The Expressive Edge of Paper: February 22 – April 26, 2014
Karel Appel, Mario Bencomo, Robert Blackburn, Seymour Boardman, Ilya Bolotowsky, Ernest Briggs, Lawrence Calcagno, Pérez Celis, Herman Cherry, Nassos Daphnis, Beauford Delaney, Michael Dominick, Amaranth Ehrenhalt, Claire Falkenstein, Agustín Fernández, Grace Hartigan, John Hultberg, Elaine Kurtz, Jack Larned, Joel Le Bow, William Manning, Clement Meadmore, Melissa Meyer, Henri Michaux, Jeanne Miles, Richards Ruben, Anne Ryan, William Saroyan, Kendall Shaw, Aaron Siskind, Nancy Steinson, Antoni Tàpies, and Petra Valentova.
The Anita Shapolsky Gallery is presenting a multi-faceted group of abstract paper works by twenty-seven artists we have exhibited over the years. Paper experimentation shows the dichotomy between planning aspects in art and free form automatic drawing. These works show great technical skill which bring the artists visions to life. The works give incredible insight into their diverse approaches and the timelessness of their art. The variety of pieces in this exhibit will be educational and exciting for viewers. The molten iron paintings by Michael Dominick, for example, result in gestural strokes and splashes, which create beautiful and unpredictable marks that not only scorch the surface but also burn down into the depths of the layered paper. The abstract photographs of Aaron Siskind evoke wonder at his ingenuity. Antoni Tàpies’s prints are a good introduction to his ideas for earthly paintings. Richards Ruben’s oil pastel paintings of Venetian walls on Kochi paper are ethereal. Agustin Fernandez’s exquisite prints done in Paris by Lacouriere et Frelaut evoke sensuality using mechanical parts (i.e. screws, pipes, etc.).
Beauford Delaney, Untitled (Ibiza), 1956, gouache and watercolor on paper, 17 7/8 x 11 13/16 in
Mario Bencomo, Torquemada series, Inquisition – Hoods, 2001, acrylic on paper, 11×14 in
Grace Hartigan, Untitled, lithograph, 1988, 37 1/2 x 29 1/2 in
Claire Falkenstein, Mandala #1, 1980, sugar lift etching, 35 x 23 in
Anne Ryan, Moon is a Flower III, nd, 23 x 17 in
Ilya Bolotowsky, Untitled, nd, 37 1/2 x 27 1/2 in
Nassos Daphnis, SS-2-78, 1978, acrylic on paper, 30 x 22 in
Lawrence Calcagno, Taos, 1982, mixed media, paper on canvas, 24 x 32 in
Perez Celis, Untitled (Buenos Aires), 1989, mixed media on paper, 27 x 36 in
Michael Dominick, Ramapo No. 2, 2013, mixed media/collage on plaster backing paper, 34 x 22 x 1 1/2 in
Henri Michaux, Untitled, 1973, acrylic on paper, 22 x 14 3/4 in
Richards Ruben, Pink a Boob, 1988, mixed media on kochi paper, 30 x 42 in
Aaron Siskind, Lima 89 (Homage to F.K), 1975, photograph, 24 x 20 in
Petra Valentova, Clusters, 2012, watercolor/ink on paper, 34 x 32 in
Robert Blackburn, The Wood, 1953, lithograph, 27 x 32 in
Nassos Daphnis, 23-D-78, print, 30 x 22 in
Amaranth Ehrenhalt, Rejoice 2, nd, print, 28 X 20 in
William Manning, Manana West 18, 2005, collage/acrylic on masonite, 24 x 24 in
Clement Meadmore, Split Ring 2D, 1972, silkscreen, 33 x 29 in
Jeanne Miles, Green Mandala, 1975, platinum, gold leaf, and oil on board, 20 x 20 in
Antoni Tapies, Relief Varnish, 1981, embossed gold, 35 x 46 in
Karl Appel, Series of 10: Moving in Blue, 1978, lithograph, 21 x 29 in