July 6 - July 26, 2023
Drawing on Experience
Nancy Azara, Pat Brentano, Ann Brown, Roz Dimon, Barbara Herzfeld, Judy Mauer, Joan Mellon, Rifka Milder, Susan Sinek, Danny Turitz, and Jerry Vezzuso
So Blue So Happy So Cool: Stephen Cimini
Opening Reception: Thursday, July 6, 2023, 6 - 8pm
Carter Burden Gallery presents two exhibitions: Drawing on Experience in the East and West galleries featuring drawings by eleven gallery artists and On the Wall featuring the installation So Blue So Happy So Cool by Stephen Cimini. The exhibitions run from July 6 - July 26, 2023, at 548 West 28th Street in New York City. The reception will be on Thursday, July 6 from 6 - 8p.m.; masks are encouraged. The gallery hours are Tuesday - Friday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Drawing on Experience
Drawing is one of the oldest and most fundamental forms of artistic expression, with roots dating back to prehistoric times. Throughout history, drawing has been used to record and communicate ideas, tell stories, and capture the beauty of the natural world. Today, drawing remains a vital and essential medium for artists of all disciplines, offering a direct and immediate way to communicate ideas and emotions.
Nancy Azara, Pat Brentano, Ann Brown, Roz Dimon, Barbara Herzfeld, Judy Mauer, Joan Mellon, Rifka Milder, Susan Sinek, Danny Turitz, and Jerry Vezzuso offer their unique perspectives in the exhibition Drawing on Experience. The pieces in this exhibition represent a variety of subjects and styles, including landscape, figurative, still life, and abstract. Together, their work provides a rich and eclectic exploration of the possibilities of the medium.
Stephen Cimini
Stephen Cimini presents the installation On the Wall: So Blue So Happy So Cool, a four paneled eighty-eight-inch-wide painting in vibrant blue hues, which runs from April 27 to August 30, 2023. Building on architectural influences, which have been the basis for his inspiration since the mid-90s, Cimini’s work has evolved by creating a balanced combination of geometric shapes. With no discernible pattern, the work allows for a pleasing, meditative composition to emerge. He elaborates, “I refer to this process as random symmetry as I often don’t know where I am going until I get there. My impulsive color choices are fueled by intuition and experience. In this case, after a long battle the blues won.”
Originally from the small town of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Cimini first studied fine art at the San Francisco Art Institute and eventually moved back east to study at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. He wrestled with various art forms from wood constructed sculpture to conceptual environments before landing on abstract painting, something he loved from an early age. In 1994, he began developing the vocabulary for his current work, which originates from the linear landscape of Manhattan. It has since mutated to geometric spaces and their relationships to each other while still adhering to its architectural origins. His fascination with the mystery of color is also a vital aspect of his work.
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