Turri is an avid collector and maker who has amassed a substantial archive of photographs, drawings, digital imagery, and writings. He mines this archive when making paintings and animations where a reciprocal exchange fosters a dialogue between the two mediums. The work engages cycles of behavior by embracing the repetitive nature of existence. It shifts between external and internal stimuli, focusing on imagery and ideas about home, place, and ritual within a nonlinear framework. He responds to the ever-increasing speed and chaos of the world by embracing stillness and slow motion.
Hailing from suburban Philadelphia, where he spent his formative years, Turri now calls Pittsburgh home. In addition to his art-making habit, he is a self-taught drummer and has written for New Art Examiner, BOMB Magazine, and Afterimage. Turri also holds a Teaching Associate Professor position in the Studio Arts Department at the University of Pittsburgh. He is represented by James Gallery.
- MFA in Visual Art, West Virginia University
- BA, University of Pittsburgh
