NYAB Event - Paul Resika “Provincetown in New York”

Paul Resika “Provincetown in New York”

Lori Bookstein Fine Art

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Lori Bookstein Fine Art announces an exhibition of Provincetown paintings by Paul Resika. This is the artist’s seventh solo show at the gallery. This exhibition will coincide with Paul Resika: Paintings, 1947-2014 at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Provincetown, MA, on view from June 26 – August 30, 2015.

This exhibition will be comprised of paintings from several decades of the artist’s career. The earliest work in the show comes from the late 1940s in which the artist was working in
Provincetown under the auspices of Hans Hofmann. Other canvases in the show include the celebrated “Provincetown Pier” paintings from the 1980s, his “Vessels” series from the 2000s, as well as his most recent “Buoy” paintings.

Best known for his paintings of iconic Provincetown forms, Paul Resika’s influences include Abstract Expressionism, Realism, and Impressionism. “Resika is recognized for the buoyancy of his palette and the basic shapes of his subjects, which are pared down to the simplest geometric forms—neat little houses in profiles and swishes of color that define the boats. His paintings are just a suggestion of a scene, but they are enough to spark a memory, evoke a mood, or illuminate a dream,” writes artist and critic Deborah Forman.