Unspoken Language of Colors Exhibition at Pentimenti

Unspoken Language of Colors: A chromatic journey into abstraction, identity, and interpretation

Opening on September 12 and running through November 1, 2025, “Unspoken Language of Colors “at Pentimenti Gallery invites you to consider color not as ornament, but as a form of eloquent communication. Featuring the work of Sarah Amos, Matthew Colaizzo, Claire Downes Whitehurst, and Jacob Feige, the group exhibition explores how color operates as an emotional and psychological language—one that resonates beyond words and across mediums. The exhibition’s title is both poetic and precise: in “Unspoken Language of Colors”, pigment becomes narrative, hue becomes voice, and saturation speaks volumes. You are encouraged to attend the opening reception and dialogue on Friday, September 12, from 6 to 8 PM, with an artist talk beginning at 6:30 PM.

Together, the featured artists reflect distinct approaches to color and form—each grounded in personal, political, and perceptual concerns—while collectively contributing to a vital discourse on the sensory and symbolic power of chromatic expression.

Unspoken Language of Colors: Artistic Perspectives in Focus

In “Unspoken Language of Colors”, Sarah Amos brings monumental scale and deep cultural roots to her mixed-media pieces, weaving influences from Aboriginal art into psychological landscapes alive with symbolic shapes. Her large-scale painting, in blues, browns, and beige, floats between dimensions—rooted in fiber and pigment, yet ascending toward emotional abstraction. Her ZA Series, also featured, demonstrates her masterful fusion of monochromatic restraint with bursts of intensity, elevating color as an agent of memory and ritual.

Matthew Colaizzo’s contributions present a structural counterpoint—quiet, meditative examinations of brick walls and built environments. Through meticulous drafting and small brushstrokes, he captures the tension between boundary and openness. Here, color is not decorative—it’s directional. Each brick’s tonal nuance invites the viewer to ponder how architectural elements construct not only physical but emotional space.

Claire Downes Whitehurst offers a deeply personal and spiritual experience of color, born from her synesthetic perception. Her work in ceramics and paper investigates how floral motifs become conduits between the body, the divine, and the political. Her palette borrows from stained glass and sacred ornamentation, rendering color not just as sensation but as a kind of prayer—an offering of emotional cartography.

Jacob Feige’s “Vermilion Monuments” adds a final layer of mystery. Double-sided, free-standing paintings that blend figuration with sci-fi aesthetics, his vermilion red hues are both a nod to J.G. Ballard and a meditation on identity in a digitized world. By layering schematic portraits and geometric cut-outs, Feige makes color serve both as revelation and concealment—inviting viewers to decode what is hidden in plain sight.

Unspoken Language of Colors: Experience the Power of Pigment

“Unspoken Language of Colors” is an exhibition about how we see—and what we feel when we see. Whether through Amos’ ancestral patterns, Colaizzo’s architectural poetics, Whitehurst’s metaphysical florals, or Feige’s vermilion specters, the show crafts a space where color moves beyond aesthetics and into something far more resonant. At Pentimenti Gallery this fall, color speaks. Will you listen?