Ben La Rocco, Generating the Zodiac , 2013, oil and graphite on wood, 11x48 in. From the Press Release : Janet Kurnatowski is pleased to present "Fugue State", new paintings by Ben La Rocco. This will be the artist's third solo show with the gallery. Fugue State will be on view from March 22 - April 21, 2013. The gallery will be closed on Easter Sunday, March 31st. Please join the artist for an opening reception on Friday, March 22nd from 7-9pm. La Rocco's panoramic paintings reveal the possibility of a visual space-time continuum. These works create an experience that induces a mode of contemplation concerned with the theoretical origins of knowledge and the known universe. La Rocco uses long, horizontal panels to knowingly negate the physical effects of gravity, which provides the viewer with a free-floating and omniscient position vis-a-vis outer space. La Rocco's formal decisions astutely reinforce his appropriat...