Statement

With these paintings, I am creating a utopian world based upon the desires of suburban culture. Land is sculpted and carved, then divided with fences and gates. Water is contained in concrete pools; rivers are tamed and flow as desired. Trees are spaced and manicured in perfect unison. Experiences by the inhabitants of these worlds are carefully planned and controlled. Safety, uniformity, peace, prosperity.

The barn, rolling green hills, and blue sky are iconography commonly used to evoke nostalgia. I am interested in how these symbols were used by American Regionalists in the early 20th century and how they have abstracted over time. The infusion of this suburban utopia with rural iconography I find to be seductive on a primal level.

DiPietro received his BFA from Central Washington University in 2003 and lives in Seattle showing his work locally as a member of PUNCH Gallery and nationally.
 

– Nathan M. DiPietro