{"id":80664,"date":"2025-05-31T12:00:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T16:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/?p=80664"},"modified":"2025-05-28T12:04:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T16:04:42","slug":"josh-tripoli-explores-mantra-in-his-first-solo-show-at-blackbird-frame-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/arts\/josh-tripoli-explores-mantra-in-his-first-solo-show-at-blackbird-frame-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Tripoli Explores <em>Mantra<\/em> in His First Solo Show at BlackBird Frame &#038; Art"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_80666\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-80666\" class=\"size-full wp-image-80666\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BlackBird-Frame-Art-Hobbesian-Masks-2024-oil-on-canvas-copy-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BlackBird-Frame-Art-Hobbesian-Masks-2024-oil-on-canvas-copy-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BlackBird-Frame-Art-Hobbesian-Masks-2024-oil-on-canvas-copy-2-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BlackBird-Frame-Art-Hobbesian-Masks-2024-oil-on-canvas-copy-2-1024x508.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BlackBird-Frame-Art-Hobbesian-Masks-2024-oil-on-canvas-copy-2-768x381.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BlackBird-Frame-Art-Hobbesian-Masks-2024-oil-on-canvas-copy-2-810x402.jpg 810w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BlackBird-Frame-Art-Hobbesian-Masks-2024-oil-on-canvas-copy-2-1140x565.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-80666\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hobbesian Masks, 2024. Josh Tripoli, artist<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Artist Josh Tripoli\u2019s solo exhibition, <em>Mantra<\/em>, is on display through Saturday, June 28, at BlackBird Frame &amp; Art in Asheville. This marks his first solo show in Asheville and includes a dynamic collection of 19 new abstract paintings, dozens of small drawings and past works that bridge the figurative and abstract. \u201c\u2018<em>Mantra<\/em>\u2019 is a word that really gets to the heart of my work and covers a wide range of inspirations and motivations,\u201d he says. \u201cJust as mantra is a repeated word to aid in meditation; each mark, daub, slash of paint is my mantra toward the same spiritual ends. This fundamental simplicity leads to incredibly complex, detailed images, fully charged with the emotions, thoughts and experiences of the moment\u2014a mirror to one\u2019s heart and soul.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_80667\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-80667\" class=\"wp-image-80667\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BlackBird-Frame-Art-Laniakea-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BlackBird-Frame-Art-Laniakea-copy.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BlackBird-Frame-Art-Laniakea-copy-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BlackBird-Frame-Art-Laniakea-copy-1024x805.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BlackBird-Frame-Art-Laniakea-copy-768x604.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BlackBird-Frame-Art-Laniakea-copy-810x637.jpg 810w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BlackBird-Frame-Art-Laniakea-copy-1140x896.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-80667\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Laniakea. Josh Tripoli, artist<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The show includes both brand-new, highly textured abstract paintings and past figurative works. The abstract pieces, particularly, reflect Tripoli\u2019s unique evolution in technique. \u201cConceived as a whole and worked simultaneously\u2014often many at a time\u2014the most recent \u2018all-over\u2019 abstracts were initially inspired by the microscopic barbs on the feathers of Birds of Paradise, specifically the way these structures hold light in patterns to create incredibly vivid colors without brightly colored pigmentation,\u201d he says. \u201cThis textural concept paired with the focalizing powers of monochromy and repetition forged a new, more intentional path forward from the more chaotic abstracts I began with in 2012.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The small drawings featured in the exhibition are integral to Tripoli\u2019s creative process. \u201cI start them as studies or experiments, but also intend them as finished pieces in their own right,\u201d Tripoli says. \u201cI like that they offer a window into my creative process and emphasize how fundamental the act of drawing is to the act of painting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As viewers experience the show, Tripoli hopes they will find a connection to something deeper. \u201cI want my art to inspire a deeper connection to oneself, to others, to the world around us,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p><em>BlackBird Frame &amp; Art is located at 365 Merrimon Avenue, Asheville. Admission to the gallery is free and open to the public. Learn more at <a href=\"http:\/\/BlackBirdFrame.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BlackBirdFrame.com<\/a> or call 828.225.3117.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artist Josh Tripoli\u2019s solo exhibition, Mantra, is on display through Saturday, June 28, at BlackBird Frame &#038; Art in Asheville. 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