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ICH BELIEBE DICH2013, acrylic on canvas, 11x14”
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PRIMARY2012, acrylic on canvas, 18x24”
Bronze 2009-2012
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Bank Line Greeting Man
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Are U Sad U Are SadAre U Sad U Are Sad, 15x10x27”, Bronze 2009
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Time Wounds All HealsTime Wounds All Heals, 14x5x18”, Bronze, 2009
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Scary CatScary Cat, 8x3x8”, Bronze, 2009
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Rearing MajestyRearing Majesty, 12x14x18, Bronze, 2009
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When We ArrivedWhen We Arrived, 40x48x3, Bronze, 2010
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Our Water FallOur Waterfall, 48x70x3", bronze, 2011
Beer and Bread Friendship machines
Beer and Bread friendship machines, is series of viewing boxes which hold intimate narrative stories inside. These boxes are made from mixed media and house bread figures covered in varnish. Each box addresses a complex moral space that is navigated through humor and grotesque exaggeration.
Neo Futurist Grunge Video Game
My art is about a found common object alphabet,
transforming minutia into grandeur,
cosmic mosaic architecture,
hybrid image weaving.
My art is about authorship, authenticity, labor, and origin.
My art is about ornaments,
algorithmic systems,
spectrums and textures,
retinal ground psychedelia.
My art is about nothing, nothingness, absence, place-holding, base.
My art is about a balance between lightness and darkness in gray zero.
My art is about increments of exchange,
symbols of bread in primary colors,
the origin of recipe, repetition, memory,
domestication, refinement, and germination.
My art is about the manufactured, consumed, nameless, and discarded.
My art is about canons, precedents, predecessors, self, and scene.
My art is about non-digital residues.
My art is about the accumulation of craft,
class schema and academic structure,
the synthetic colliding against our histories.
My art is about a hierarchy of beliefs in moments present.
My art is about living,
self-preservation,
a surface satisfaction.
My art is about acting without formal allegiance,
knowing a part,
usurping the view,
stealing awesomeness,
obfuscating a precise ending.
transforming minutia into grandeur,
cosmic mosaic architecture,
hybrid image weaving.
My art is about authorship, authenticity, labor, and origin.
My art is about ornaments,
algorithmic systems,
spectrums and textures,
retinal ground psychedelia.
My art is about nothing, nothingness, absence, place-holding, base.
My art is about a balance between lightness and darkness in gray zero.
My art is about increments of exchange,
symbols of bread in primary colors,
the origin of recipe, repetition, memory,
domestication, refinement, and germination.
My art is about the manufactured, consumed, nameless, and discarded.
My art is about canons, precedents, predecessors, self, and scene.
My art is about non-digital residues.
My art is about the accumulation of craft,
class schema and academic structure,
the synthetic colliding against our histories.
My art is about a hierarchy of beliefs in moments present.
My art is about living,
self-preservation,
a surface satisfaction.
My art is about acting without formal allegiance,
knowing a part,
usurping the view,
stealing awesomeness,
obfuscating a precise ending.
Bread Kingdom
Bread Kingdom is a project in which I began investigating the structural and sculptural properties inherent in existing bread products. This led me to realize my own family recipe and begin sculpting figures. I used my garden of bread sculptures to paint totemic monumental portraits of each form.
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Bread KingdomBread Kingdom, Mixed Media: Breads, Crackers, Pretzels, Glues, Wood, 48x28x33”, 2006
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PyramidPyramid, Oil on Canvas, 18x30”, 2007
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StackStack, Oil on Canvas, 18x26”, 2007
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Bread KingdomBread Kingdom, Mixed Media: Breads, Crackers, Pretzels, Glues, Wood, 48x28x33”, 2006
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Bread CaveBread Cave, Oil on Canvas, 42x50”, 2007
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BalconyBalcony, Oil on Canvas, 18x30”, 2007
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Pretzel StackPretzel Stack, Oil on Canvas, 8x10”, 2007