48 in. (122 cm) x 48 in. (122 cm) x 1.5 in. (3.8 cm)
Anthony Pontrello (Italo-American, b. 1950)
"Red is the color of blood, of anger, of love; it is the color of all the things worth remembering.”
Heartfelt
signed. initials, bottom right, AP
again, inverso, “A. Pontrello 2025”
48 x 48 in. (121.9 x 121.9 cm)
53 x 53 in, (134.6 z 134.6 cm) frame
mixed media on canvas
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“Heartfelt was born from my desire to translate pure emotion into a physical, breathing surface. I wanted the work to feel like a pulse—relentless, imperfect, and alive—where every stroke could stand as both a wound and a gesture of love. The searing reds became my language of urgency, while the tangled black marks traced the restless architecture of thought and memory. The sparks of white and yellow are the sudden illuminations that pierce even our most turbulent moments. In creating this piece, I sought to dissolve the boundary between seeing and feeling, so that the viewer is not just looking at a painting, but stepping inside the heat, the chaos, and the tenderness of heartfelt moments.” ~AP
Anthony Pontrello (Italo-American, b. 1950)
"Red is the color of blood, of anger, of love; it is the color of all the things worth remembering.”
Heartfelt
signed. initials, bottom right, AP
again, inverso, “A. Pontrello 2025”
48 x 48 in. (121.9 x 121.9 cm)
53 x 53 in, (134.6 z 134.6 cm) frame
mixed media on canvas
INQUIRE
“Heartfelt was born from my desire to translate pure emotion into a physical, breathing surface. I wanted the work to feel like a pulse—relentless, imperfect, and alive—where every stroke could stand as both a wound and a gesture of love. The searing reds became my language of urgency, while the tangled black marks traced the restless architecture of thought and memory. The sparks of white and yellow are the sudden illuminations that pierce even our most turbulent moments. In creating this piece, I sought to dissolve the boundary between seeing and feeling, so that the viewer is not just looking at a painting, but stepping inside the heat, the chaos, and the tenderness of heartfelt moments.” ~AP