Vincent Amicosante’s paintings have been exhibited throughout the United States at various esteemed venues, including the Cape Cod Museum of Art in Dennis, MA; the Cahoon Museum in Cotuit, MA; the Provincetown Art Association and Museum; the Cotuit Center for the Arts; the Harmon Gallery in Wellfleet, MA; Orleans Modern Art in Orleans, MA; and the Copley Society of Art in Boston, MA. Bowersock Gallery in Provincetown, MA, currently represents him. In addition, Vincent participated in the 2009 Biennale Internazionale dell’Arte Contemporanea in Florence, Italy. Trained at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, he has established a reputation as a magic realist painter.

His work rearranges familiar themes into enigmatic representations, often featuring staged metaphors. In his ongoing exploration of butterflies and bees, he transforms figures into butterfly nymphs. He pairs them with pollinating flowers and vintage seed packages, emphasizing both their beauty and the threat of extinction due to habitat loss. In his new series, Vincent symbolizes new beginnings and the passage of time through the use of tulips and clocks. He creates collages of everyday objects with symbolic significance, drawing connections to his subjects. This meticulous process has become a vital part of his artistic expression, with each painting reflecting a unique identity that is impossible to replicate.

Artist’s Statement:

Personal stories and long-held ideals have always been a focus of my art; this often translates into the incorporation of ordinary, everyday objects that hold symbolic meaning for me: teapots, cups, tricycles, and fruit. I compile a collage using photographs and drawings to see how these objects relate to the figures or animals that are the subjects of my paintings. From that collage, I make a drawing to scale and transfer that to the canvas or panel.

After 50 years of being committed to this elaborate, time-consuming method, I realize it is an essential part of my ‘language’ as an artist. The process of conceptualizing, collaging, and transferring the resulting composition is as fulfilling as completing the finished piece. The resultant painting bears a unique identity; a stamp, almost, that would be impossible to reproduce in quite the same way.