Shimon Okshteyn "Reflection of Reality"
Heist Gallery
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This exhibition precedes Shimon Okshteyn’s more expansive solo exhibition at Stux Gallery. Reflection of Reality is a mixed media composition of graphite on canvas and paint. The artist uses mirrors to incorporate the viewer into the work completely, combining the subject with the object in a composition that mirrors the chaos and uncertainty of contemporary life. The faux funhouse-like cornucopia of elements in the piece coincides with the serene immutability of passing time. The speculations of the viewer are nakedly reflected in the mirror surrounding the still life within it, another triumph of technical skill and deft artistic expression. By incorporating the viewer, the mirror reflects the jarring fragmentation of contemporary life, a life that can be broken into menacing shards just as easily as the fragile mirror.
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Schedule
from October 11, 2008 to November 07, 2008
Opening Reception on 2008-10-10 from 19:00 to 21:00