ABOUT THE ARTIST
Hank Rondina was born in the Bronx, New York in 1945
In 1968, the artist became a police officer with the Mt. Vernon Police Department in Westchester County, New York. He rose to the rank of Detective and Composite Artist.
He acquired an Associate in Applied Science in Criminal Justice at Westchester Community College and entered the College of New Rochelle to focus on Art and Education. He graduated with a BA and a New York State Teacher Certification to teach Art K – 12 and was accepted in the Master of Fine Arts program at Lehman College, Bronx, New York.
In 1982, he participated in a group exhibit, What I Do for Art, curator Kathleen Goncharov, at the Just Above Midtown Gallery, New York City, and also exhibited with the Organization of Independent Artists at the Manhattan Psychiatric Center’s ’82 – ’83 Sculpture Garden at Ward’s Island. The exhibit, curated by the OIA and AREA (Artists Representing Environmental Arts).
In 1989, the artist was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa, a disease that reduces the visual field and greatly increases sensitivity to light. Welding was no longer an option, and Hank returned to painting.
Hank has exhibited and received numerous awards with local art associations in Bronxville, Scarsdale, Eastchester, New York and Greenwich, Connecticut. He is a member of Artists Equity, New York City, the American Society of Contemporary Artists, an associate member of the American Watercolor Society, exhibiting artist with the New Rochelle Art Association, The Art Society of Old Greenwich and President of the Scarsdale Art Association.
His work is represented in collections throughout the USA.
ARTIST STATEMENT MUSIC-COLOR SERIES
Grounded in abstract expressionism, my work joins the visual pleasure of painting with the audio impact of music. My palette is the keyboard, and each of the twelve hues inJohannes Itten’s Color Wheel corresponds to a musical note or jazz progression within a major or minor key.
The juxtaposition of color, line, and shape affect the perception of the painted image, just as notes, progressions, and chords come together in a jazz composition. My hope is that you will hear a sound or a vibration as you view my work.
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