Vincent Dion's etherial abstract landscapes' purpose is to create symbolically resonant artworks that are neither abstract nor representational. This is work generated by a need to explore elemental emotions while balancing and reconciling the contradiction of making work that is both peaceful and energetic. These paintings of essentially metaphorical still lives have been featured in exhibitions at The Aldrich Museum, The Barnum Museum, The Stamford Museum, Real Art Ways, The Art in Embassies program, AHA fine art, Pierogi, ODETTA, Concepto Hudson galleries and has been published in the literary journal: The West Marin Review volume 7. He currently maintains a studio in Connecticut.
"My purely abstract Tondos using multi-layered painting techniques are executed in water media on round wood constructions. The finished surfaces are absolutely smooth yet have innumerable layers, a proprietary technique that I like to think of as an aesthetic equivalent of suspended animation. I have chosen circle forms to represent imagery directly, without the intended reference to written language that a rectangular or square format might imply. I am interested in how a circle is a more symbolic, emotional and a less literal way to present an image."