Donald Sultan "Soot and Shine: New Works"
RYAN LEE
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Mary Ryan Gallery announces "Soot and Shine", an exhibition of new work by Donald Sultan. This is Sultan's sixth solo show with Mary Ryan Gallery. This exhibition includes eight new paintings and two drawings with an emphasis on the richness and versatility of black. Donald Sultan is known for combining simplified imagery and complex techniques to reinvent painting. Working with such uncharacteristic materials such as roofing tar and floor tiles, Sultan pushes the boundaries of painting; he gouges, excavates, and spackles his imagery into works that are both sumptuous and spare. Soot and Shine emphasizes the paradoxical nature of Sultan's work in concept, subject and substance. Soot is tar and charcoal-- the smoke from the cigarette paintings. Shine is the French polished surfaced of synthetic flowers, and the sliver of linoleum tile denoting the cigarette.
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from February 17, 2011 to April 09, 2011
Opening Reception on 2011-02-17 from 18:00 to 20:00