"Night" Exhibition
Kim Foster Gallery
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Kim Foster Gallery presents “NIGHT” inspired by the month of December in which the winter solstice occurs on the shortest day of the year. Curated by Antonio Petracca, “NIGHT” is a selection of works by twelve gallery artists that represent the change in season.
Moon Beom’s paintings conjure a mystical world of mountains, cliffs, rivers, and forests that materialize from complex abstractions. To achieve this effect, he applies oil stick on a monochrome surface, using his hands and fingers.
Sarah Leahy’s hazy landscapes are created by applying layers of black ink wash on a clear sheet of plexiglass. She sands away areas to allow the light to escape from the black.
Christian Faur’s work deconstructs and transforms. He creates computer systems that convert code into an infinite set of possibilities of color, pattern, and tonality. This information becomes imagery that comprises thousands of colored crayon tips.
Dan Hernandez creates a world in which mythological and religious iconography coexist with video game imagery. In line with his tongue and cheek approach, he paints fresco style on cracked plaster.
E.E. Smith’s elegant photographs are stark, graphic and appear absolutely untouched by human hand. Their luminosity fixes these images as Platonic ideals, as manifestations of our desire for perfection.
Susan Wides manipulates reality through her camera lens. Places appear blurred or hyper-sharpened. At times it doesn’t appear real at all, leaving the viewer lost in reverie.
In his photographs, Jay Fine captures the spirit of Lower Manhattan. Similar to Weegee, he has a knack for appearing at just the right moment.
Shigeru Oyatani combines Eastern and Western traditions. Buddhist philosophy snuggles up with a holiday tree full of cats.
Jim Toia and Blanche Nettles Powers manipulate nature. Jim Toia takes advantage of the way in which mushrooms drop their spores, corralling them to make incredibly complex visual networks of swirling, twisting, and indefinable imagery. Powers’ process is similar, but her outcome is more linear and geometric. She manipulates the staining from Spanish moss, creating a diaphanous and ethereal image.
Louis Renzoni and John H. Howard are both voyeurs. They capture the private moments that unfold in the more intimate recesses of the city.
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Schedule
from December 01, 2011 to December 23, 2011
Opening Reception on 2011-12-01 from 18:00 to 20:00