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Labyrinth of Abstraction An impressive selection of talented artists has been brought together for Labyrinth of Abstraction, a showcase of contemporary abstract painting. This internationally diverse grouping uses painterly abstractions to conceptualize the ineffable, with exploding colors, lines, and shapes celebrating life’s nuances while enticing the eye. This bold language of art displays an individuality and breadth of style that speaks directly to our souls and refreshes our spirits.
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Cary Griffiths
 
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With my work I am continuing my search for art which aims not to depict particular objects, but rather to bring both an intellectual and spiritual inspiration to the canvas. The focus of my current work is on the internal structure of my thoughts and feelings as I move far from the edge, the boundary, and the surface into the vast interior. There is an element of musicality in my work; I paint according to an inner rhythm, sometimes a melody, which may be different for each piece. This is expressed through the colors I use and the speed at which I paint. My vision is to create the peace that comes from finding that relationship with abstract painting which is borne of recognition, catharsis and, finally, solace.
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"Tangerine Dream"
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"Carnivale"
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Marvin Hines
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Inspired by the stunning landscapes and sunlight of Cuba, South and Central America, French Polynesia, Asia, and Italy, Marvin Hines has had a lifelong passion for the power of color to conjure emotions and create mood. He frequently explores a range of tones and shapes with a grid-like pattern as a base, or experiments with open forms and freewheeling, painterly brushstrokes. His color-saturated canvases focus on the emotional and psychological reactions to his work as well as the formal consequences of line as it traces and defines abstract forms.
With his investigations into the motion of data flow and game theory, a network frequently underlies Marvin's paintings, which provides a theoretical foundation on which he studies the structural balance within the whole of the picture. It is this tension between configuration and the more spontaneous moments of creation which provides the aesthetic spark to Marvin's images. Although there is a mathematical base to his creativity, his artwork appeals to pleasures both visual and emotional.
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"Oppenheimer"
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"Die Drei Leute Vom Labor"
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Caroline Mars
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Eastern aesthetic meets Western tradition in the unique paintings of Dutch-born artist Caroline Mars. Drawing on the five elements central to Asian philosophy - water, metal, earth, wood and fire - Mars’ canvases resonate with an uncanny organic quality. In fact, as the viewer contemplates Mars’ minimalist images they seem to transform from glistening water to mist, from abstract trees to smoke. Although her impressive canvases are in fact composed with acrylic paints, the minimalist palette, restricted to subtle and sophisticated grayscale tones, recalls both the Asian traditions of Chinese calligraphy and Japanese sumi-e ink painting. A master of negative space, Mars maximizes the Zen-like effect of the unadorned canvas, channeling its meditative power to produce works that are both stirringly beautiful and soothing in their simplicity.
Born and educated in Amsterdam, Caroline Mars lived and studied for a decade in Japan and Hong Kong. Today, the Holland-based artist incorporates her Asian studies of ikebana and Chinese painting into her innovative body of work.
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"Untitled 3"
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"Untitled 4"
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Salvatore Panasci
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Salvatore Panasci’s abstract paintings offer invigorating, sensorial encounters with color and texture. With their multiple layers and vertical brushstrokes, the paintings evoke latitude and motion. Thick clusters and rough terrains of paint contrast thinner washes, giving Panasci’s work a compelling dimensionality. Panasci allows watery streams of color to flow down the canvas, creating a chorus of drips that resembles a lyrically saturated waterfall. Often, these falling drips lightly veil the energetic, bold shapes that move in and out of each other in the layers below.
Through his paintings, Panasci endeavors to create an ineffable, gripping experience of sensations. He wants viewers to engage the paintings in dialogue, questioning the relationships between color and surface, darkness and lightness, or materially and immateriality. These are questions that ideally bring people closer to understanding the physical and emotional world they inhabit. Panasci received a BFA from Philadelphia College of the Arts in 1971. He has exhibited nationally and currently lives and works in Devon, Pennsylvania.
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"Midnight Light"
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"Crimson Shell"
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Kristina Zallinger
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The refreshing, colorful abstractions by Kristina Zallinger bubble forth with energy, movement and a zest for life. Working with acrylic, as well as mixed media, she builds up layers of dots, wiggling lines and daubs of pure pigment to create a dynamic textured surface on canvas or panel. She achieves a near sculptural quality with this method, the flat surface of the under-painting contrasts wonderfully with the impasto brushwork that is added above. A daring colorist, Zallinger’s effervescent palette includes deep hues of violet and blue coupled with neon greens, yellows and oranges. In fact, color has become a driving force behind Zallinger’s creativity. “Once the paint is on the brush, it is left up to it to form the painting,” she explains. “Although I am directing, the final result is a collaboration.”
Kristina Zallinger is very active in the arts community in Connecticut where she resides, selling her artwork and exhibiting frequently. Recently acquiring representation in Manhattan, Zallinger’s career in the arts continues to gain momentum.
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"Juicyfruit"
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"Liquitexture"
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