LAYLA FANUCCI

CITYSCAPES

Layla Fanucci's cityscapes capture this paradox of the city as both magnificent and daunting. In her paintings, each based on a specific city, she creates a vision of architecture piled up into a dense mass of impacted forms. The individual buildings maintain a tenuous grip on their own identities, much as the populace of the painted cities seems subsumed by the huge forms looming above them. Fanucci's cities have an undeniable grandeur, from the arching colossus of the Eiffel Tower, to the powerful curve of a bridge with the skyscrapers of Manhattan beyond. Even in her depictions of places steeped in traditions, such as Rome, Venice, and Istanbul, the splendor of the city rings clear, as the habitat that cultures build both to shelter and to celebrate themselves. On large canvases, Fanucci establishes shifting fields of color, over which she paints networks of linear brush strokes, which coalesce into the forms and patterns of the city. The intuitive directness of her approach, its painterly energy, and graphic invention all bespeak both the hyped-up excess of urban experience and something more intensely personal, expressive of the artist and her inner world. The brush strokes are both descriptive and urgent, the color ranging from melancholy to fiery. The resulting images are diverse in character, attesting to the multiplicity of urban life and the human moods which these images seem to embody. Fanuccis challenge was to develop a style of painting that no one paints, in the world. She found that style layering city on top of city. Layering color, then painting the architectural design in black oil, another layer of color and another city. 

Fanucci's paintings have been exhibited in many galleries and museums. Notably, The Walter Wickiser Gallery in New York, The Christopher Hill Gallery in Saint Helena, Andrews Art Museum in North Carolina, Chasen Gallery in Virginia, Le Musee de Marrakech in Morocco, Jayson Samuel Gallery, Lisa Freedman Fine Arts, 750 Wines Studio, VAM Art Inc. Gallery. She has received many commissions and her work is in numerous private collections. 

  • Paris Opus Dream 999
  • City of the World Opus lll
  • Paris Opus -Opus 2010
  • Brooklyn Bridge Opus II
  • New York- New York- Opus 1984
  • Wall Street
  • Prague Opus l
  • New York Stock Exchange Opus 6
  • London Opus 5
  • City of the World Opus l
  • City of the World Opus ll
  • Ponte Vecchio Florence Opus II
  • Brooklyn Bridge- Opus  13
  • Venice  Opus - 30
  • New York Trinity Church
  • New York- Stock Exchange- Opus 421
  • City of the World Opus 1
  • Time Square
  • City of the World Opus 14
  • The Vatican Rome - Opus
  • Venice-Opus 2015
  • Paris Opus 2010
  • San Francisco- Opus 11
  • Paris
  • New York-New York- Opus 59
  • New York Opus 6
  • London Opus
  • Manhattan Bridge
  • Marraketch Morocco
  • Mykonos Greece Opus I
  • Venice RL
  • London
  • Paris Opus 5
  • London Opus 8
  • Bay Bridge- San Francisco
  • Blue Venice
  • San Francisco Blue opus II
  • Brooklyn Bridge Opus 57
  • Winter in Central Park -NY -Opus 93
  • New York -New York Opus 2013
  • Central Park- Opus 1
  • Chicago J/J
  • Delmonicos Wallstreet
  • City of the World Opus 10
  • Paris Arch
  • Flat Iron Building -New York
  • San Francscio- Opus 6
  • Venice- Opus 2015
  • Paris  Cafe- II
  • Paris Opus- 2015
  • Paris Opus 479
  • New York Stock Exchange- Opus 2012
  • New York- New York-Opus 222
  • Paris Eiffel
  • City of the World
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  • The Vatican Rome
  • Rome Spanish Steps
  • New York- Stock Exchange -Opus 999
  • Ponte- Vecchio Bridge -Opus I
  • Ponte Vecchio Florence Opus II
  • Brooklyn Bridge
  • Time Square
  • Paris Eiffel
  • Paris -Opus 332
  • Wall Street-Trinity Church- Opus 4
  • Venice RL
  • City of the World -Opus 14
  • New York- Opus 487
  • Portofino
  • Winter in New York
  • New York-New York-Opus 112
  • Paris Cafe
  • Chicago- Opus 1
  • Paris Opus 14
  • Venice- Opus 55
  • Paris Bridge Opus 79
  • New York Stock Exchange Opus 5
  • Spanish Steps-Rome
  • Red Paris
  • Venice Opus 10
  • Venice Opus 6
  • Siena Opus II
  • Paris Opus 57
  • Prague- Opus 67
  • Paris Montmartre- Opus II
  • Paris in Winter Opus II
  • Paris Opus- 222
  • Red Amsterdam -Opus I
  • Blue Streets of Paris-Opus 2010
  • San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge, Opus 57
  • New Orleans- Opus 1
  • Florence Opus 14
  • Paris Opus 82
  • Bosporous- Sea- Istanbul
  • Paris Arch Opus 15
  • City of the Word Opus 63
  • Central Park Dream Opus 898
  • Notre Dame Paris Opus 2
  • Paris Opus 99
  • Paris Opus 727
  • City of the World, Opus 5
  • Venice Opus 14
  • San Francisco Opus 45
  • City of the World, Opus 12
  • City of the World- Opus 6
  • Venice Opus 777
  • Trinity Church Wall Street Opus 919
  • Washington Opus I
  • Paris Arc Triomphe Opus 887
  • Soho
  • New York Fifth Avenue
  • New York Stock Exchange Opus 5
  • London Opus 5
  • Venice Opus 99
  • Paris Opus 70
  • Venice Opus 75
  • Venice Opus 2011
  • New York Stock Exchange Opus 79
  • San Francisco Opus 4
  • New York Stock Exchange
  • Bridge of Paris
  • New York, New York, Opus 6
  • Little Italy
  • Barcelona
  • Paris Opus 14
  • Brooklyn Bridge Opus 13
  • New York Stock Exchange - Trinity Church
  • The Brooklyn Opus 43
  • Venice Opus 13
  • Paris Opus 28
  • Paris Dream Opus 62
  • Wedding Doors - City of the World, Opus 6
  • Paris Dream, Opus  2015
  • Venice Opus 2015
  • City  of the World Opus 4
  • Rockefeller Center - Opus II
  • Ponte Vecchio Florence - Opus I
  • Paris Dream Opus 2017
  • Fall in Paris, Opus 20
  • Paris Fall / Winter Opus 16
  • Venice Opus 177
  • Street of Paris, Opus 60
  • Paris Opus 1780
  • New York Stock Exchange- Opus 2012
  • New York Opus 2015
  • New York New York, Opus 17
  • Brooklyn Bridge Opus 79
  • Brooklyn Bridge Opus 13
  • Venice Opus 8
  • London, Opus 8
  • Barcelona
  • Paris Opus 7102
  • Central Park, Opus II
  • City of the World, 2015
  • NYSE Opus 2017
  • London Opus 2017
  • Paris Dream Opus 6102
  • Paris Opus 777
  • NYSE Opus 119
  • Venice Opus 2017
  • Central Park, Opus 2
  • Paris Dream Opus 77
  • Streets of Italy
  • Brooklyn  Bridge Opus 8
  • NYSE Opus 888
  • NY NY Opus 777
  • New York Central Park, Opus 555
  • New York Central Park, Opus 2017
  • Central Park in Winter Opus 20
  • Rome -  Opus 7
  • Paris Opus - 77
  • London Opus B
  • Paris Opus 8012
  • New York Central Park  Opus 18
  • Pope Mansion/Ursuline Academy
  • New Central Park, Opus 18
  • Paris Dream Opus 8
  • Paris Opus 770
  • Paris/Spring Opus 99000
  • Central Opus 188
  • NY Central Park Opus 880
  • Venice Opus 199
  • San Francisco Opus 777
  • Central Park NY Opus 49
  • NY Opus 2006
  • Paris Dream Opus 2015
  • London Opus 944
  • Bridge of Paris
  • Venice Opus 2011
  • Istanbul Blue Mosque Opus 1
  • Venice Opus 2000
  • Rome Opus 1
  • Piazza San Marco Venice Opus 1
  • New York in Spring Opus 2020
  • Winter in Center Park Opus II
  • Venice Opus SST
  • City of the World Opus 19
  • Nortre Dame Opus 2019
  • Winter in Paris Opus 339
  • Venice Opus 14
  • Paris ND Opus 3030
  • Italy Portofino Opus 1
  • New York Central Park Dream Opus 2019
  • Paris Dream, Opus 3018
  • Red New York, opus 3018
  • Venice Opus, 8
  • Prague Opus 70
  • Istanbul Turkey
  • Fall in Paris, Opus II
  • London Opus 11
  • Brooklyn Bridge Opus 1970
  • Vatican Rome Opus 1986
  • Washinton Opus 2020
  • CIty of the World Opus 919
  • God Bless the Children
  • New York Central Park Opus 2020
  • New York Stock Exchange Opus  119
  • Paris in Spring Opus 2013
  • Paris Opus 2020
  • Rainy Day in Paris Opus 20
  • San Francisco Opus 1957
  • USA NYSE Opus 1
  • Winter in Central Park Opus 677
  • Fall in Central Park Opus 776
  • Paris Opus 2999
  • Venice Opus 66
  • Fall in Central Park, Opus 18801
  • Winter in New York CP Opus 222
  • Paris Opus 770
  • Fall in Paris Opus 999
  • San Francisco Opus 7591
  • Brooklyn Bridge, NY Opus 2121
  • Central Park In Fall Opus  999
  • Central Park in the Fall , Opus 21
  • Venice Italy Opus 999
  • Street on Paris, Opus 1801
  • Winter in New York, Ous 222
  • City of the World Opus 2121
  • New York Central Park - Opus 2020
  • Snowy Winter In Central Park
  • Spring in Central Park - New- York - Opus 928
  • Spring in Central Park - New York - Opus 929
  • Tuscany Night Opus 121
  • Spring in Paris Opus, 636
  • Spanish Steps Rome, Opus 55
  • New York Opus 2057
  • Central Park Opus 222
  • Central Park Opus 157
  • Venice Opus 99
  • Fall Central Park Opus 77
  • New York Opus 525
  • Paris Opus 334
  • Washinton Light Opus 1
  • Winter in New York Central Park Opus 5657
  • Washinton Opus 2021
  • Notre Dame Opus 29
  • World Trade Center Memorial Opus 119
  • Snowy Central Park Opus 2022
  • Central Park in Fall Opus 94
  • Central Park, Opus 293
  • Venice Opus 71
  • Paris Opus 2000
  • Fall in Central Park Opus 54
  • Winter in Central Park, Opus 4
  • Fall in New York Opus 222
  • Snowy Winter in Central Park Opus 23
  • Glorious Fall in Central Park
  • San Francisco Opus 1990
  • Trinity Church Wall Street
  • Central Park Fall Opus 757
  • Winter in Central Park Opus 1956
  • Trinity Church, Wall Street
  • Springtime in Paris Opus 2222
  • Paris Norte Dame Opus 73
  • Sanfrann
  • Florence PVB Opus 999
  • Spanish Steps Opus 1
  • Central Park Opus II
  • Paris Blue Opus 211
  • Winter in Central Park 771
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  • Instanbul Opus 2008
  • Fall in Central Park Opus 99
  • London Opus 2022
  • London Opus 2023
  • Notre Dame -  Opus 121
  • New York Stock Exchange - Snowy Winter
  • Winter in Central Park - NY -Opus 2023
  • The Day After Nine Elven
  • San Fracisco Opus 999
  • Central Park Dream Opus 1956
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