"The monumentality and psychological calm of these large-format photographs and paintings has established Ruggieri as one of the new evangelists of emotional art within our generation. The ambiguous relations of shapes, color and light has opened the eyes of artists and inspired many collectors to understanding the importance of simplicity in the abstract. Ruggieri’s view of the world as expressed in his work is particularly enlightening. He likes to be up close and personal, one-on-one with people, places, and things. Ruggieri photographs in ways similar to his approach to painting: abstracting from real life and cropping architecturally from color and atmosphere found in the landscape."

—Michael Carroll, Director, Schoolhouse Gallery

John Ruggieri's photography is currently part of The Boston Drawing Project at Bernard Toale Gallery in Boston and is represented by Schoolhouse Gallery in Provincetown.

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