Description
‘Reliquary I’ by Colin Verdi
Artist: Colin Verdi
Title: ‘Reliquary I’
Medium: Digital painting / giclee print (limited edition of 10 – signed and numbered by the artist)
Dimensions: 12″ x 12″
Framing: Unframed
Year of Creation: 2019
About the Artwork:
“This artwork is the first in a series I’ve done under the title ‘Reliquary’ that are visual diary entries, using symbolic imagery to try to unleash some build-up of emotion. This first piece was a document of a frustrated time when I was grappling with a relationship that, for me, burned fast and bright. It’s my way of trying to grapple the questions it raised about my self-worth and queer love.” – Colin Verdi
About the Artist:
My name is Colin Verdi, I am an illustrator and artist living and working in Manhattan. I attended NYU for a BA in East Asian Studies and SVA in the MFA Illustration as Visual Essay program. My illustration work has been featured internationally in publications such as Interview Magazine, Rue Morgue, The Protagonist, and MilkxHK mag. I have done editorial illustrations for The Ringer and The New Republic, and my work for the latter has been recognized by The Society of Illustrators for excellence in Editorial illustration in 2020. I create advertisements for Babeland, which have been featured digitally and as banners in-store at all store locations in New York City and Seattle. My work for them has also been recognized by the Society of Illustrators for excellence in Advertising illustration. I have also worked with Bloomsbury Publishing in the UK to create two book covers for their series of books about classic films created in partnership with the British Film Institute. I also do traditionally painted work and have exhibited it at both locations of Gallery Nucleus in Los Angeles and Portland, as well as in galleries in New York City. I also have work hanging in the permanent collection at The Norwood Club in Manhattan. I have also been commissioned to draw live at events, for clients including: The Metropolitan Opera, Kiehl’s, Google, Sony, Diptyque, The Miami Design District, Poster House, Vox Media, StreetEasy, and the McKittrick Hotel.