Neil Jenney "New Work/Old Work"
Barbara Mathes Gallery
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Neil Jenney has been a defiantly unique voice in contemporary painting for over forty years. As declared by the cheeky "Foto Free" stickers he has been known to stick to his frames, he has been an outspoken supporter of a do-it-yourself brand of realism, free of photographic or technological aids. For four decades, Jenney has steadily refined his technique, achieving Old Master effects seldom seen in contemporary painting. His recent work extends the centuries-old tradition of realist landscape painting into contemporary times. Rather than offering viewers sweeping, inviting vistas, these paintings close in on specific environmental vignettes: a rushing brook, the arch of a palm frond, or a stone wall fencing off a patch of backyard. Presented in outsized, thick black frames, Jenney confronts the viewer with a vision of idealized nature that is inaccessible and only seen in slivers and glimpses. The exhibition will feature a diverse selection of the artist's recent work, including his first foray into snowscapes and the monumental North American Vegetae, a nearly 10' painting that culminates a three-year long series.
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from October 14, 2010 to December 18, 2010
Opening Reception on 2010-10-14 from 18:00 to 20:00