Diffusion
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Jonathan Ferrara Gallery 400A Julia Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
Tony Dagradi
"Evidence"
On stage, Tony Dagradi has always relied upon the heat of the moment to guide him and his sax. Improvisation leads to the unexpected, the motivic—and it affects everything that comes after. The New Orleans jazz musician of three decades, known most for his work with Astral Project, brings a similar approach to visual art. In his collages—drawn together from pages of vintage and antiquarian texts, carefully carved from one page at a time—he plays in the tension of the moment, seeing how existing images impact new forms in an emerging composition.
His work can be viewed in the exhibit, Diffusion: New Collages, on display at the Jonathan Ferrara Gallery from July 19–August 30 with an opening reception on August 3, coinciding with White Linen Night from 5 pm–10 pm. jonathanferraragallery.com.