Paintings and mixed-media work by Hoosick Falls artist Aaron Buzzinski will be on display in 120gallery90 at The Armory through the month of February. The opening reception begins at 6 pm on Friday, January 31. At 7 pm that same evening a local mixed a cappella quartet will perform a wide variety of singing styles including barbershop, gospel, jazz and contemporary songs.
Aaron Buzzinski was born in Scranton, PA, but grew up in Hoosick. He is a graduate of HFCS. He spent much of his time and honed his artistic skills designing, building and painting sets for the High School Drama Club. More recently he has been involved with HAYC3 creating magical spaces for children at The Youth Center and events at The Armory and as the Resident Artist with the organization.
“I love the architecture, the roof lines, the front porches, the shingle patterns and slate roofs, the shapes of the windows in the houses and the buildings in Hoosick Falls,” said Buzzinski. “I’ve spent a lot of time exploring the nooks and crannies of this town, always looking for the bigger picture while focusing on the details. There’s so much beauty hidden in plain sight.” The hills and fields of Hoosick are also an inspiration for him. The graceful lines of the gently rolling hills and trees and even the vertical strength of the telephone poles that run perpendicular are emphasized in his East Hoosick landscape paintings.
Some of the materials you will see in the works in this show include repurposed wood and barn board, acrylic paint, latex house paint, paper from a variety of sources, actual lights, assorted boxes and more. His work is influenced by the paintings of American artist Edward Hopper.
The Hoosick Artist Guild project on exhibit concurrently in the gallery is appropriately called “Luminous.” Each artist has worked with vastly different materials, but all of the artworks light up.