NYAB Event - Paul Thomas "Color Diary"

Paul Thomas "Color Diary"

Galerie Protégé

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Galerie Protégé presents Color Diary , a solo exhibition of the work of painter Paul Thomas .

Thomas conceives abstract works on canvas and paper with a primary interest in exploring the relationship between color, form and spatial differentiation. Using thin washes of acrylic pigments against white ground, the artist renders compositions reminiscent of flowing, translucent fabrics of many brilliant colors that capture and refract light. Using contrasting hues of warm and cool along with highly fluid system of mark-making, Thomas creates works seemingly suffused in radiant light. Unabashedly beautiful in appearance, Thomas’ work is a celebration of the full chromatic expanse and a visual meditation on the pictorial handling of space and color.

Thomas has stated that his interest in non-representational imagery is due to his concern with bringing about reactions of pure emotion in his audience, devoid of cultural references and cues. Both gentle and resonant, the works draw the viewer into the world of their internal play and irresolute meanings. Thomas has established an organic yet sophisticated system of surface dynamics combined with highly nuanced spatial ambiguities and lush color harmonies within his work that evoke a sense of transient, almost atmospheric, compositional structure.

[Image: Paul Thomas "Spring Rainbow" (2011) Acrylic on canvas, 54 x 36 in.]