Julie Evans, Lesson from a Guinea Hen #10 @ Julie Saul Gallery
had 4 shows i wanted to check out today in chelsea. julie evans was first on my list. these paintings are definitely more spacious than her previous ones. the image above does not do it justice - that yellow/green is more yellow/orange. but this was my favorite from the show and had to put it up. check out her blog for larger images than at the gallery's site. many of the paintings also had i bit of sparkle or pixie dust in them that was ever so subtle but a delight to discover. she strikes a fantastic balance between a very wet and loose application of paint w/very price lines, circles and dots. this color palette is also much more muted or subdued compared to her last body of work and i love it!
had 4 shows i wanted to check out today in chelsea. julie evans was first on my list. these paintings are definitely more spacious than her previous ones. the image above does not do it justice - that yellow/green is more yellow/orange. but this was my favorite from the show and had to put it up. check out her blog for larger images than at the gallery's site. many of the paintings also had i bit of sparkle or pixie dust in them that was ever so subtle but a delight to discover. she strikes a fantastic balance between a very wet and loose application of paint w/very price lines, circles and dots. this color palette is also much more muted or subdued compared to her last body of work and i love it!
Kamrooz Aram, Mystical Visions and Cosmic Vibrations @ Perry Rubenstein Gallery
loved the drawings in this show! the fine, tiny detail was absurd and gorgeous. i didn't realize how thick and built up his paintings are and it was amazing to see all the blazin' color he throws down. the clouds in The New Vortex Plunges Into the Heart of the Present, had day-glo green going on that really made them pop. i think it's one of the few times i've seen someone pull off using such brash colors w/out being obnoxious.
Anne Neely, Somewhere Inbetween @ Lohin Geduld Gallery
really enjoyed the great expanses of color in her work. this one was one of my favs along w/Mudflat. the grids on either end are to me, reminiscent of paul klee.
Jeff Perrott, Cow @ Morgan Lehman Gallery
seriously, depending on what state of mind you're in when you enter this show, you could be hypnotized. the images online make the paintings (ink jet printed on canvas) clearer. you can figure out what the paintings are depicting better. the cow was fairly evident to me in the gallery but the rest of them - no clue. the gallery is small and this show would have benefited from a much larger space to back up, sit down and ponder. i think it was empty canvas, that was a total visual trip. as i approached it i lost my depth perception and totally had to check myself so i wouldn't smack up against the painting. i want that cow.
loved the drawings in this show! the fine, tiny detail was absurd and gorgeous. i didn't realize how thick and built up his paintings are and it was amazing to see all the blazin' color he throws down. the clouds in The New Vortex Plunges Into the Heart of the Present, had day-glo green going on that really made them pop. i think it's one of the few times i've seen someone pull off using such brash colors w/out being obnoxious.
Anne Neely, Somewhere Inbetween @ Lohin Geduld Gallery
really enjoyed the great expanses of color in her work. this one was one of my favs along w/Mudflat. the grids on either end are to me, reminiscent of paul klee.
Jeff Perrott, Cow @ Morgan Lehman Gallery
seriously, depending on what state of mind you're in when you enter this show, you could be hypnotized. the images online make the paintings (ink jet printed on canvas) clearer. you can figure out what the paintings are depicting better. the cow was fairly evident to me in the gallery but the rest of them - no clue. the gallery is small and this show would have benefited from a much larger space to back up, sit down and ponder. i think it was empty canvas, that was a total visual trip. as i approached it i lost my depth perception and totally had to check myself so i wouldn't smack up against the painting. i want that cow.
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