Jason Gringler "Various States of Undress Construction and Repair
The Proposition
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The Proposition gallery presents, Various states of undress, construction and repair, Jason Gringler’s solo premiere New York City exhibition opening Saturday, April 19th and on display until May 31st. The gallery is very pleased to have Gringler as a new addition to the roster and has previously shown his work in the group exhibition Gothic Intrusion, as well as The Unnameable, a collaborative show with Martin Kuchar, both in March 2008.
At first glance, Gringler’s new paintings look very geometrical in design and architecturally structured with many hard right angles and crisp straight lines that fracture at and point toward the vertical axis. Each of the four larger pieces is arranged with paint and/or tape forming a vertical centerline that splits the picture exactly into two identical triangles; however, the seemingly symmetrical halves never quite mirror one another. Instead, most of the shapes are slightly offset from being perfectly placed opposite their logical counterpart, in effect, leading the eye all across the surface with the hope of finding a balance, yet remaining unsuccessful due to the unending gravitational pull around the frame. The very fact that some of the works are oriented on a diamond-esque (forty-five degree) tilt rather than parallel to the ground draws attention to the sharpness of the corners and more than likely contributes to the near vertigo inducing movement already originating within the dynamic multidirectional arrangement in each composition.
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from April 19, 2008 to May 31, 2008
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Various States of Undress, Construction and Repair
"Beyond the fragmented and broken structures, the easiest way to affiliate myself with Brooklyn, and my neighborhood, is my choice of color. A lot of grey and metal, silver, fake gold and neon spray paint."