Madeline
Gallucci
Madeline Gallucci moved to Chicago, IL from Kansas City, MO. Her practice primarily uses painting and sculpture to examine how societal expectations result in both anxieties and celebrations of revealing our authentic selves. She pulls inspiration from internet beauty tutorials and melodrama films where mirrors and screens serve as sites of illusion and personal transformation. By combining saturated colors and economical materials, she calls into question the function of decoration and utility in how we think about our outward appearance and the way we perform everyday.
Charmer; pink mirror; I hid so well I forgot I was even there, installation view in the Logan Center Gallery, 2020. Photo by Robert Chase Heishman
charmer (detail), 2020, velvet, poplar, earrings, hinges, shelf bracket, latex paint, beauty blender, LED candles, 33 x 84 x 6 in. Photo by Robert Chase Heishman
I hid so well I forgot I was even there, 2020. Acrylic, ink and flashe on canvas, 42.5 x 51 x 1.5 in. Installation view in the Logan Center Gallery. Photo by Robert Chase Heishman
Pink mirror, 2020, acrylic and flashe on canvas, 18 x 24 x 1.5 in. Photo by Robert Chase Heishman
The narrows; We were taking care of an injured dog and talking about how much advertising costs, 2020. Installation view in the Logan Center Gallery. Photo by Robert Chase Heishman
Untitled (cloud). Installation view in the Logan Center Gallery, 2020. Photo by Robert Chase Heishman
Untitled (cloud), 2020. Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 18 x 1.5 inches