Charlie Roberts
dal 30/1/2013 al 22/2/2013
Segnalato da
30/1/2013
Charlie Roberts
Kravets/Wehby Gallery, New York
Girl power. New works on canvas. The women depicted in the paintings, often in a state of repose or play, evoke overtly bacchanalian scenes.
The Kravets/Wehby Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of Girl Power, a solo exhibition of new paintings by Charlie Roberts. The show will open on Thursday, January 31st and run through February 23rd, 2013.
In Girl Power, Charlie Roberts presents new works on canvas. In his paintings, Roberts plays with the representation of women in different imagined scenarios. The women depicted in the paintings, often in a state of repose or play, evoke overtly bacchanalian scenes. Relying heavily on different patterning and bright colors to set the mood of his work, Girl Power posits women in the center of different settings ranging from a nightclub, to a pool, to a séance.
Roberts contextualizes the women he depicts as key creative figures in the paintings. Influenced by 17th century Dutch Baroque painting, the women are depicted as the creators of famous artwork, from Picasso and Matisse to Keith Haring. This reversal of roles emphasizes the centering of the female figure in a powerful position in Roberts’ painted world.
Charlie Roberts was born in Kansas and currently lives and works in Oslo, Norway. His last solo show at Kravets/Wehby Gallery was in 2010.
Image: Hill House, 2008, Acrylic on paper 15 x 14 1/2"
For further information, please call (212) 352-2238 or email info@kravetswehbygallery.com
Opening Reception: Thursday, January 31, 6 – 8pm
Kravets/Wehby Gallery
521 West 21st Street, New York
Hours: Tuesday - Friday 11 - 6
Free Admission