 
Lalevga derives his inspiration from the grains, cracks and buckles within the flats of wood on which he paints. Standing before the wood panel, Lalevga will "expose, dig, stroke, injure, cut, carve, [and] bore into the wood." He shapes his colors like a sculptor, engaging in a personal archaeology, which yields paintings made of shreds of color reigned in by line, or framed by painterly bursts of geometric shapes. The works certainly bear witness to his dramatic description. The paintings, most of which are more than seven feet in length, eventually become several layers of color "similar to emotions which are removed and built up again." His paintings are a personal history, but also an exploration of the creative moment, of which the artist is, at times, an observer. The works are given Roman numerals for names, as Lalevga believes that to name a piece is to impose a restriction upon it for the viewer. Lalevga's paintings come into existence via the artist's intense dialogue with himself through the medium, and it is through that dialogue that we become participants.
The Color of Motion
Reception:
Thursday January 4, 2007 6-8 PM
Exhibition Dates:
1/2/2007 - 1/23/2007
Invitation to
Leonhard Lalevga's exhibition
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VII
Acrylic on Wood
90" x 40"
$13570
VII
Acrylic on Wood
90" x 40"
$13570
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XIII
Acrylic on Wood
41" x 94"
$14030
XIII
Acrylic on Wood
41" x 94"
$14030
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XIX
Acrylic on Wood
94" x 40"
$15670
XIX
Acrylic on Wood
94" x 40"
$15670
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X
Acrylic on Wood
89" x 40"
$13500
X
Acrylic on Wood
89" x 40"
$13500
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XII
Acrylic on Wood
99" x 40"
$14510
XII
Acrylic on Wood
99" x 40"
$14510
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XVIII
Acrylic on Wood
94" x 40"
$15940
XVIII
Acrylic on Wood
94" x 40"
$15940
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