Larrry Moore + the Orlando Opera
August 18, 2009
Larry Moore is the Orlando Opera’s silent partner, creating posters that visually sing.
The book, which features over 30 paintings created during a 10-year period (3 to 4 paints/posters per season), will be officially launched by end of this month. It is available to purchase through elmodraws@cfl.rr.com and through the Kessler Collection. Larry believes Kessler’s involvement adds value and provenance to the collection and also gives a greater value to the work. Larry’s long-term goal is to take the final book to publishers and get it printed for a much wider audience.
Larry explains his personal goals/passion/motivation in producing this book with the following, “The whole idea behind this book is to allow the reader into the mind of the artist. I’ve often looked at a painting and wondered where it came from, asked myself ‘Where did the idea originate?’, ‘Why that image with that palette and that arrangement?’ This book showcases not just the work but the line of thought that lead up to each piece, including sketches and studies. I’ve not seen anything like it and I think it will help people/artists in how they problem solve.”
This body of work for the opera was an opportunity to do more narrative (storytelling) paintings in a collected way. Larry loves editorial work for the narrative potential and this relationship with the Orlando Opera offered a chance to create an ongoing series; a collection of art that has the connecting theme of opera, a form of theater that is all about the story, the drama, the stage, and of course, the music. Larry’s paintings have become a trademark icon of hotel’s brand.
Larry’s benefactor and proud owner of all the paintings, prominent businessman and hotel owner Richard Kessler, has this to say about supporting Larry, “Larry is a very talented artist. We are pleased that our Grand Bohemian Hotel displays the Opera Collection so many people can enjoy.”
The posters are hugely popular, says Robert Swedberg, the opera’s general director. When they are displayed around town, “They don’t stand a chance of staying up. People like them so much they tend to ‘disappear.’”
