Richard Lubell "Public Spaces, Private Places"
Brooklyn Public Library (Central)
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"Throughout the last seven years, I have tried to authentically depict the pageant of life through the cycle of seasons in Brooklyn. My neighbors walk, scurry, play, chat and flirt among the ubiquitous brownstones and parks of this unique urban village. Whether portraying a spring afternoon in Prospect Park, a hectic commute on a rainy autumn day or the quietude of a snow-filled winter landscape, the gestures and movements of the figures in my work reveal the universal joy and struggle of my fellow city dwellers.
My love of the sea and sailing is also described in several editions. My inspiration was nurtured by timeless afternoons at the beach as I grew up on the south shore of Long Island. Later, as a young adult in Boston, I discovered the pleasures of sailing at the Charles River Basin. In the last five years, I've been a member of the Miramar Yacht Club, sailing from Sheepshead Bay, around the Rockaway Inlets and off Coney Island.
I work primarily in Aquatint, an etching technique used to produce areas of tone or shadow rather than lines. The result is an image alive with a fluid range of values. Many images are enhanced with the printmaking technique of chine collée. Thin "rice paper" is mounted between the plate and the main paper, and when passed through the press, the two become one. The print gains added color and texture."-Richard Lubell
[Image: Richard Lubell "Digging Out"]
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from January 14, 2009 to April 04, 2009