Peter Poskas "Capturing Light"
Spanierman Gallery
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For over three decades, Poskas has been painting the rural farms of Connecticut and the sun-washed coasts of Maine. Closely observed and fastidiously recorded, his images are characterized by the subtlety of their light. While portraying different times of day, the light—even at dusk or sunset—is clear without being hard, soft yet not too hazy, varied but not overly dramatic, and usually a blend of warm and cool. This nuanced variability enables us to notice the lines, the arrangement of shapes, and the details in these paintings, and ultimately to be drawn into their moods. Such a contemplative experience is also the theme of Poskas’s art, as he seeks to record historically laden locales before they are irrevocably changed by progress as well as to capture the way they are being kept alive by those who have a loving respect for their preservation, while seeking to update them according to modern needs. This exhibition includes thirty paintings in which we can enter into these quiet worlds.
[Image: Peter Poskas "Andrus Farm, Hidden Valley, Washington CT" (2004) oil on panel 16.25 x 16 in.]
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Schedule
from November 05, 2009 to December 05, 2009