Capturing the mystique and beauty of New York City during the Christmas season, Pucci interweaves community, architecture, seasonal and patriotic themes within rich textures and light using expansive compositional elements.
His cityscapes feature a beautiful and subtle tension featuring strong hints of impressionism - clearly in the caliber and vein of American Impressionist Childe Hassam and Danish-French Neo-Impressionist Camille Pissarro, where his use of chiaroscuro gives his work an inspiring sense of dimensionality and form, anchored in familiarity and yet drawing the viewer into a dream-like state of nostalgia.
NEW YORK AT CHRISTMAS
The New York Collection
Along with specifically Christmas-themed works, Albert Pucci's corpus includes many which simply feature New York City in the winter season.
From an artistic perspective, there's always been something romantic about New York. True to the spirit of the city, Pucci's works capture the various moods of New York; from the deeply mysterious and sometimes brooding cityscapes in night to more lighthearted and uplifting scenes where the bustle of city living takes on a decidedly colloquial feel. Whatever the case, Pucci effortlessly evokes these various emotions through each piece inviting the viewer into a deeper sense of his city, in a way that only a lifelong New Yorker can do.
Though he often portrays people in nondescript ways - Pucci always gives a sense of togetherness and community to the human elements; communal and active (despite the season) - giving the cold settings a personal warmth and personality unique to his body of work.
Pucci's expert use of light, geometric spacing and a careful tension between realism and impressionism showcase the skill of an artist equally at home with illustration and impressionist-leaning art.
Each piece strongly declares Pucci's pride as a New Yorker and American, with his love of people and never at the expense of his ability to create sometimes dreamy, impressionistic experiences.
NEW YORK CITY IN WINTER
