Gianna Tesone

Gianna Tesone is a contemporary abstract painter and multimedia artist based in New York City. She is influenced by color theory, movement, texture, and the interplay and tension of juxtaposing elements of the natural world. From working in a variety of mediums including acrylic, oil, spray paint, pastels, graphite and repurposing of material, she applies a research-informed and scientifically influenced approach to traditional art making methods. She holds a BFA, specializing in painting technique, creative theory and art history from Point Loma Nazarene University and has studied under and been mentored by artist Ty Nathan Clark. She has exhibited in museums, galleries, and neo-gallery settings of interdisciplinary in the United States and will be attending international artist residencies and participating in national and international exhibitions in 2024. She actively works in collaborative settings alongside other artists, musicians, designers and entrepreneurs across the country and is actively pursuing research and educational initiatives while building her own business in the curatorial and marketing landscape of New York City. Inspired by the tension of juxtaposition, Gianna’s boldly visceral work analyzes the unfolding patterns of human behavior, power of perception, and the cause and effect of free will. This work is a convergence of design, color psychology, and neuroscience. This multi-hyphenate perspective elevates the work to serve as a method of story telling and breathes life into its own genre as a synthesis of abstraction and behavioral neuroscience. “Neuro-Expressionism” integrates an epidemiological approach into the creative process and examines how a choice creates mutation and thus, a deviation away from natural design by use of bold color, structural repetition and layering of material. In her recent work, evidence of prior and current influences introduces a renaissance of reconnection.