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ARTWORKS by Matthew Turov, a Riverdale artist, at The Riverdale Y, above. Paintings at Elisa Contemporary Art’s ‘New Beginnings’ show, which features six artists. Elyssa Wortzman’s ‘Sacrifice’ (2012) in ‘To Forgive and Remember: Reshaping Contemporary Consciousness’ at the Derfner Judaica Museum at the Hebrew Home at Riverdale, far right. Photos in the Riverdale Art Association’s show at the Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture, “Nature Through the Lens,” below. Alexis Mendoza’s ‘Untitled’ (2015) at the Derfner Judaica Museum, left.
Art blossoms in Riverdale as fall sets in By Shant Shahrigian sshah@riverdalepress.com
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he turning of the leaves is not the only source of brilliant beauty this fall. New exhibits throughout Riverdale are displaying works ranging from paintings that mix the abstract and the figurative to a series that explores the meaning of the Jewish High Holidays. A new show at Elisa Contemporar y Art marks the first time six artists from a variety of backgrounds are on view at the 5622 Mosholu Ave. gallery, the only institution of its kind in the neighborhood. “New Beginnings” features emerging artist Kim Carlino, Armenian-American painter Ferdinanda Florence, flow artist Michael Josef, Cuban expressionist Renelio Marin and wind flow photographers Shirley Nannini and Candace Wark. Two terms on that list might require some explanation. “Flow is a term that was coined by Peter Frank that talks about a group of California artists that use physics overall on how the paint flows on the canvas to create their artwork,” said gallery owner Lisa Cooper. Flow photography is a bit different. Ms. Nannini and Ms. Wark capture pleasing patterns
Photos by Adrian Fussell
A WORK by Matthew Turov at The Riverdale Y on Oct. 15. by using light, wind and smoke. “They’re all new artists, but there is a lot of kind of invitation and exploration into different spaces, different places that all of these artists invite the viewer to come into,” Ms. Cooper said of her show, which runs through Friday, Dec. 10. One local artist takes center stage at The Riverdale Y’s Gal-
lery 18. “Figurative and Geometric Abstract” features paintings by Matthew Turov, who aims to break barriers between styles long seen as completely distinct. “Painting across color, line, rhythm and vitality, I create abstract paintings that are purely related to finding ideal balances of emotion and perception,” Mr. Turov said in an artist’s state-
ment. “This merging of linear and curving forms corresponds to the way motion occurs in human constructs such as cities and transportation systems.” Mr. Turov, who has exhibited in Yonkers and New York City, cites sources from Egyptian art to Italian futurism as early influences. “I love these two ideas of
eternal stillness and constant, perpetual movement,” he told The Press in January. His show at The Y, located at 5625 Arlington Ave., runs through the end of the month. Local artists demonstrate their skill in another medium in the Riverdale Art Asosciation’s latest show at the RiverdaleYonkers Society for Ethical Culture. “Nature Through the Lens” features outdoor shots by Fuat Baran and Jerry Friedman, who have won a number of local awards. While Mr. Friedman’s photos feature scenes from the Bronx and Westchester, Cape Cod is the main focus of Mr. Baran’s images in the show. “I think he likes to get off the beaten track a little bit,” art association Vice President Aija Sears said of Mr. Baran. “I think he’s able to capture what the casual observer doesn’t and zeroes in on things.” “The beauty of Jerry’s work is it’s pure in what the lens sees,” she added. “He doesn’t embellish the photos. They’re exactly as he has captured them. Now in this day and age, with Photoshop, people play [with their images].” The exhibit runs through the end of the month. The Derfner Judaica Museum at the Hebrew Home at Riverdale has the neighbor-
hood’s most timely exhibit of the season. “To Forgive and Remember: Reshaping Contemporary Consciousness” shows works in a variety of mediums and from a range of different cultures that explore judgment, forgiveness and other aspects of the recently concluded Jewish High Holidays. Dennis RedMoon Darkeem’s magnificent “Star of the RedMoon” lays disparate images into the pattern of an American-Indian star quilt to tell a poignant autobiographical tale. Sculptures by Anne Kantor Kellet explore the complex process of forgiveness after the Rwandan Genocide. A 3-D printout by Ken Goldman whimsically fuses an iPhone dock to a ram’s horn, a traditional instrument for use during the High Holidays. The museum’s Chief Curator Susan Chevlowe said the exhibit provides plenty to think about for people from all backgrounds during this pensive time of year. “We try to interpret our exhibitions so people who aren’t Jewish find some kind of connection... these kinds of values that people share, the emotions that people deal with, the trauma that different people might experience,” she said. “To Forgive and Remember” runs at the 5901 Palisade Ave. museum through Sunday, Jan. 3.
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