APOTHEOSIS of the ILLUMINATA
Dr. Abraham Chachoua Cora Cronemeyer Paul Kentz
ABSTRACTION from ALPHA to OMEGA Lucile Driskell Shawn Man Roland
OPTYX of the EVANESCENT
Inger Dillan Antonsen Tiril Britta Bremer
MYSTIQUE of the MINDSCAPE
Jhon Cuesta Ai-Wen Wu Kratz Israel Tsvaygenbaum
AMSTERDAM WHITNEY GALLERY “Moulin Rouge” Fete November 12 - December 8, 2015
INGER DILLAN ANTONSEN
"Event" Oil on Canvas 31" x 39”
INGER DILLAN ANTONSEN “OPTYX of the EVANESCENT”
NOVEMBER 12 – DECEMBER 8, 2015
“Abstraction is real, probably more real than nature. I prefer to see with closed eyes,” said Josef Albers of abstraction. Norwegian artist Inger Dillan Antonsen embodies this concept though her bright and vivacious abstract canvasses. Inspired by the movements of the universe and music, Ms. Antonsen creates a gorgeous melange of color, imitating the birth of stars in the swirls and whorls. . Every inch of her art explodes with life, a cosmic whirlwind of technicolor brilliance that is almost meditative in its complexities. The raw power encompassed in each canvas denotes a galactic event, the beginning or the end of something, each concept cruelly beautiful in the sheer force with which it is presented. Using a distinct, painterly technique, Inger Dillan Antonsen taps into the motion of emotion through her complex and beautiful brushwork. Acting as a channeling instrument for the cosmic symphony of the universe, Ms. Anstonsen translates this music into an intricate visual syntax that illuminates the human experience via the lens of the cosmic experience. Precision and detail contribute to create grandiose pieces that underscore the universality of Ms. Antonsen’s work. The cosmic symphony of Inger Dillan Antonsen’s work is presented here through the lens of the life cycle of a star, creating universal cohesion within her grand design. Starting with a Nebula, the cosmic cradle from which all life spawns, the outward motion of her canvases imitates the outward motion of the universe as gravity begins to compact dust and energy into a star, next we have the Galaxy, stars moving in concert to the rhythm of the universe around them, caught up in the spirit around them. After that the Supernova, pieces forming blocks and groupings which are beginning to split apart from the whole again, taking on new, individual lives and, finally, the Event Horizon, the return of galactic motion inward to scrape away the defined edges of birth, it is here where the limits become endless and escape into the vast void of other universes. Masterful in their execution and vivid in quality, every canvas takes on an identity of its own which weaves itself into the greater narrative of her oeuvre while simultaneously standing strongly on its own. There is an incandescent quality to the body of Inger Dillan Antonsen’s work, an almost ethereal glow that resonates from the center outward. Her indomitable talent translates into something truly unique and wonderful, a cosmic lattice work of color and vibrant emotion that captures the imagination and catapults the viewer into the far reaches of space, moving to the tune of the celestial orchestra. Each brushstroke works like a note on a staff, conducting and leading the instruments of life through a dance so awe-inspiring and complex it is truly a joy to behold and experience.
BRITTA BREMER
"Creative Liberty" Mixed Media on Canvas 39.37” x 39.37”
BRITTA BREMER “OPTYX of the EVANESCENT”
NOVEMBER 12 – DECEMBER 8, 2015
Galvanized by Mark Rothko's credo: "I'm interested only in expressing basic human emotions," German artist Britta Bremer's paints with a bravado of expressive color in an abstract visual syntax which speaks in languages both iconographic and purely visual. Existing in a prismatic-hued world, her visceral, non-objective canvases are influenced by Rothko's expressive philosophy as they appeal to universal emotions and ideas through their magnificent bold color palette and dynamic, textural paint application. Providing a sensorial experience for her audience, Ms. Bremer's oeuvre reflects inner passions and emotions which exist in a world far beyond the literal. As symbolic renderings of the human soul and psyche, her non-objective canvases vibrate with visceral energy, all the while translating visual space where the conscious and subconscious coalesce and integrate. Intellectually and emotionally, the viewer is dynamically intertwined with the canvases, charged by the powerful aesthetics of creation which are synthesized into a visual sensation. Visceral and emotive, Britta Bremer's canvases are both passionate, meaningful and dramatic. Not merely recording the world that Ms. Bremert sees, but rather recreating the emotions she feels, she expertly balances a varied color palette, utilizing color to achieve visual perceptions and emotional responses. By painting color as a sensation, this gifted artist transmits the emotions of life by juxtaposing bright and muted shades to give each image a dynamic flow. Her interest in the unconscious effect of color on mood rings through her work, creating a symphonic feeling of empathy translated into hue. Colors rise and fall and explode with contrasts that are dazzling as she interplays depth, juxtaposition, and light, while the materiality of her paint bursts with coloration, achieving powerful three-dimensional tactility. Radiating a sensory cue, Ms. Bremer emphasizes that color is not only about seeing, but it is also about feeling, as she entices cognition to experience the colorful canvas both visually as an external object but also emotionally as an internal object. The depth of her painting, with its clear and popping brushstrokes raising from the canvas, reflects the texture and ever changing emotion that Ms. Bremer seeks to capture in the seemingly static medium of painting. She takes the task of paint and brush and accelerates them, giving her works a motion that is an image of velocity, emotions swimming by at the speed of light. The crescendos and decrescendos of arcing shapes and illuminating colors translate into a carefully created cadence of creative feeling, inspiring joy but allowing the viewer room to see the highs and lows that come with euphoria.
DR. ABARAHAM CHACHOUA
“Untitled” Photography
DR. ABRAHAM CHACHOUA “APOTHEOSIS of the ILLUMINATA”
NOVEMBER 12 – DECEMBER 8, 2015
Drawing inspiration from the Ansel Adams statement that “Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer,” the landscape photography of Dr. Abraham Chachoua reveals a “Third Eye” where he skillfully illuminates sites and scenes that the normal vision easily overlooks. Using only an I-phone and not utilizing any digital manipulation, his lens masterfully captures the immediacy of the natural environment. Paying homage to the timeless beauty of the sky, the water and the land, Dr. Chachoua’s i-photography are artistic communications illustrating unique visual perspectives whose dioramas are lyrical metaphors which symbolically express the strong symbiosis between man and nature. Intuitive aesthetic vision shines the spotlight on often overlooked panoramas such as bridges,waterways and roads which are showcased with a quiet sense of drama. This New York photographer’s sharp lens synthesizes every detail and is unerring, as his work constantly demands that the viewer go outside and see their “ordinary” surroundings with better eyes. Vistas are illuminated where the sun, the sky, the water and city belong to all- each panoramic view is united by an infinite horizon. A highly developed sensitivity to light, composition and angle dominate his oeuvre inviting us to re-think the images of the world as his lens sees it, encouraging us to enter his environment and experience the view. A strong sense of the physical environment is beautifully balanced with the feeling of freedom that permeates each iphotograph. By directing his lens towards nature, Dr. Abraham Chachoua’s latest landscape series presents two realities of nature; the often inconspicuous, internal world of the spiritual and the immediate, palpable, external world of the physical .The interactions between the two reflect just how interconnected the artist believes spirituality to be with life. Freezing for eternity the ephemeral moment, his camera allows him to record these split second experiences, recontextualizing immortality with a click of the camera, before they pass by thereby existing as visual metaphors for the continuity and eternity of life. Timeless and eternal, the artist often highlights bridges which become metaphorical symbols of infinite transition where boundaries are transversed, reflecting the inseparable bond between man and nature. Framing the landscape in an unexpected way, the photography of New York photographer and world-renowned physician, Dr.Abraham Chachou’s works are infused with a mystical quality which elevate the ordinary to the extraordinary. With luminous wonderment, the photographer depicts the textures of the sky, water and brides, as he captures the beauty and mystery of nature, proving himself adept at using the i-phone to create images with a strong physical presence. What would otherwise be quotidian images, his striking treatment and aesthetic choices take his photographs beyond the confines of nature reflecting the rhythmic and temporal aspects of life. With an elegance of frame, he encapsulates the duality of nature, both its sublime simplicity and magnificent profundity.
CORA CRONEMEYER
“Turbulant Sky” Acrylic on Paper 30.5” x 22”
CORA CRONEMEYER “APOTHEOSIS of the ILLUMINATA”
NOVEMBER 12 – DECEMBER 8, 2015
Inspired by Paul Cezanne's philosophy,"When the color achieves richness, the form attains its fullness also," New York-based Cora Cronemeyer expresses a powerful visceral vision in her abstracted color-wheel compositions as she intermixes a bold sense of line, kaleidoscopic hues and movement. Masterfully orchestrating a dramatic visual syntax, her dazzling acrylic oeuvre brilliantly metamorphs to become a prismatic labyrinth of spectral colors that are compositionally rewarding. A commanding gestalt radiates a saturated fantasia color palette with exuberant hues which are juxtaposed for visual prominence, resulting in a dynamic oeuvre overflowing with overwhelming bursts of color. A visionary creator, Cora Cronemeyer is a master colorist painter in her own expressive and painterly idiom, and is a proponent of the power of the gestural stroke. Vividly free flowing and wondrously fluid in motion, her mosaic compositions are accented with a chromatic syntax radiating colorful pops of fantasia-hued tones.These chromatic threads of color attain optical beauty and are at once rhythmic, interdynamic and cacophonous, creating a dense network of shapes and forms which richly convey a passion for life. Expressing abstract concepts, each intricate image suggests a spontaneous joie de vivre and reverberate with a powerful sense of visual energy. Ms. Cronemeyer's arrangements of dramatic shapes and robust color do not convey the way we look in reality, because there is no way to represent what creates each one of us. Rather, her magnifying glass reflects the point and counterpoints of the human psyche as the viewer is drawn deeper into this dazzling universe of color and shape.
JHON CUESTA
“BOPER (bastards oppressing resistance)” Mixed (Collage, Oil and Acrylic on Canvas) 43” x 43”
JHON CUESTA “MYSTIQUE of the MINDSCAPE”
NOVEMBER 12 – DECEMBER 8, 2015
Pablo Picasso decreed: “What I want is that my picture should evoke nothing but emotion.” Following this credo, Colombian artist Jhon Cuesta paints expressionist, social-political compositions, going beyond the requirements of everyday reality to create a world without time, without limits, and with endless space. In emotionally tense canvases replete with fantasia colors and rich textures that transcend lines and forms, he synthesizes the perfect aesthetic environment where color and movement in space crystallize to create entirely new dreamlike semi-figurative vistas that invite the viewer to look beyond what is seen. His paintings are social commentaries which capture the complexity of the human experience through the artist’s employment of powerful color, dynamic lighting and vivid forms. Integrating this together, Mr. Cuesta creates new artistic visions that seek to rediscover the secret of finding oneself through art and experience the mystery of life. Visceral expression is central to this gifted artist’s compositions. Demonstrating an expressionistic blend of themes revealing a complex aesthetic, Jhon Cuesta’s intriguing paintings feature fantastical characters composed of powerful surrealist shapes and bold planes of color which heighten the psychological and emotional tension of the canvases. The viewer confronts themes of love, loss, race and life head on, engaging directly with floating forms and visceral compositions. Color is the testimony of feeling and a passion for color holds a prominent place in his tableaux featuring figures and forms which metamorphose into tangible structures. Electrifying hues sweep through the canvases allowing this gifted artist to metaphorically express emotions and thoughts through a brilliant color palette which imbues the work with a rich, ebullient two-dimensional, textural effect. The explosion of syncopated color provides a dynamic, visual imagery of socio-political revelation and creates an exciting artistic drama on canvas. Impassioned colors interlock on canvas, dynamically intermingling into the interior space, achieving a glowing effect. Juxtaposed against these dazzling colors is an exciting interplay of light which further intensifies an emotional sense, resulting in a vibrant richness which reflects the deep heart’s core of who we are and inspires us to contemplatively reflect on our inner being.
LUCILE DRISKELL
“Color and Shape” Wood Relief and Mixed Media 41” x 29”
LUCILE DRIKELL “ABSTRACTION From ALPHA To OMEGA”
NOVEMBER 12- DECEMBER 8, 2015
Wassily Kandinsky mused: “The more abstract its form, the more clear and direct its appeal.” The striking abstract compositions of Lucile Driskell illustrate this principle through her dazzling non-representational wood reliefs and mono prints. Employing minimalist artistic language integrated with pure geometry, Ms. Driskell explains that her abstract compositions are always “created with the beauty of shape in mind,” reflecting an aesthetic expression channeled through precise design elements. Intermingling combinations of colors tones to create diverse image variations, her geometrical-based color filled constructivist mixed media wood reliefs and mono prints are amplified by constructed objects. Lucile Driskell’s artistic vision focuses primarily on the boundary between what is internal and external, posing a perceptual visual riddle. Thus the play with geometrical elements, which may at first sight seen more like a search for the perfect combination of colorful solid geometrical bodies, acquires an altogether different visual vitality. Boldly and firmly embracing her individuality as an artist, Lucile Driskell’s wall constructions and sculptures are known for their highly disciplined art form and cool surgical precision of craftsmanship. Existing on their own aesthetic terms, her elegant and restrained wood reliefs and mono prints reveal an energized spatial composition, by exploring dimensions through layering simple shapes and juxtaposing them against expressive color. Contrasting organic forms create complex relationships as they overlap within an abstracted dynamic background, and there is a subtle change of color and density as her hard-edge band styled produces vibrations and illusions of spatial expansion. Cool and expert, Ms. Driskell judiciously planned geometric paintings coordinate a close color rapport with considerable finesse, and her spectral colors exist independently in space, without altering the over-all forms of the surface, or the complexities of the structure itself. With a contemporary visual vocabulary, Lucile Driskell’s pristine oeuvre manifests the dynamic geometric placement of colors and shapes in a carefully controlled aesthetic environment. Building an atmosphere with simple, clean lines and limited blocks of color, this gifted artist utilizes the rectilinear and organic shapes in hues, ranging from burnt sienna to deep shades of maroon, each form and shape supersedes the previous one. By transforming the geometric simplicity of shapes into complex spaces with bold, colored forms, design comes together to create an active image where line, color and form coalesce and float freely in space, creating a complex relationship between the individual elements and the overall composition.
PAUL KENTZ
“Bryant Park, Winter” Oil on Canvas 20” x 24”
PAUL KENTZ “APOTHEOSIS of the ILLUMINATA”
NOVEMBER 12- DECEMBER 8, 2015
“Your painting is the marking of your progression into nature, a sensation of something you see way beyond the two pretty colors over there. Don’t stop to paint the material, but push on to give the spirit,” said American Realist artist Robert Henri. New York artist Paul Kentz imbues his work with the spirit of New York, creating timelessness by integrating past and present with his landscapes and city scenes. With his bright, primary color palette and strong line work, Mr. Kentz captures the intimate intricacies of the city, the ways in which New Yorkers walk side by side with the past and bring it with them into the future. His masterful work brings us into that mindset of walking one block with buildings older than your great-grandparents and then to another where the glass reflects the sunlight into your eyes, screaming of the modern and the new. Paul Kentz’s body of work radiates with the vibrant energy felt when experiencing the culture and promise of New York City. His creativity is further explored through opulent color palettes; a cyan blue tone mimics a vaporous cloud on a sun-filled day and illuminates his bold hues of lemon yellows, nectarine oranges, and forest greens; creating a saturated canvas that presents people enraptured with the city and her sights. His unique, vivacious style captures NYC in all the glory of her past, present, and future, the Empire City of the East Coast. His expansive canvases take these large spaces and compress them, turning them into snap shot moments that can bring you into the environment of the museum or remind you of the wind chill at Rockefeller Center in the winter, the tree twinkling overhead and the wafting smells of roasted peanuts. Ultimately, every detail speaks to the deep care Mr. Kentz feels towards his subjects, presenting them to us via a bright, loving lens. Colorful and vivacious, each canvas emits a certain glow, a deep, inner presence that captivates the viewer with its powerful energy. Each inch is hauntingly beautiful, an idealized snapshot from the deepest memories of a New York childhood brought into the modern day. There’s a warmth contained in the paint, a vibrant life which draws the audience into the world created and remembered by line and color. It’s easy to imagine the smells and sights and sounds of New York as even the intangible spirit of the city is rendered through Paul Kentz’s talented brushwork and bright palette. The lack of overstated outline creates the illusion of a photograph, drawing on the roots of American Realist technique which emphasizes the real goings on of everyday people.
AI-WEN WU KRATZ
“RENEWAL / PART I” Acrylic on Canvas 60’’ x 41.5’’
AI-WEN WU KRATZ “MYSTIQUE of the MINDSCAPE”
NOVEMBER 12- DECEMBER 8, 2015
Mark Rothko declared: “A painting is not a picture of an experience; it is an experience.” Inspired by the famous painters of the last half-century, Contemporary Master Ai-Wen Wu Kratz skillfully reduces paint to its purest elements of color and form; the work does not attempt to represent life as we see it, but, rather, as we experience it. With dynamic energy and joyful exuberance, Ms. Kratz’s work investigates painting’s potential as her art occupies a domain between a romantic and a conceptual art form in which a deep, psychological experience is formed. Using acrylic paint to explore color, luminosity, movement, and relationships, Ms. Ai-Wen Kratz captures the essence of life as she creates a probing visceral experience for her audience. Her serene paintings create an innovative world within a world, and each of these “worlds” have led the artist to develop a reputation for poetic epic works that display both delicacy and fragility, revealing a deep respect for something fundamental, some primal, indigenous sense of shape and color. The vibrant palette of Ai-Wen Wu Kratz’s emotional dreamscapes resonate as much with passion as with hue, while they communicate emphatically the visceral power of the emotional experiences of life. Vibrant hues of salmon, pink, and blue radiate from her canvases to evoke a sense of vitality and movement as they transcend the two-dimensional plane. Paint is applied in strong blocks of color, which allow the spectator to become fully immersed in the tonality of each composition and act as a gravitational force to pull the spectator to the center of the canvas. The lyrical, spirited brushstrokes add to the emotional quality of the works, by formenting a sensation of movement within the blocks of color themselves as they emphasize the interplay between the various juxtaposing hues. Dreamlike in quality, Ai-Wen Wu Kratz’s oeuvre transforms the natural world into an experience of poetic visions and fantasy, while still employing symbolic elements to convey psychological ideas that emphasize the “freedom” of art from traditional culture. Reminiscent of a dream voyage to another place, which is deeply personal experience Ms. Kratz’s oeuvre evokes our own sub consciousness, while it reveals universal truths about the journey and celebration of life. Offering a parallax vision with titles such as “Renewal,” she communicates the powerful energy of life as her oeuvre symbolizes our own shifting emotional tides, as well as the harmonious relationship between the psyche and the organic world.
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SHAWN MAN ROLAND
“041320 • contemplation upc v1” Acrylic & Oil on Plaster 49” x 24”
SHAWN MAN ROLAND “ABSTRACTION From ALPHA To OMEGA”
NOVEMBER 12- DECEMBER 8, 2015
Motivated by Arshile Gorky’s credo: “I seek a form of language which will express my ideas for our time,” Shawn Man Roland’s internet-inspired series creates a new visual lexicon that adroitly transcribes the influence of the internet onto the canvas. Galvanized by the dominance of the internet in our 21st century world, Mr. Roland transcribes computer phraseology of the digital realm onto his acrylic and plaster canvases. Sculpting a language that visually articulates PC and Mac terminology, his artistic prose accentuates and elaborates conversations of our app-smart inundated culture. Mr. Roland states: “There is a tension between my work being led by the materials, by the texture, shape and color and what comes out of it, or by images and more illustrative concerns.”. With the belief that the Internet unites the Millennials, the Generation Xers and the Baby Boomers, his modern abstract compositions reverberate with the signs and symbols of electronic dialect. Through an intuitive visual language which is symbolically interlaced with a collage of figures, signs and symbolic numbers, the artist adroitly imports the hieroglyphics of the internet, illustrating the universal cultural relevance of the computer. Mr. Roland parlays onto plaster, mixed media a tangible vortex of Internet inspired compositions, such as the iconic QR Code,and catapults the signs and symbols of technological culture into a non-objective vision. Orchestrated with unique creativity and individuality, this gifted visionary translates the impact of the computer culture into a visual syntax and celebrates the socio-cultural aesthetic imagery of the internet on the 21st century. Transcribing them into them into the visual realm, he welcomes the viewer into the computer world and invites us to connect to the pc generation. Mr. Roland states: “I believe in interpreting creative ideas into real world applications - taking something abstract and making it finite, tangible, and of exceptional beauty. That magical process is by far my greatest challenge and reward.” Rebranding the aesthetics of the computer into a mixed media format, Shawn Roland’s oeuvre successfully captures the internet imagery of our cultural world, manifesting a fresh perspective of the 21st century. With the usage of a muted, earth-based color palette juxtaposed against black and white images of figures, numbers, symbols and signs, Mr. Roland creates a deep, complex language of imagery that edifies the internet to a cultural icon that defines our time. A powerful physicality.radiates from his deeply textured, expressionist tactile, multidimensional plaster-based compositions which metamorph into a powerful visual commentary. Also recognized for his highly creative Sculptural oeuvre, Shawn Man Roland’s plaster sculptures, with their soft, fluid curves, are inspired by the practice of yoga and embrace the calm of meditation. Interactively inviting a state of deep, transcendent reflection, his sculptures are often compared to the works of Henry Moore with their alluring, dynamic, twisted forms which radiate in three-dimensional space.
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TIRIL
“Tablet No. 6” Acrylic on Canvas 12” x 12”
TIRIL “OPTYX of the EVANESCENT”
NOVEMBER 12 – DECEMBER 8, 2015
Kandinsky stated “The more abstract is form, the more clear and direct its appeal.” Inspired by Kandinsky’s credo, Tiril Benton’s abstract quest is to translate onto canvas the non-representational, divergent realities of shape and color, transcribing them to a complete fulcrum of expressive sensations. Resonating with the verve of non-objective vision, her masterful tableaux resonates with a cornucopia of color and form which dominates her visceral abstract vision. Gestating into a sensory experience, Tiril’s powerful abstract expressionist work illustrates the emotional essence of the natural world and invites us to imaginatively connect with the universe. Revelatory and reflective, Tiril Benton’s dazzling non-objective compositions are a visual syntax of the abstract realm that metamorph into personal expressions of the inner self. Influenced by dynamic emotions, this gifted artist explores the many narratives spun by both memory and emotional attachment, resulting in a transcendent oeuvre that is stunningly beautiful. Appealingly conveying an expressive strain underscored by unexpected perspectives, her abstract genre takes inspiration from the choreography of the Abstract Expressionists and does not conform to a formulaic asymmetry. Through amorphous shapes and a carefully selected syntax of illuminated color and texture, the artist creates a sensorial experience as she intuitively builds layers of energetic color on the canvas, Tiril’s manifesto is essentially focused on the subtext that lies beneath the surface where she creates a symphony-like complexity in each work, weaving a colorful concert of hues and textures building a rich tapestry onto each canvas. One of the hallmarks of Tiril’s oeuvre lies in the way she is able to court non-verbal communication with her audience while illuminating the sensorial realm. Bridging the world of abstraction, her visceral paintings are seen as a creative exploration of internal worlds. These visual reflections of our internal and external realms intersect to evoke imagery through bold and instinctive brushstrokes which flow from each painting. Cajoling us to probe our own artistic sensibilities, her visual and textural non-representational works are laden with meaning as they explore the emotional weight of our world. Indeed, her intention is not so much to faithfully represent the world, but rather to evoke the feelings and the inherent emotions contained within. Dynamic and expansive, the common thread that runs throughout her oeuvre is to unearth new meanings for the viewer.
Deconstruction #24 Oil on Canvas 16 x 24
ISRAEL TSVAYGENBAUM
“Angel of Roses” Oil on Canvas 48” x 36”
ISRAEL TSVAYGENBAUM “MYSTIQUE of the MINDSCAPE”
NOVEMBER 12 – DECEMBER 8, 2015
“Art is everywhere, except it has to pass through a creative mind,” said Louise Nevelson. Inspired by this philosophy, Russian born-New York state based artist Israel Tsvaygenbaum creates a chimeric world populated by mystical terrestrial and celestial paradoxical silhouettes which ethereally reveal how a creative mind can translate dreams into tangible forms. By integrating the visual vocabularies of surrealism, figurative along with abstraction, Mr. Tsvaygenbaum creates a surrealist fantasy universe of his own that manages to maintain a powerful visual energy sustained through his signature vibrancy. Drawing inspiration from his Russian background, his fantasia-hued, unique oeuvre resonates with illusory figures who dance on the edge of fantasy, revealing a powerful, expressive vision. Resonating with a distinctive, dreamlike aura, his ethereal amorphous figures float in a symbol-laden elusive, wondrous vista reflecting a vortex of emotions. Allowing himself the freedom to use many different types of inspiration, Israel Tsvaygenbaum’s otherworldly transfigurations represent the expressive compositions of history and culture which successfully blur the sense of time and place. By presenting subjects that appear both eternal in time and space, his poignant oeuvre reflects worlds simultaneously current and past as he explores the artifacts and languages of culture that accompany the human experience. Speaking in languages both iconographic and purely visual, the focal point of Israel Tsvaygenbaum’s oeuvre centers around his own stylized version of the human figure. The amalgamation of these diverse artistic traditions explode as a metaphor for the complexities of cross-cultural life’s experiences as he invites viewers to celebrate his unique vision. With his visually arresting and highly original works, his visceral compositions express his internal world and inner emotions which mirror visions of the innermost syntax of the human soul. . Each of his paintings is covered in a saturated spectrum of hues that describe energetic spaces and scenes with unbridled emotion. Inspired by Expressionism, he reveals a singular vision of scale, space, and even language in his work. A riot of color curves and twists on each of his canvases, drawing attention to curious new forms, and a bevy of textures works to add a tactile quality to the vibrant images. Each painting has a mythical quality and manifests as something both intricate and harmonious, reflecting a freedom of the soul. Through a creative exchange of color, form and line, Mr. Tsvaygenbaum ultimately forms his own creation myth via the canvas, balancing universal constants in order to create something new and spectacular. Expertly combining a varied color-hued palette, juxtaposing bright and muted shades, this skilled artist adroitly paints each image with a dynamic flow. His oeuvre offers a keen eye for color, texture, and design, and his control over his technique produces this essence for the viewer, giving us an intimate tete-a-tete with the inner workings of his creative heart and soul.
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NOVEMBER GROUP PRESS RELEASE AMSTERDAM WHITNEY GALLERY, 511 West 25th Street, Chelsea, New York City, is proud to showcase in its “Thanksgiving-Cornucopia.” NOVEMBER 12 - DECEMBER 8, 2015 exhibition internationally and nationally recognized Contemporary Master Artists whose works illuminate the vigorous creativity flourishing in the abstract, figurative, photographic and natural realms. In the spirit of the Chelsea Thanksgiving Art Season, this group exhibition will offer a bountiful contemporary perspective reflecting divergent realities and subliminal dreams which will be highlighted at the glamorous November 19th Thanksgiving “Moulin Rouge” Champagne Reception. AMSTERDAM WHITNEY GALLERY is showcasing unparalleled artworks from talented artists spanning the U.S. and around the globe who celebrate a link of thematic excellence ties, offering Chelsea art lovers paintings and photography of supreme superiority. Evocative and dynamic, this Autumnal Thanksgiving Cornucopia exhibition exudes an alluring glow with stunning luminous creative energy reflecting an ethereal combination of divine abstract, figurative, landscape and floral works which challenge the boundaries of artistic creativity. Riveting and provocative, the canvases and photography in this Thanksgiving exhibit transport the viewer to wondrous pictorial realms and are a testament to the talent of AMSTERDAM WHITNEY GALLERY’s artists. APOTHEOSIS of the ILLUMINATA showcases iconic art of three talented contemporary masters whose canvases and photographs of nature reflect a spiritual connection to the vital spirit of the landscape. Their works reveal a personal dialogue with Mother Nature with tableaux which invite nonverbal communication with the terrestrial realm, resulting in masterful compositions that conjure the joie de vivre of our environment. Synthesizing the perfect spectral aesthetic which illuminates a spiritual connection, their art crystallizes to create entirely innovative vistas for visual exploration. With innate sensitivity and sharp observational skills of the natural world, these skilled artists embrace the vitality and wonderment of the universe as they define our vision of the transformative power of nature while their compositions envelope the viewer in the majesty of their awe-inspiring scenes. Dr. ABRAHAM CHACHOUA’S landscape I-phone photography eternalizes the immortality of nature with his “Third Eye” which skillfully illuminates sites and scenes that the normal vision easily overlooks. CORA CRONEMEYER expresses a powerful visceral vision in her abstracted fantasia color-wheel compositions as she intermixes a bold sense of line, kaleidoscopic hues and movement. Contemporary realist landscape master PAUL KENTZ imbues his masterful work with the spirit of New York, creating timeless cityscape paintings by integrating past and present, as he captures the intimate intricacies of the iconic scenes of the city, utilizing a bright, primary color palette. MYSTIQUE of the MINDSCAPE manifests evanescent global perspectives from creative artists, whose artworks act as expressionistic mirrors to our world with their dynamic compositions which are luminescently bathed in mystery, huetopian color and unique perspectives. Brilliantly metamorphosing into glowing visual narratives, they are imbued with a vibrant sense of visceral emotion which reverberates with inner vision. Their originality and individuality burst with a plentitude of mesmerizing compositional strategies that
coalesce into vibrant compositions that transcend artistic parameters. JHON CUESTA paints semi-figurative expressionist compositions, replete with intense colors and rich textures that become visual poetry as they capture the complexity of the human experience through the artist’s employment of beautiful color, dynamic lighting and vivid forms. AI-WEN WU KRATZ’S paintings occupy a domain between a romantic and a conceptual art form, as she explores color, luminosity and movement which capture the essence of life as she creates a probing visceral experience for her audience. ISRAEL TSVAYGENBAUM creates a chimeric world populated by colorful, mystical terrestrial and celestial paradoxical silhouettes which ethereally reveal how a creative mind can translate dreams into tangible forms. ABSTRACTION From ALPHA To OMEGA rewards the viewer with inspired visual blessings of diverse global artistic perspective and opulently overflows with a visionary feast for the eyes with artworks which reflect cornucopian, unique compositions illuminating a diversity of forms, intriguing textures and a bouquet of kaleidoscopic palettes. Spanning the painterly realm, these gestural artworks are a visual mantra of color, form and motion as they inspire us to explore the boundaries between reality and the imagination. LUCILE DRISKELL striking non-representational wood reliefs and mono prints employ a minimalist artistic language integrated with pure geometry, and are created with the beauty of shape in mind. SHAWN MAN ROLAND’S internet-inspired series creates a new visual lexicon that adroitly transcribes the influence of the internet onto the canvas, masterfully transcribing computer phraseology of the digital realm onto his acrylic and plaster canvases. OPTYX of the EVANESCENT communicates a textural visual syntax of the abstract, offering a contemporary compendium from three international artists who sensitively engage in a prismatic dialogue which compellingly explores a sophisticated, non-representational manifesto, illustrating and transcending the boundaries of the nonobjective realm. With sweeping pictorial vision, these masterful artists capture the universal power of the abstract, elevating it to the sublime with symbolic narratives that express limitless emotions through high voltage, introspective compositions, INGER DILLAN ANTONSEN’S abstract cosmic- inspired canvases imitate the birth of the stars and are galvanized by the movements of the universe and music, creating a magnificent mélange of swirling technicolor color brilliance. TIRIL BENTON’S quest is to translate onto canvas the abstract, divergent realities of shape and color in order to reflect the complete fulcrum of expressive sensations. BRITTA BREMER paints with a bravado of expressive color in an abstract visual syntax which speaks in languages both iconographic and purely visual, existing in a world far beyond their literal, prismatic fluctuations.