Mark DeLong, Filip Lav, and SeanMcDonough Exhibition
Nancy Margolis Gallery
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Sean McDonough, in his first solo exhibition with the Nancy Margolis Gallery, made two types of paintings, “introvert” and “extrovert”, suggesting his intimate relationship to these paintings as he works them. For this group show, he exhibits several new introvert paintings along with a brand new series called “Hemispheres”. In this stunning series, McDonough paints rhythmic geometric
patterns with luscious hues onto strips of cut paper stapled together onto canvas, morphing into offbeat, original, gorgeous paintings.
Sean McDonough is based in Brooklyn, NY. He received a BS at New York University in 2007 and a MFA at Maryland Institute College of Art in 2012. Recent shows include Loft 594 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY; Gross McCleaf Gallery, PA; MIMA Gallery, Brooklyn, NY; and American Standard Popup Gallery, Miami, FL. McDonough’s work has been featured in the New American Paintings (Issue 116), and Asian Cultural Center publication. In July 2015 the gallery featured his work in the group exhibition, “Summer Exhibit”, and in January 2016 for his first solo exhibition.
Filip Lav creates amusing, kinetic-looking, figurative sculptures colorfully painted on plywood and Styrofoam. Lav, who began his art career as a painter found himself gradually drawn away from painting on canvas to sculpture. Lav developed a repertoire of strange and wonderful wood figures jigsawed from sheets of plywood. His two to seven foot large sculptures are extravagant hybrids, jester-like and pompously extroverted. Yet, hidden within lurks a complexity and darkness where stories of protest, perversion, and violence are embedded and take root. Flip Lav was born in Vienna, Austria with family roots in Macedonia. He received a BFA from Oxford University. He currently lives and works in New York and Vienna.
Mark DeLong, working with a vibrant palette of evocative graphic shapes, explores the difficult relationship between abstraction and representation. DeLong’s paintings are impulsive and graffiti-like while soft and friendly at the same time. Along with these characteristics are a rowdy abandonment, fearless line, and dazzling brilliant color reflecting a fascinating mix of expression. His work has been exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto, Canada; Cooper Cole Gallery, Toronto, Canada; ACME, Los Angeles, CA; Spencer-Brownstone Gallery, NY; Ed.Varie, NY; Little cakes, NY; Halsey McKay, East Hampton; as well as several venues in France, Germany, and Italy. He currently lives and works in Vancouver, Canada.
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Schedule
from September 06, 2016 to October 01, 2016
Opening Reception on 2016-09-08 from 18:00 to 20:00