James Gobel
dal 22/2/2007 al 30/3/2007
Segnalato da
22/2/2007
James Gobel
Kravets/Wehby Gallery, New York
James Gobel's newest paintings recall both the intimate and traditional nature of the "painter and sitter." Inspiration comes from Giovanni Battista Moroni, a portraitist who painted his subjects with the tools of their trade.
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The Kravets/Wehby Gallery is pleased to announce I ♥ JCRT a solo
exhibition new work by James Gobel. The exhibition opens on Friday,
February 23 with a reception from 6-8 pm and runs through March 31,
2007.
James Gobel’s newest paintings recall both the intimate and
traditional nature of the "painter and sitter." Inspiration comes
from Giovanni Battista Moroni, a portraitist who painted his subjects
with the tools of their trade. Gobel chooses “It” fashion designers
Jeffrey Costello and Robert Tagliapietra as his subject matter with
their respective runway models. The choice of this duo design team
reflects the artists reverence for the designers’ trade and fashions,
but also the designers themselves. In this set up both sitter and
painter admire the others creative processes. Gobel modernizes his
practice of portraiture, with his usual replacement of traditional oil
paint with his industrious felt and yarn.
James Gobel lives and works in San Francisco, CA where he teaches at
CCA. His work will be included in the upcoming exhibition “Las Vegas
Diaspora” curated by Dave Hickey and Libby Lumpkin at the Las Vegas
Art Museum. His work was recently in a traveling exhibition curated by
John Baldesarri and Meg Cranston titled “100 Artists See God.”
Gobel’s work has recently been written about in the New York Times,
Artforum, and Art in America.
Opening Reception: Friday, February 23, 6-8pm
Kravets/Wehby Gallery
521 West 21st Street - New York
Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 11-6 pm