The Hickory Stick Bookshop welcomes artist Gerald Incandela, who will be here on Sunday, November 30th at 2:00 pm to sign copies of his book, “Gerald Incandela”.

ABOUT THE BOOK

“Gerald Incandela” offers an intimate look at the artist’s unique visual language, capturing the energy, immediacy, and spontaneity that define his work. Through a curated selection of photographic drawings and reflections, the book traces Incandela’s evolution as he experiments with form, gesture, and the boundaries of image-making.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Washington, CT artist and resident Gerald Incandela was born in Tunisia, and credits his love of art to his childhood, exploring the antique shops of the Tunis medina. He went on to study philosophy and art history in France. He’s recognized for his unique artistic process, which blends drawing, photography, and painting. In the darkroom, Incandela transforms the images captured with the lens of his camera by creating new compositions through the combination of multiple negatives in a panorama-like effect. While developing the large format, black and white prints, Incandela selectively applies developer and fixer on paper with a brush, as to reveal and animate selected elements of the captured image. This process allows him to create both warm and cool tones on the same unique master print. Transforming the chemistry of photography into a charcoal or ink-like media and using a drawing-like process, Incandela employs his own bold, meaningful gestures to portray and retrace his subjects, conveying his intuitive understanding and visual exploration of them.

Incandela’s photographic drawings are on display at the Wadsworth Atheneum through March 8, 2026, and May 10, 2026.

The Hickory Stick Bookshop
2 Green Hill Road
Washington Depot, CT
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