T. Cerqua: Visual Artist

PORTFOLIO SERIES

MEANING AND PURPOSE

This series represents my reflections on spiritual mythologies from around the world and throughout history. My curiosity is guided by a desire to understand humanity’s enduring works and traditions in the context of the current Age. I want my seeking, like the universe, to be unbounded so that the subject being explored can be revealed as its meaning unfolds.

ERRATICS

Erratics are pieces that do not fit into any thematically unified grouping, but which I felt compelled to create because the ideas and images persisted long enough in my mind that I could not ignore them.

Pslam 8 (Almost), 2024

Dimensions: 22”x30”

Acrylic paint, ink, graphite, and collage on 140lb hot press Lanaquarelle watercolor paper.

Resurrection of the Dry Bones, 2016

Ark, 2024

Dimensions:

Acrylic paint and propane torch on wood panel.

Dimensions:

Archival laser prints, topographical maps, foamcore, craft wood, corrugated cardboard, acrylic paint, ink, Apple iPad Mini with continuous loop animation.

  • Fire This Time I, Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)

  • Fire This Time II, Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus collaris)

  • Fire This Time III, Banner-tailed Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys spectabillis)

  • Fire This Time IV, Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus obscurus)

  • Fire This Time V, Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus)

  • Fire This Time VI, Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambelii)

  • Fire This Time VII, Devils Hole Pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis)

  • Fire This Time VIII, Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens)

  • Fire This Time IX, Giant Leopard Moth (Hypercompe scribonia), Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus), Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)

  • Fire This Time X, Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus)

  • Fire This Time XI, Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre), Ornate Tree Lizard (Urosaurus ornatus)

  • Fire This Time XII, Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii)

  • Wood Panel Process

hunger, or he had some birds- diptych version, 2024

Dimensions: 22”x61”

Acrylic paint, ink, graphite, colored pencil, collage, brass grommets with waxed cotton twine  on 140lb hot press Lanaquarelle watercolor paper.

hunger, or he had some birds, 2024

Dimensions: 22”x30”

Acrylic paint, ink, graphite, colored pencil, and paper currency on 140lb hot press Lanaquarelle watercolor paper.

Bear Cave, 2024

Dimensions: 22”x30”

Acrylic paint, ink, graphite, and collage on 140lb hot press Lanaquarelle watercolor paper.   

 

Psalm 8 (Almost), 2024

Dimensions: 22”x30”

Acrylic paint, ink, graphite, and collage on 140lb hot press Lanaquarelle watercolor paper.

Strange Head Frenzy, 2016

Dimensions:

Acrylic paint and collage on cotton canvas

Marjan the Lion, 2009

Dimensions:

Acrylic paint, collage, wood lattice moulding, corrugated cardboard, wire and cat litter on cotton canvas.  Wood frame.

Artist Statment:

My work is a visual exploration of humanity’s sacred stories. Although my work is sometimes process intensive, the production materials and methods used are always secondary to the development of the content. Every piece is an experiment without a predetermined end. My art aims to serve as visual poetry, creating a connection by indirectly describing that which cannot be named. This is as close to the truth as I can get.