• Joe Peragine: Low Anchored Cloud
    December 2, 2023 - January 13, 2024
  • Low Anchored Cloud 2023-2024
    • Joseph Peragine Pearl River, 2023 acrylic on canvas 68 x 72 inches
      Joseph Peragine
      Pearl River, 2023
      acrylic on canvas
      68 x 72 inches
    • Painting of two white rabbits against a pattern of flowers, surrealist and dreamy style by Athens, GA artist Joe Peragine
      Joseph Peragine
      Gray Field, 2023
      oil on canvas
      57 x 53 1/2 inches
    • Stylistic painting of a vase of flowers against a dark background by Athens, GA artist Joe Peragine
      Joseph Peragine
      Bouquet, 2023
      oil on canvas
      48 x 32 inches
    • painting of small feet sticking out of a flower patch against a sky with full moon and butterfly shadows, by Athens, GA artist Joe Peragine
      Joseph Peragine
      Slipping Slowly Through the Sky, 2023
      acrylic on canvas
      72 x 68 inches
    • Joseph Peragine A Certain Slant of Light, 2023 acrylic on canvas 46 x 48 inches
      Joseph Peragine
      A Certain Slant of Light, 2023
      acrylic on canvas
      46 x 48 inches
    • Joseph Peragine A Vast Calm, 2023 acrylic on canvas 42 x 48 inches
      Joseph Peragine
      A Vast Calm, 2023
      acrylic on canvas
      42 x 48 inches
    • Joseph Peragine After the Hunt, 2020 oil on canvas 41 x 29 inches
      Joseph Peragine
      After the Hunt, 2020
      oil on canvas
      41 x 29 inches
    • Joseph Peragine Ceramic Fawn, 2019 acrylic on canvas 78 x 68 inches
      Joseph Peragine
      Ceramic Fawn, 2019
      acrylic on canvas
      78 x 68 inches
    • Joseph Peragine SH 43, 2023 acrylic on paper on panel 20 x 16 inches
      Joseph Peragine
      SH 43, 2023
      acrylic on paper on panel
      20 x 16 inches
    • Joseph Peragine SH 44, 2023 acrylic on paper on panel 20 x 16 inches
      Joseph Peragine
      SH 44, 2023
      acrylic on paper on panel
      20 x 16 inches
    • Joseph Peragine SH 45, 2023 mixed media 20 x 16 inches
      Joseph Peragine
      SH 45, 2023
      mixed media
      20 x 16 inches
    • Joseph Peragine SH 44, 2023 mixed media 20 x 16 inches
      Joseph Peragine
      SH 44, 2023
      mixed media
      20 x 16 inches
    • Joseph Peragine SH 46, 2023 mixed media 20 x 16 inches
      Joseph Peragine
      SH 46, 2023
      mixed media
      20 x 16 inches
    • Joseph Peragine SH 47, 2023 mixed media 20 x 16 inches
      Joseph Peragine
      SH 47, 2023
      mixed media
      20 x 16 inches
    • Joseph Peragine Gray Ripple, 2023 acrylic on canvas 24 x 28 inches
      Joseph Peragine
      Gray Ripple, 2023
      acrylic on canvas
      24 x 28 inches
    • Joseph Peragine Silver Blank, 2023 acrylic on canvas 42 x 48 inches
      Joseph Peragine
      Silver Blank, 2023
      acrylic on canvas
      42 x 48 inches
  • After the Hunt 2018-2022
    • Joseph Peragine Untitled, 2022 acrylic, oil on canvas 32 x 44 inches
      Joseph Peragine
      Untitled, 2022
      acrylic, oil on canvas
      32 x 44 inches
    • blue oil painting of a rabbit head in lower center among an abstract field of colorful flora and shapes
      Joseph Peragine
      Reddrop 2022 , 2022
      oil on canvas
      54 x 57 inches
    • oil painting of flora and fauna arranged like a tapestry pattern with blue orange and yellow elements and a white rabbit head in lower left corner by artist Joseph Peragine
      Joseph Peragine
      Field Notes, 2021
      oil on canvas
      54 x 56 inches
    • Joseph Peragine Untitled (White Bunny), 2020 oil on canvas 7.5 x 10 inches
      Joseph Peragine
      Untitled (White Bunny), 2020
      oil on canvas
      7.5 x 10 inches
    • Joseph Peragine Untitled (bird), 2023 watercolor on paper 16 x 20 inches
      Joseph Peragine
      Untitled (bird), 2023
      watercolor on paper
      16 x 20 inches
    • Joseph Peragine Sweetly Dark and Silent, 2022 acrylic on panel 24 x 24 inches
      Joseph Peragine
      Sweetly Dark and Silent, 2022
      acrylic on panel
      24 x 24 inches
    • Joseph Peragine Pink Wall, 2023 mixed media on paper mounted to panel 20 x 16 inches
      Joseph Peragine
      Pink Wall, 2023
      mixed media on paper mounted to panel
      20 x 16 inches
    • Joseph Peragine Pink Wall 2, 2023 mixed media on paper mounted to panel 20 x 16 inches
      Joseph Peragine
      Pink Wall 2, 2023
      mixed media on paper mounted to panel
      20 x 16 inches
    • Joseph Peragine Untitled (fawn), 2023 watercolor on paper 16 x 20 inches
      Joseph Peragine
      Untitled (fawn), 2023
      watercolor on paper
      16 x 20 inches
    • Joseph Peragine Untitled, 2022 acrylic, oil on canvas 32 x 44 inches
      Joseph Peragine
      Untitled, 2022
      acrylic, oil on canvas
      32 x 44 inches
    • Joseph Peragine Untitled, 2018 acrylic and oil on canvas 32 x 24 inches
      Joseph Peragine
      Untitled, 2018
      acrylic and oil on canvas
      32 x 24 inches
    • Joseph Peragine After the Hunt Rabbit pattern untitled oil acrylic painting taxidermy
      Joseph Peragine
      Untitled, 2018
      acrylic and oil on canvas
      32 x 24 inches
    • Joseph Peragine After the Hunt sleepy fawn oil acrylic painting taxidermy
      Joseph Peragine
      Sleepy Fawn, 2018
      acrylic and oil on canvas
      32 x 44 inches
    • Joseph Peragine After the Hunt pink meadow oil acrylic painting
      Joseph Peragine
      Pink Meadow 2 , 2018
      acrylic and oil on canvas
      24 x 36 3/4 inches
    • Joseph Peragine After the Hunt pink meadow Rabbit oil acrylic painting taxidermy
      Joseph Peragine
      Pink Meadow 1, 2018
      acrylic and oil on canvas
      196 x 144 inches
    • joseph peragine after the hunt dew drop large oil and acrylic on canvas painting
      Joseph Peragine
      Dew Drop, 2018
      acrylic and oil on canvas
      14 x 11 inches
    • Joseph Peragine After the Hunt black bloom oil acrylic painting taxidermy
      Joseph Peragine
      Bloom, 2018
      acrylic and oil on canvas
      24 x 36 3/4 inches
    • Joseph Peragine After the Hunt black meadow pattern fawn oil acrylic painting taxidermy
      Joseph Peragine
      Black Meadow Fawn , 2018
      acrylic and oil on canvas
      24 x 36 3/4 inches
    • Joseph Peragine After the Hunt black meadow pattern large oil acrylic painting taxidermy
      Joseph Peragine
      Black Meadow 2, 2018
      acrylic and oil on canvas
      32 x 44 inches
    • Joseph Peragine After the Hunt black meadow pattern large oil acrylic painting taxidermy
      Joseph Peragine
      Black Meadow 1, 2018
      acrylic and oil on canvas
      96 x 144 inches
    • Joseph Peragine After the Hunt Rabbit oil acrylic painting taxidermy
      Joseph Peragine
      AftertheHunt-YellowTile, 2018
      acrylic and oil on canvas with a polyurethane frame
      24 x 17 1/2 inches
    • Joseph Peragine After the Hunt Rabbit oil acrylic painting taxidermy
      Joseph Peragine
      After the Hunt, Blue Frame, 2018
      acrylic and oil on canvas with a polyurethane frame
      41 1/2 x 24 1/2 inches
  • Love Me 'Til My Heart Stops 2015-2016
    • Joseph Peragine White Dome, 2015 oil on canvas 24 x 18 inches
      Joseph Peragine
      White Dome, 2015
      oil on canvas
      24 x 18 inches
    • Joseph Peragine Love Me Til my heart stops acrylic on canvas rabbit
      Joseph Peragine
      Untitled (Yellow Dandelions), 2015
      acrylic on canvas
      78 x 68 inches
    • Joseph Peragine Love Me Til my heart stops acrylic and resin on canvas rabbit
      Joseph Peragine
      Untitled (Rabbit Meadow 1), 2015
      acrylic and resin on canvas
      24 x 24 inches
    • Joseph Peragine Love Me Til my heart stops oil on canvas ducks
      Joseph Peragine
      Sitting Ducks, 2015
      oil on canvas
      78 x 68 inches
    • Joseph Peragine Love Me Til my heart stops acrylic and resin on canvas rabbit duckling
      Joseph Peragine
      Rabbit with Duckling, 2015
      acrylic and resin on canvas
      24 x 32 inches
    • Joseph Peragine Love Me Til my heart stops oil on canvas pheasant glass dome
      Joseph Peragine
      Pheasant Glass Dome, 2015
      oil on canvas
      28 x 14 inches
    • Joseph Peragine Love Me Til my heart stops oil on canvas bunny bird bell jar
      Joseph Peragine
      Green Bell Jar, 2015
      acrylic on canvas
      17 x 14 inches
    • Joseph Peragine Love Me Til my heart stops oil on canvas bunny bell jar
      Joseph Peragine
      Bunny in Blue Bell Jar, 2015
      oil on canvas
      14 x 11 inches
  • Biography

    Joe Peragine’s formidable artistic talents are once again on display at Marcia

    Wood Gallery from December 2 to January 13, 2024, in an exhibition titled ‘Low

    Anchored Cloud.’ This title is derived from the eponymous poem by Henry David

    Thoreau, which evokes a misty landscape — a ‘Dew-cloth, dream-drapery’— a

    transcendental place where animals are hidden in boggy labyrinths and among

    banks of flowers. The water, represented by the low mist, is vital to all life but can

    sometimes obscure our awareness of our inherent interconnectedness with

    nature.

     

    Known for infusing dark humor into diverse subjects, such as tanks, wrestlers,

    taxidermy, and dioramas, Joe Peragine’s latest creations explore the themes of

    life and death through two distinct bodies of work. The exhibition is framed by

    contrasting visual expressions that delve into the complexities of everyday

    existence, both its inception and its conclusion, within intricate and captivating

    paintings.

     

    Peragine’s new works in the ongoing series “After the Hunt” depict dreamy

    abstract landscapes wherein one may glimpse a hare, or sometimes deer,

    hidden in the foliage. The background of loosely rendered flowers, grasses and

    bugs have a flattened repetitive design akin to early renaissance paintings, and

    medieval tapestries. “Peragine’s squiggly brushwork and electric colors highlight

    the unreality of these realms. The ghostly animal inhabitants are often rendered

    in soft lavish textures like beings sculpted from living cloud. Stylistically they are

    at odds with their flat surroundings, as if they no longer fully belong to their world.

    The animals in these works feel as if they are holding their breath, motionless

    and unblinking. Staring back at the viewer warily, their stillness echoes Charles

    Wright’s poetic admonition: ‘The cottontail hides/out in the open, hunched under

    the apple tree . . . Smart bun./Sit tight and hold on.’ ”Daniel Weiskopf,

    ARTSATL, May 2018.

     

    “Spring Hoax” is a vibrant visceral body of work featuring skulls enmeshed in

    jewel-toned flowers and playfully rendered insects. Conceived during the

    pandemic, these sensuous paintings draw from a range of influences, blending.

    elements of Vanitas and Day of the Dead imagery. Vanitas paintings, a hallmark

    of the European Renaissance, served as a stark reminder of life’s impermanence.

    and the fleeting nature of material wealth. Similarly, references to Day of the

    Dead imagery infuses the work with a sense of celebration and remembrance,

    emphasizing the connection between life and death. The vivid colors and playful

    depictions of insects and flowers in the paintings capture the joyful spirit of this

    tradition, where death is embraced as a natural part of the human experience.

     

    The 2023 exhibition is Joe Peragine’s fifth exhibition with Marcia Wood Gallery. His work has been presented in galleries, contemporary art spaces, and museums throughout the country and internationally. The scope of Peragine’s multi-disciplinary practice encompasses public art projects and commissions, including exhibitions at Art in General in New York City, Islip Museum of Art, West Islip, NY, Sunken Garden Park, Atlanta, and an installation for the Hartsfield Jackson International Airport, Atlanta, for which he was also awarded an Atlanta

    Urban Design Commission Award of Excellence for Public Art, as well as being noted one of the best public art projects in 2001 in Art in America. In 2001 Peragine was invited to exhibit his work and participate in an international symposium on art and science in Beijing, China, hosted by Tsing Hua University and the National Museum of Fine Art of China. Peragine’s animations have been exhibited at the Palm Beach ICA, Florida, the Cheekwood Museum of Art, Nashville, TN, MOCA GA, Atlanta, GA, DiverseWorks, Houston, TX and the Arizona State University Art Museum Short Film and Video Festival, among others. His paintings,

    drawings and sculpture have been exhibited in galleries including Solomon Projects, Atlanta, Atlelie397, Sao Paulo, Brazil, David J. Spencer Museum at the CDC, Atlanta, Agnes Scott College, Dalton Gallery, Decatur, GA, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, FL, the UA Museum of Art, and Kress Gallery, Tucson, AZ, and the Zuckerman Museum of Art, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA.

     

    Peragine was born in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1961. He completed his undergraduate work in fine art at the University of Georgia, Athens, and in 1995 received his MFA in painting from Georgia State University, Atlanta. Joe Peragine is the Director of the Lamar Dodd School of Art at the University of Georgia.

     

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