NYAB Event - James Busby “Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast”

James Busby “Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast”

Kravets/Wehby Gallery

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The Kravets/Wehby Gallery presents Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast , a solo exhibition of new paintings by James Busby.

Deepening his exploration of minimal compositions James Busby creates a symphonic tension within his surfaces. Using techniques of drawing and grid making to create mirror like surfaces pushing them into depths of extreme space and fluidity. Interweaving levels of reflective shine against matted texture, Busby’s labor-intensive process creates pockets of space by excavating from layer after layer of paint and gesso. A shifting vocabulary of shapes and mark making is reminiscent of systemic diagrams reminiscent of architecture in a microchip.

James Busby’s work has recently been featured in the More Young Americans exhibition at the Hotel Miramion in Paris. He is scheduled to have a solo exhibition in January 2014 at the Kravets Wehby Gallery. He will also be featured in the upcoming Abstraction Exhibition at the Nassau County Museum. His work has been featured in Artforum, The Village Voice and the Washington post.

[Image: James Busby “Starlight” (2013) Oil, acrylic, gesso and graphite on panel, 34 x 25 in.]