Kipp Gallary, First Floor Spowls Hall
Throughout his career, the concept of synthesis has been central to
Turri’s work. The source material for “The Longing Ritual” series is culled from
cyclical rituals:
walking through Frick Park, the Homewood Cemetery, the neighborhoods of
Squirrel Hill, and Point Breeze where he often records (through
photography) the memorable visual moments that he experiences with
regularity.
The paintings are not traditional landscape paintings; the
work is meant to reflect the ever-pervasive presence of the screen and
the digital device and its intrusion on the ability for real experience.