"The fragments of narratives that my images depict are an allegory of the play and conflict between the personal and historical."
Boston-based fine artist Anthony Apesos paints figures and landscapes that offer moody, often mysterious scenes to the viewer. His paintings suggest narratives that invite viewers to speculate what is happening, allowing them to find their own meaning within the work.
Using the indirect painting technique of the Old Masters, Apesos emphasizes beauty in all aspects of life and death. Drawing on dreams, memory, art history, and his strong artistic compass, he has constructed a profoundly unique and personal aesthetic.
BIO
Born in Newark, NJ in 1953, Anthony Apesos grew up in West Philadelphia. He attended Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY (B.A, 1975), majoring in Religion. After college, Apesos returned to Philadelphia, where he studied painting at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (1975-1979). In 1991 Anthony earned an M.F.A. from the Milton Avery Graduate School of the Fine Arts at Bard College. Apesos moved to Boston, MA in 1992 where he currently resides. Anthony was the founder and first director of the M.F.A. program in Visual Arts at Lesley University, where he is professor of fine arts, teaching painting and drawing. As well as work as a painter, he has published numerous articles on art historical topics, especially the English poet and painter, William Blake.