**Joseph Cusimano**

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La Metamorfosi Del Ricordo
(The Metamorphosis of Memory)

Oil on canvas, 1990 60cm x 75cm (24" x 30")

Artist's Interpretation:

A woman sits on the stone bench in the forgotten land of our
memory. She turns slightly away from the sight of Mount Eurako and gazes at the
far away mountains in search of lost images that will enrich the Past and become
the beacon for the Future.The spiritual sensuality of the com! position unfolds in
the sky (clouds, bird) which fades away at the horizon where the inner loftiness
of spirit (mountains) seeks to discover the unconscious realm of the mind
(water-sea).

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La Metamorfosi di Venere
(The Metamorphosis of
Venus)
Oil on canvas, 1985 50m x 60cm (20" x 24")

Artist's Interpretation:

The rose rises from the depth of our soul and floats in the
infinite blue space of our mind. It is the symbol of love that overcomes the
emotional turmoil of a rousing passion (running figure); it is the
personification of Venus, the elusive and tantalizing goddess of everlasting
happiness. She stands at the centre of our perception surrounded by
anthropomorphous clouds that reca! ll the inhabitants of the sea (clouds shaped as
shark, turtle, dol phin) as they reflect on the transitory aspect of life and the
legacy of our memory (as it is) articulated on the undulating rocks in the
landscape of time (ruins)."The Metamorphosis of Venus" (red ball - red rose,
white torso - white cloud) allows our feelings to petrify (rocks) before the end
of our passionate journey as a reminder to those who will follow that the
present is not only embedded in the past but it also stands as a beacon for the
future.

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The Metaphysical Crusader
Oil on canvas, 1993
90cm x 120cm (36" x 48")

Artist's Interpretation:

Between history and mythology, far from the shores of memory,
lives the legend of the crusaders. These romantic warriors that fought their way to the cradle of religion were the younger sons of nobility, adventure seekers
soon to be joined by a popular element that wanted to share in the economic,
social and religious revival of the XI century. Thus the crusader came to
epitomize vigor, courage and determination. He stands at the forefront of any
movement to support a cause or suppress an abuse. He descends on the battlefield
of ideology to fight hunger, injustice, ignorance, discrimination and arrogance.
The Metaphysical Crusader on his white horse, without armor, without sword and
without sorrow, rides across the landscape of the mind rationalizing the
expectations of yesterday and the dreams of tomorrow. Against the intense blue
sky play the everchanging anthropomorphous clouds seeking, in the soundless
beauty of the eternal moment (butterfly) to capture the silent symphony of the
cypresses while light and shadow play on the checkerboard floor the analytical
pr! ocess of the mind before the intellectual formulation of thought (blue ). With
his blue cape floating in the wind, he brings to his original passion of youth
the constraints of maturity as he emerges from the dark mysterious cavern of
Spring and forges ahead towards the splendor of Fall.Like the Roman aqueduct
that brought solace to the citizen of the empire, the Metaphysical Crusader
brings also solace and hope to those who live on the fringe of society beyond
the horizon of time. He knows and you, the reader and viewer, know that anyone
can physically stop anybody but no one can stop the mind from creating, and
eventually its creations will purify the sea of ignorance and arrogance and will
eradicate the twisted tree of difference and indifference.

La Dialettica dell'Avventura (T! he Dialectics of Adventure)

Oil on canvas, 1993 100cm x 75cm (40" x 30")

Il Giardino di Venere (Venus' Garden)
Oil on canvas, 1990
50cm x 60cm (20" x 24")

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