NYAB Event - “Abstract Approaches” Exhibition

“Abstract Approaches” Exhibition

Anita Shapolsky Gallery

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The Anita Shapolsky Gallery presents “Abstract Approaches”, a comprehensive collection of works from the The New York School of the 1950s and 1960s. This group represents the mecca of the influential art scene, whose tradition has been upheld and continues to be relevant over several decades. Artists whose works are being shown in this exhibition are pioneers and masters of the Abstract movement. Betty Parsons, for example, is considered the godmother of Abstract Expressionism and was one of the first advocates of many influential artists.

The works exhibited encompass a wide range of approaches that emblematize the Abstract movement. Varying degrees of linearity are shown, as seen in Jeanne Miles’ “The Sound of Children’s Laughter” (1954) and Michael Loew’s “Delineations in Space” (1955). Painterly, loose works with a representational basis are also prominently displayed as seen in Irving Petlin’s “The High Plants” (1969) and Buffie Johnson’s “Cyclical Time” (1962). The two paintings by Stanley Hayter from 1935 and 1945 are the earliest works in the exhibition. The six women in the exhibition hold their own amongst the men. The artists of the New York School were multidisciplinary, and the inclusion of Jeanne Reynal’s sculpture “Sphere” (1950s) nods to the diversity of mediums employed by this art movement. An overarching theme of explorations in nature, light, sensual forms, and cylindrical as well as square shapes is evident in the curation of this exhibition. What is most exceptional is the ability of these artists to express ideas while treating their subject matter with a tenderness and sensitivity in one of the most innovative styles to date. In today’s art world of constantly changing trends, few movements have stood the test of time, and certainly none can compare.