Adam Straus "Drill Here! Drill Now!"

Nohra Haime Gallery

poster for Adam Straus "Drill Here! Drill Now!"

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The title of Adam Straus's new exhibition comes directly from the past month's headlines and the political warfare that is being waged. Though tongue in cheek, the artist is expressing deep concern about the state of our environment. The paintings in the exhibition represent a minimal approach to landscape by Straus, and the pristine beauty he depicts creates a remarkable juxtaposition with the title. The works are based on the Greek classical elements of Earth, Fire, Water, Air, and Void or Ether, one of the early ways of describing nature. The oceans and atmosphere seem so vast that humans have suffered from the thought that we couldn't affect them. Now we are realizing the great damage that has been done. Straus says he "hopes that DRILL HERE! DRILL NOW! is a biting joke on false solutions, as well as a comment on the continuation of the thinking that got us here in the first place."

[Image: Adam Straus "Fire and Earth" (2008) oil on canvas on wood encased in lead 48.5 x 33.25 x 2 in.]

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Schedule

from October 07, 2008 to November 15, 2008

Reception For The Artist on 2008-10-15 from 18:00 to 20:00

Artist(s)

Adam Straus

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