Who really knows the soul of an artist?
The nuances within a personality, sometimes existing in harmony, many times in states of extreme conflict; all reflected within the artists actual painting. Chuck Connelly emerged as a favorite within the American art world during the neo-expressionist movement of the 1980s with promise of becoming one of the next inspiring heroes of art and American art culture as a master class American painter. His paintings were represented by some of the most significant galleries in New York, including Annina Nosei Gallery where Connelly paintings were exhibited alongside Jean-Michel Basquiat, Robert Rauschenberg and Julian Schnabel. In 1989, the paintings of Connelly were prominently featured in Martin Scorsese’s film, “New York Stories: Life Lessons,” and and work by Chuck Connelly was acquired for the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Although Connelly enjoyed success in the 1980s he never achieved his true potential due to his self destructive behavior that alienated tho
