Leonard Greco

Painting and Drawing

A painting in which multiple figures and demon-like figures look at one another in a surreal scene with medeival and biblical icons. The background is a dark yellow sky, the foreground is populated with the variety of figures engaged in various activities, like a small town full of corporeal evil.
A middle-aged man in glasses, with jeans and a green sweater is kneeling next to a small, slightly menacing doll with numberous legs in plaid material, a yellow fur torso with teeth in the middle, red outstretched arms, a painted-on red face and frizzy red hair. They're both seen in a red room that appears to be part of an art exhibit

My work, whether paintings, printmaking, fiber art constructions or my fondness for drawings, are self-contained , self-reflecting  narratives;  narratives  concerned with the timeless themes of life, redemption, salvation  and of course, death. This well trodden path is familiar ground, rooted in personal experiences, concerns  and passions. Superficially my inspiration may be found in classical mythology, British folklore, my own Roman Catholicism  and the exquisite art of the late International Gothic and early Northern Renaissance. A vivid dreamscape also serves as a  frequent muse, but most essentially it is the being-ness of self that is my impetus to put pencil to paper.

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A sculpture of a nude male figure who's body is pieced together from different colored-and style of fabrics. The face is a painted Christ-like figure with cactus-like protuberences
A group of human-like mythical creatures in costumes, and short-statured figures, all wearing medieval robes and capes, are seen in a procession moving through a dark, ominous landscape. The color scheme is gray or otherwise desaturated, dark tones.
A scene set in a medieval landscape with various figures clad in archaic, often pagan-like costumes. One man is dressed as a clown, another is wearing a bear skin. A woman in the foreground wears a headress made out of flowers. Surreal religious iconography is seen throughout the piece