Building Portraits
dal 7/10/2003 al 1/11/2003
Segnalato da
7/10/2003
Building Portraits
Paul Sharpe Contemporary Art, New York
Surface and Space in Landmark Structures. New oil paintings by Laura Harrison. Harrison paints in an expressionistic and conceptual way, encouraging the viewer to question his or her ideas of edifices both public and private, large and small. Harrison's primary interest is in flattening the surface of the buildings to expand the space within.
Surface and Space in Landmark Structures
New York, NY - Paul Sharpe Contemporary Art (PSCA) announces the opening of a
new exhibit entitled Building Portraits: Surface and Space in Landmark
Structures, featuring new oil paintings by Laura Harrison. Opening October 8th,
6 - 9 PM, thru November 1st.
Laura Harrison paints in an expressionistic and conceptual way, encouraging the
viewer to question his or her ideas of edifices both public and private, large
and small. Harrison's primary interest is in flattening the surface of the
buildings to expand the space within. In her paintings, she investigates
volume, proportion, representation, and assumed notions of buildings as shelter
or places of largely unseen activity. In creating portraits, she is challenged
as all portrait artists are to imbue the image with the soul of the sitter.
Rather than simply magnify the hallmarks of each structure, Harrison performs a
pseudo analysis of the viewer's perception of the building itself and through
this approach creates a bold look at handsome buildings and accepted notions of
the portrait.
Opening: OCTOBER 8 6 - 9 PM
ADMISSION Free
RSVP 646 613 1252
The gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday from Noon to 6 PM, and by
appointment.
paul sharpe contemporary art
PSCA is founded on the premise that the artist comes first and is the raison
d'être of the art world. The role of the gallerist is to nurture creative
accomplishment and to cultivate the collectors and curators who can sustain the
artists. The artists represented are those whose work one would wish to collect
and to enjoy, while helping to support their careers. PSCA is led by Paul
Sharpe, formerly of the Whitney Museum of American Art. The space itself is
meant to encourage a dialogue in issues in art today and as such is designed as
a salon rather than a white box. The color scheme is blue, camel, and white and
it is inspired by a Justin Knowles painting of the mid 1960s. The concept is to
create a space where artist and art lovers can congregate and appreciate fine
contemporary art.
Image:
Laura Harrison Pinocateca Detail, 2003,
Oil on Canvas Mounted on Masonite, 36 x 14 inches (irregular shape)
Paul Sharpe Contemporary Art
86 Walker Street Floor Six New York NY 10013
646 613 1252