Vincent Como

b. 1975 Kittanning, PA / Lives in Brooklyn, NY

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Vincent Como, Mantras, Meditations, Missives, and Apocrypha, 2019, 177 drawings, ballpoint pen on graph paper, 147 x 116 inches overall, 8.75 x 6 inches each, 10 x 8 inches each framed, #VC68

Vincent Como, Mantras, Meditations, Missives, and Apocrypha, 2019, 177 drawings, ballpoint pen on graph paper, 147 x 116 inches overall, 8.75 x 6 inches each, 10 x 8 inches each framed, #VC68

Vincent Como, Mantras, Meditations, Missives, and Apocrypha (detail), 2019, 177 drawings, ballpoint pen on graph paper, 147 x 116 inches overall, 8.75 x 6 inches each, 10 x 8 inches each framed, #VC68

Vincent Como, Mantras, Meditations, Missives, and Apocrypha (detail), 2019, 177 drawings, ballpoint pen on graph paper, 147 x 116 inches overall, 8.75 x 6 inches each, 10 x 8 inches each framed, #VC68

Vincent Como, Mantras, Meditations, Missives, and Apocrypha (detail), 2019, 177 drawings, ballpoint pen on graph paper, 147 x 116 inches overall, 8.75 x 6 inches each, 10 x 8 inches each framed, #VC68

Vincent Como, Mantras, Meditations, Missives, and Apocrypha (detail), 2019, 177 drawings, ballpoint pen on graph paper, 147 x 116 inches overall, 8.75 x 6 inches each, 10 x 8 inches each framed, #VC68

Vincent Como, Untitled, 2019, Acrylic and staples on white cardboard, framed, 48 x 40 inches, 49.25 x 41.25 inches framed, #VC75

Vincent Como, Untitled, 2019, Acrylic and staples on white cardboard, framed, 48 x 40 inches, 49.25 x 41.25 inches framed, #VC75

Vincent Como, Army of Darkness, 2016, Ink and tape on cardboard (painting edition), 9.5 x 7.5 x 1.5 inches / 24 x 19 x 4 cm - Side

Vincent Como, Army of Darkness, 2016, Ink and tape on cardboard (painting edition), 9.5 x 7.5 x 1.5 inches / 24 x 19 x 4 cm - Side

Vincent Como, Black Metal, 2007, Creased black paper, 22 x 15.5 inches, 24.75 x 18.25 inches framed, #VC65

Vincent Como, Black Metal, 2007, Creased black paper, 22 x 15.5 inches, 24.75 x 18.25 inches framed, #VC65

Vincent Como, Hexe 15, 2011, Carbon paper, punctures, and invocation on paper, 16 x 12 inches each, 23.25 x 19.75 inches each framed, #VC31

Vincent Como, Hexe 15, 2011, Carbon paper, punctures, and invocation on paper, 16 x 12 inches each, 23.25 x 19.75 inches each framed, #VC31

Vincent Como, Hexe 19, 2011, Carbon paper, punctures, and invocation on paper, 16 x 12 inches each, 23.25 x 19.75 inches each framed, #VC34

Vincent Como, Hexe 19, 2011, Carbon paper, punctures, and invocation on paper, 16 x 12 inches each, 23.25 x 19.75 inches each framed, #VC34

Vincent Como, Footnotes to Dark Matter, 2007, Mixed media on paper, triptych, 43 x 16.25 inches overall, #VC66

Vincent Como, Footnotes to Dark Matter, 2007, Mixed media on paper, triptych, 43 x 16.25 inches overall, #VC66

Vincent Como, Dark Continuum, 2013, 12 works on paper, mixed media on paper, 12 x 9 inches each, Edition of 8, #VC73

Vincent Como, Dark Continuum, 2013, 12 works on paper, mixed media on paper, 12 x 9 inches each, Edition of 8, #VC73

Vincent Como, Errata, 2016, 12 works on paper in plastic sleeves, toner and ink on letterhead, 1 foamcore object, Works on paper 12 x 9 inches each, Foamcore 10 x 8 inches, Edition of 10, #VC74

Vincent Como, Errata, 2016, 12 works on paper in plastic sleeves, toner and ink on letterhead, 1 foamcore object, Works on paper 12 x 9 inches each, Foamcore 10 x 8 inches, Edition of 10, #VC74

Vincent Como, Untitled, 1999, Black and blue ballpoint pen on paper, 51 x 31 inches, 54.75 x 33.25 inches framed, #VC70

Vincent Como, Untitled, 1999, Black and blue ballpoint pen on paper, 51 x 31 inches, 54.75 x 33.25 inches framed, #VC70

Vincent Como, Untitled, 1999, Black ballpoint pen on paper, 51 x 31 inches, 54.75 x 33.25 inches framed, #VC69

Vincent Como, Untitled, 1999, Black ballpoint pen on paper, 51 x 31 inches, 54.75 x 33.25 inches framed, #VC69

Vincent Como, Untitled, 1999, Black ballpoint pen on paper, 51 x 31 inches, 54.75 x 33.25 inches framed, #VC71

Vincent Como, Untitled, 1999, Black ballpoint pen on paper, 51 x 31 inches, 54.75 x 33.25 inches framed, #VC71

Vincent Como, The Temptation to Exist 005, 2013, Acrylic on canvas with wooden shelf, 22 x 14 x 29 inches / 56 x 36 x 74 cm

Vincent Como, The Temptation to Exist 005, 2013, Acrylic on canvas with wooden shelf, 22 x 14 x 29 inches / 56 x 36 x 74 cm

Biography
Vincent Como (b. 1975, Kittanning, PA; lives Brooklyn, NY) has exhibited his work throughout the United States and abroad, including in Mexico, England, and Austria. Here at the gallery, Como mounted the well-received solo exhibition Paradise Lost in 2013. Last fall he conceived the group show Subvert City, which presented five artists engaged in varied and distinct forms of painterly heresy. His work was included in our recent group exhibitions On Paper (2016), Elements (2015), and Neither Here nor There but Anywhere and Everywhere (2012). He was also included in our survey exhibition MINUS SPACE en Oaxaca: Panorama de 31 artistas internacionales at the Instituto de Artes Gráficas de Oaxaca Alcalá in Oaxaca, Mexico in 2012.

The artist’s other recent solo exhibitions include Spring/Break Art Show (New York), Guest Spot at the Reinstitute (Baltimore, MD), and City Ice Arts (Kansas City, MO). Como has also been included in group exhibitions at Key Projects (Long Island City, NY), DEMO Project (Springfield, IL), Pennsylvania State University (State College, PA), Corridor Projects (Dayton, OH), TSA (Brooklyn, NY), Trestle Projects (Brooklyn, NY), Curious Matter (Jersey City, NJ), Art in General, BRIC Rotunda Gallery, Momenta (all New York), Samson Projects (Boston, MA), Illinois State Museum (Lockport, IL), Western Exhibitions, University of Illinois (both Chicago, IL), Evanston Art Center (Evanston, IL), SPACES (Cleveland, OH), Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (Grand Rapids, MI), Art Museum of the University of Memphis (Memphis, TN), and House Gallery (Salt Lake City, UT).

Como’s work has been discussed in publications, such as Art 21 Online Magazine, Two Coats of Paint, The Creator’s Project, New American Paintings, The Wall Street Journal, ArtSlant, Progress Report, WagMag, The Boston Phoenix, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Journal, and Salt Lake Tribune, among others. He is a founding member of Tiger Strikes Asteroid, an artist-run space in Bushwick, Brooklyn, with additional locations in Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Como holds a BFA in Drawing from the Cleveland Institute of Art (Cleveland, OH).

Overview
Working in a broad array of media, ranging from installation to painting to artist books, the core focus of Vincent Como’s artistic practice is the color black, as both a subject of inquiry and a material substance for making art works. The artist draws on divergent concepts from wide-ranging fields, including art history, color theory, astrophysics, science, alchemy, philosophy, religion, mythology, and the occult.