The Garbage and the Flowers | 4 April - 3 May 2025

We are very excited to welcome John Vitale to Abbozzo Gallery for the first time for his Feature exhibition, The Garbage and the Flowers.

The Garbage and the Flowers brings together a new series of abstract paintings by John Vitale that explore the relationship between beauty and decay. Vitale’s practice is largely distinguished by a search for beauty and balance in the chaos and struggle of the unrefined human experience; the decay has a way of transmuting itself into a bloom. His paintings build on discarded moments—mistakes, imperfections, and overlooked details—transforming them into spaces of balance and possibility. Guided by an intuitive process, he searches for what is buoyant and hopeful within the rough and unrefined, allowing each piece to unfold as a reflection of resilience and quiet optimism.

John Vitale (b. 1979) is a largely self-taught, multidisciplinary artist, as well as the founder, designer, and creative director of The Killing Floor Skateboards. Based in Brooklyn, NY, Vitale’s practice places a strong emphasis on abstract painting, drawing from early abstract expressionism, color field painting, the physicality of action painting, and the visual language of design—alongside the DIY skateboard culture that shaped his youth.

His background in design and his sensitivity to the psychological and emotional impact of visual language inform his approach to composition, color, and balance. Vitale’s work strives to find a space in between these vastly different worlds in which their energies can collide and reveal deeply personal narratives.

Vitale has exhibited in both solo and group exhibitions across Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, New York City, San Francisco, Santa Fe, Kingston (NY), Taiwan, and Berlin. His work is held in public and private collections around the world.

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The Garbage and the Flowers: John Vitale | Feature Gallery Exhibition

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