Residual States
dal 9/12/2003 al 3/1/2004
Segnalato da
9/12/2003
Residual States
Paul Sharpe Contemporary Art, New York
New Oil Paintings by Michelle Mackey and by Martin Penrose. The works are a dialogue in what is revealed and what is concealed in the act of painting, with a special focus on surface, texture, color, and the illusion of layers and depth. Together, both artists explore key issues, including knowledge, structure, and mystery. The works, though largely abstract in nature, include some figurative elements. Mackey and Penrose both use additive and reductive surface treatments to inform the viewers' experience.
New Oil Paintings by Michelle Mackey and by Martin Penrose
New York, NY - Paul Sharpe Contemporary Art (PSCA) announces the opening of a
new exhibit entitled Residual States, featuring new oil paintings by Michelle
Mackey and by Martin Penrose.
Residual States exhibits abstract oil paintings by two New York artists. The
works are a dialogue in what is revealed and what is concealed in the act of
painting, with a special focus on surface, texture, color, and the illusion of
layers and depth. Together, both artists explore key issues, including
knowledge, structure, and mystery. The works, though largely abstract in
nature, include some figurative elements. Mackey and Penrose both use additive
and reductive surface treatments to inform the viewers' experience.
Mackey, a Washington, DC, native, who grew up in Texas, continues to explore
spatial concerns in her canvasses. Perhaps the Texas sky influences her work,
however, in this series she looks to a recurring "stack" of books or magazines -
memories or expectations - that seem to float in a suspended sense of time.
What has happened and what will happen in the canvas? The layers are a search
for harmony and a record of shifts.
Penrose, born in Brazil to an American family, offers us views loosely
associated with looking into the cosmos. The dark brooding paintings offer
glimpses of constellations, meteors, and black holes; all metaphors for personal
experience in a larger society. In the artist's words, "this series of
paintings is a soul searching process of the isolated and the collective placed
in a spatial area to eliminate the quotidian and rational reference." Through
painting the unknown of the universe of self, Penrose opens the possibility for
further understanding.
Opening December 10, 6 - 9 PM, thru January 3
ADMISSION Free
RSVP 646 613 1252
ON VIEW December 10, 2003 - January 3, 2004
The gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday, Noon to 6 PM, and by
appointment. PSCA will be closed December 24th through January 1st.
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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.
artists represented
Robert Appleton Carlos Bandres Amaya Bozal Alfredo
Cannata
Anton Christian Craig Coleman Arturo Cuenca Linda
Cummings
Fairfax Dorn Gloria Garfinkel Laura Harrison
Lenore RS Lim
Katy Martin Robinson Murray Martin Penrose John
Costa Rosis
Alex Serna Dylan Blue Stone Tattfoo Tan
Lee Whittier
work available
Amos Badertscher Judi Harvest Jeff Kowatch
Michelle Mackey
Robin Richmond
Paul Sharpe Contemporary Art
86 Walker Street Floor Six New York NY 10013
646 613 1252