Robert Gordy
dal 4/8/2007 al 31/8/2007
Segnalato da
4/8/2007
Robert Gordy
Arthur Roger Project Space, New Orleans
Paintings. The artist's paintings from the period before 1982 are, however, about more than mastery of color and design. Even in his austere period there are often intense emotional realities beneath the paintings' apparent calm. The emotional message in his painting would surface fully in his final monotypes.
Paintings
From August 5th through August 26th the Arthur Roger Gallery will present a large collection of Robert Gordy paintings from his estate, which were completed prior to 1982.
In 1986 Robert Gordy's unfortunate death from AIDS at the age of 52 was an enormous loss. The paintings in this exhibition clearly evidence the magnitude of Robert Gordy's compositional skill and marvelously imaginative intelligence. The elegant paintings done in his signature style through 1981 evidence a mastery particularly over hue and value of color and keeping dynamics of shape in varied balance.
Robert Gordy's paintings from the period before 1982 are, however, about more than mastery of color and design. Even in his austere period there are often intense emotional realities beneath the paintings' apparent calm. The emotional message in Robert Gordy's painting would surface fully in his final monotypes. A catalog will accompany the exhibition.
Robert Gordy's death in 1986 at the age of 52 was an enormous loss. Robert Gordy possessed extraordinary compositional skills and a marvelously imaginative intelligence. His elegant paintings done in his signature style through 1981 evidence a mastery, particularly over hue and value of color and keeping dynamics of shape in varied balance. Even in this austere period there were often intense emotional realities beneath his paintings' apparent calm. Beginning in 1982 his work was clearly about more than mastery of color and design as profound emotional messages surfaced in Robert Gordy's superb series of monotypes done at the end of his life.
Image: Interior with Two Figures (RG181), 1976 acrylic on canvas 14.5 x 26 inches
Opening Reception: White Linen Night, Saturday, August 5, 6 – 9 pm
Arthur Roger Project Space
432 Julia Street - New Orleans