Two Group Shows: HYPER CRITICAL, THE ELUSIVE KEY

Have two group shows comping up Thursday and Saturday.

First up is HYPER CRITICAL 

Opening Thursday (3/13) 6pm @ Littlefield NYC 622 Degraw St

New works by the usual suspects:
Carolyn Jao, Joseph Perrotto, and myslef, with Edward Kim and Jenny Carolin

Details/info on the facebook page

I will be showing two interconnected drawings:

UNRECOGNIZED (18" x 24", acrylic, color pencil, white charcoal on paper)

UNDISCOVERED (18" x 24", acrylic, color pencil on paper)




THE ELUSIVE KEY is a big group show curated by Samantha Levin

 

Opening Saturday (3/15) 6pm @ Gristle Tattoo 178 N8th St

Participating artists are: Allison Sommers, Michal Brodka, Yao Xiao, Zoe Williams and many others

Details/info on the facebook page

My piece in the show is an 12" x 10" graphite and acrylic painting

spring exhibitions, more drawings

I have been invited to take part in a couple of group shows, happening in Brooklyn this spring;
@ Gristle Tattoo, and Little Field (more info coming soon).

These are things in progress, which will be featured in the exhibitions:

The model sketch sessions are going strong, everyone is welcome to drop by this upcoming, and/or every other Saturday. Facebook event link.

Here are some drawings from the last few sessions:

Model Sketches

Here is a selection of drawings made from 2, 5, 10, and 20 minute poses during the sketching sessions @ Muchmores that are happening every Saturday 2:30 - 5

Cave

Cave - acrylic, color pencil, oil on canvas, 24" x 30"

"Behold ! human beings living in a underground den, which has a mouth open towards the light and reaching all along the den; here they have been from their childhood, and have their legs and necks chained so that they cannot move, and can only see before them, being prevented by the chains from turning round their heads. Above and behind them a fire is blazing at a distance, and between the fire and the prisoners there is a raised way; and you will see, if you look, a low wall built along the way, like the screen which marionette players have in front of them, over which they show the puppets."

Plato: The Republic, book VII

A lot of new work will see completion in this new year. 

This recently finished painting is concluding on the concepts of the Divided Line series, while also moving on technically and aesthetically. 

Muchmore's

Recently was invited to show my work at Muchmore's
Muchmore’s is a music venue, bar and coffee house located in the heart of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. We host events each night, and don’t limit ourselves to music, but also host stand-up comedy, debates, festivals, open mics, film forums, theater, visual art, lectures, performance art, poetry, improv, you name it. We pride ourselves on providing a home for events that might be too avant garde or out of the mainstream to find a home at other venues, and for fostering a creative community around the space that doesn’t really exist at other venues.

Will be exhibiting the Divided Line series
No official reception, but drop by for a drink tonight (Thursday, dec 5th) if you're in the area (2 Havemeyer, Williamsburg).

Along with Divided Line updated the website with the rest of the work from 2013:
Departure
Detach
as well as Intuition and Hypothesis


Hosting the model drawing sessions still and every week at this venue:
Saturdays 2:30 - 5 pm @ 2 Havemeyer st, in Williamsburg

Below are sketches of 2, 5, 10, 20 minute poses, some later overpainted and/or drawn over: