Collective Exhibition

February 2 - 23, 2010 - Click here to the view photos from the reception

Reception: Thursday, February 04, 2010

Gallery Location: 530 West 25th St, Chelsea, New York
Gallery Hours: Tues - Sat, 11am - 6pm

Anne D. Grandin  Heba Hafez  David Jough  James Keul  Ebba Grethe Moegelvang  Maricela Sanchez  Valter Varderesian
Laura Flynn Geissel  Johnny Lee  Sandra Mueller-Dick  Maria José Royuela  Davine Antional Green  Søs Beck  Randy Covey
Heryk Tomassini

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Elemental Realms

Influenced by a range of sources, from Native American to the masters of Western Art, the works collected in Elemental Realms explore not only the world we live in, but also the world that lives within each of us. Through inventive forms or unusual experimentation with media, these artists speak about a harmony with nature, personal awareness, and a delight in the timeless rhythms of life.

Anne D. Grandin

Artist Page

Influenced by Native American culture, I incorporate a spiritual element in my work so that anyone looking at it will be transported to another level - to feel the piece and have an emotional response to it. My palette of earth tones and muted blues sometimes explodes into vibrant reds and yellows for a distant sunset. My shapes are connected to one another, often moving in circular patterns to reflect the circle of life, in which all life exists and all elements of nature are interdependent and relate to one another in harmony and balance, ever changing but ever consistent. I use oils, acrylic, house or spay paint or whatever is necessary for the desired effect. I paint on canvas, panels or constructed forms, in sizes varying from 11 or 12 inches to a mural I just completed with the help of some high school students of 45 feet.

San Gemini
"San Gemini"

Stroncone
"Stroncone"

Heba Hafez

Artist Page

In my world, art does not merely exist around us. It is seated within the soul of the artist and his own personal world, one through which he perceives and reflects. I tend to refrain from placing my work in a certain category and from working in a fixed style. I believe such categories are unhelpful and inhibit communication. Figures in my work represent something important in my life, and fill my colours with emotion. Society is my muse and I constantly find beauty in ugliness, and ugliness in beauty. My dream is to become one with life, daringly face my audience as they view my work and thus, me as well. I paint my experiences, and my experiences shape my work.

Self
"Self"

Yasser
"Yasser"

David Jough

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Every person has a range of different faces they wear for different occasions, circumstances and relationships. This realization has played an important part in my life, because I combine my work as a dental technician with my love of art, my professional with my personal life, and my influences from both American and Asian culture. It is a theme that characterizes my art, as I use my own experience as material in the process of creation. Ultimately, I seek to progress and create my own, original, unique face, that will unite all the facets of my character. This will be the work of the rest of my life, as I work with beautiful colors on canvas.

Communication of Today
"Communication of Today"

Ideology Transplantation
"Ideology Transplantation"

James Keul

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In my work, I seek to show a harmony between nature and humanity by painting landscapes and cityscapes, bathed in atmosphere, that are contemplations on our cities and parks. There is a human element in nearly all of my paintings, even though they are generally more focused on nature. This is all the easier to discover because the natural elements in my paintings are treated no differently from the human elements, reinforcing the sense of harmony that I attempt to convey. I primarily work directly from life and try to capture the action of a place, whether it is calm or stormy, rainy or clear. Most paintings that I do I later turn into monotypes where I further accentuate the action and add greater abstraction to the image.

Brooklyn Roof 1
"Brooklyn Roof 1"

Prospect Park
"Prospect Park"

Ebba Grethe Moegelvang

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I was lucky enough to grow up in a large, loving family, surrounded by the natural beauty of the area of Denmark where we lived. Later I traveled widely, taking the love with me and experiencing new sights. This warmth and my appreciation of nature remain strong sources of inspiration in my work, as is my admiration for the works of Matisse and Picasso. I try to capture the place where I am painting, with all its expression and intensity. The act of creation itself has fascination and spirit, and the colours I use give me a sense of freedom. Through meditation and silent music, my painting flows through my fingers onto the canvas.

Lavender Field Provence
"Lavender Field Provence"

Spring at the Myrki Moor
"Spring at the Myrki Moor"

Maricela Sanchez

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I take real joy in the art that I create. It has always been an important part of me, but it is only recently that I have been able to concentrate on it seriously. My work is fresh, interesting and has never been done before to my knowledge. Since it’s organically shaped, the buyer and curator can arrange the piece(s) in any direction, creating their own space. And it’s even more fun and creative if they use multiple pieces! In this way my work reflects my cultural heritage in its color, and the influence of my parents in other aspects, but is always unique. Extra depth and meaning is added through the emphasis I place on global issues and concerns, working key words and phrases from published articles into the titles and collage aspects of my work.

Every American
"Every American"

Industry
"Industry"

Valter Varderesian

Artist Page

It is not for the artist to state the meaning of art, it is best left to the viewer. Yet contemporary culture persists with its selfish desire for a simple key to solve the dilemma of communication beyond a perceived language barrier of visual conversation. Verbal explanations of visual art trap individual perception and prevent understanding. Freedom of communication is destroyed. With my art, I am creating a language that is free of self-conscious rules and language barriers of verbal communication. The rules are human experience, personal memory, and visual connection. The result comes from the process of communication. My sculptures are my language. Just as poetic or philosophical quotes lose their poignancy in translation, my work loses its truth in translation. If my viewer respects my language and speaks with me, our conversation together will reveal the intrinsic value in personal experience.

VLE
"VLE"

Kristine
"Kristine"

Sensorial Realities

Great artists strive towards natural and honest personal expression, knowing well the debt owed to those who have come before them. It is this link with the past that inspires artists to explore our world and dive deep into realms within our hearts and minds. Each of these artists has developed their work in a distinctive manner while maintaining a direct sensorial connection to the human condition.

Laura Flynn Geissel

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I seek to bring a psychological ground to my art. I have always been inspired by the fundamentals of the natural world and in my art I borrow patterns and processes from nature. I bring the movement of nature into my art on multiple levels. My landscapes have a dreamlike, moody quality, as if the viewer is experiencing the world from that twilight state that is neither waking nor sleeping. I also use complimentary colors and layering to give the effect of a dancing, shifting color ground. These elements convey a luminosity in my images that go beyond common daily experience, illuminating the essence rather than the figure of a thing. A sense of both eternity and fragility pervade, as light and shadow mingle and light seems to emerge triumphantly from a ground of darkness, conveying a feeling of victory and inspiration.

Divinity
"Divinity"

Meadow at Evening
"Meadow at Evening"

Johnny Lee

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Growing up my art was therapy that was encouraged although often violent and sexual in nature, and was not always understood. I have come to learn the hardest point of my art journey is to listen to the heart and not the head. Everything happens as it should when the heart and head are aligned. Always, the most gratifying experience in art is when people are moved by what they see and feel in a piece, without a doubt. I have always believed that when there is talent combined with expression the world stops to notice. I hope that my expression helps make the world a richer place.

Mohawk Girl
"Mohawk Girl"

Shoshoni Warrior
"Shoshoni Warrior"

Sandra Mueller-Dick

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Much of my work emanates from themes that are important to me, such as the figure and landscape. I start with something representational, which then evolves to become more abstract. 'Rays of Hope', for example, began with body parts, and developed into abstraction. My goal is always both to portray and evoke emotion, encouraging viewers to interpret what they see for themselves. I try to speak directly to the inner life of my audience, helping them to know and stay in touch with who they are, and to find that which can bring comfort and solace to their lives.

Landscapes of the Mind VI
"Landscapes of the Mind VI"

Synergy
"Synergy"

Maria José Royuela

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My work is the fruit of patience. My patience, which leads me to paint from the quiet observation of my surroundings and from listening to my inner self. And the patience of my subject - Nature's woven mats of dried grass, eroded rocks, and other symbols of the constantly changing, accepting world. That is my work. Painting from the perspective of the inner world means that colour is only an accessory, like so many other accessories that distract from the reality of existence. To avoid distraction, my colours are not frivolous but honest. I paint from reflection, from observation, but, above all, constantly adapting to personal circumstances. Painting helps me to know myself as a person.

C-141. Sin Título
"C-141. Sin Título"

C-147. Sin Título
"C-147. Sin Título"

The Substance of Abstraction

Unabashedly bold expression and uniquely crafted artworks await audiences in The Substance of Abstraction. Unusual, fascinating forms are the result of a personal journey into the world of art; these artists have left behind aesthetic conventions and recognizable forms while developing into a true abstraction. Here artists speak in their own manner baring their feelings through works that remain pure, beautiful, and vigorous

Davine Antional Green

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The road to expressionism started for me by exploring the works of the Abstract Expressionists who expressed their inner being. Pollack, Rothko, de Kooning, Kline, Mitchell; the works were big, bold and real. From there I discovered the “gateway” into the realm of Expressionism. Worlds you can’t see, and that are not representational or figurative. I’m privileged to create unique, bold, “big” and non-objective forms of abstraction. What I look to accomplish is to bring about the return of Expressionism from the inside of the self. It is to be holistic... regardless of how you want to phrase it — you'll be made to think, feel and there will be no escaping the work... it stands out right there in front of your face.

Functional Family Field Exercise
"Functional Family Field Exercise"

Realm of Eastern Elements Part 5
"Realm of Eastern Elements Part 5"

Søs Beck

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During my childhood I lived in many different places and moved around a lot, which gave me access to see many places, meet many people and discover nature for myself in many of its different forms. Later on, my horses helped me to understand myself. They gave me the energy and opened up the ability to look deeper into my self and to develop my gift to be an artist. All of this came together to encourage me to express my frustrations and thoughts through my art, and try to convey to others a sense of the joy and peace I sought through my work.

Ship
"Ship"

Room
"Room"

Randy Covey

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My passion is compounded as I demonstrate my feelings and thoughts through each of my creations. I create each piece in hopes that the “eye of the beholder” sees and feels my passion for each creation. My creations are unusual. I don’t know how each piece will end up until its completion as it goes through the “creation” cycle. Beginning as drawings on paper, to wax to casting done personally for my metal creations. Each piece comes to life when completed – reflecting light, depth and character. I am inclined to use straight and curved lines. I use reflections as a way to interact with the environment. My wish is that each person who views one of my creations – feels. I aspire for each person to feel the passion I possess as I create.

Alaska
"Alaska"

Traveler
"Traveler"

Heryk Tomassini

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Born and raised in Puerto Rico, a Caribbean island also known as “La Isla del Encanto”, my work carries the geographical roots from where I come. Through my own language, but without neglecting the influences of Expressionist Abstract Art, I intend to provide the spectator with an imaginary space made tropical through the use of color. These pieces, more than objects, are spaces that inhabit our pupils and maybe invite us to live the abstraction. An earthen symbol, from archeology and from crops, is seen in these fields colored with acrylic paints that are tilled, dug, and mixed over the canvas by the use of a plastic spatula.

Fossil Fields #7 (triptych)
"Fossil Fields #7 (triptych)"

Fossil Fields #17
"Fossil Fields #17"