Creating New Textures in Elemental Realms

This May Agora Gallery presents Elemental Realms, a collective exhibition that bursts with the energy of the new. This show features artists from all over the world who have one thing in common: a love of experimenting with texture. In oil, acrylic, and even more physically complicated media like gold leaf, the artists in Elemental Realms interrogate how both two-dimensional and three-dimensional surfaces convey information.

A key medium throughout the history of art, paint is also the most frequently used material in this exhibition. One artist feathers the canvas so lightly with acrylic that it almost seems to leave a soft kiss. Another creates an entire texture by cracking the time-hardened surface of his oils. One artist combines acrylic paint with a large volume of gold leaf to create abstract topographies in real space. These works evoke not just the final visual effect of paint on canvas (or board, or any number of surfaces), but the action of laying it down: the speed, the spontaneity, the care.

Elemental Realms begins May 19, 2017 and runs through June 8, 2017 with an opening reception on May 25 from 6-8 pm. Entrance is free.

Exhibition Dates: May 19, 2017  – June 8, 2017

Reception: Thursday, May 25, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat 11:00am – 6:00pm

Gallery Location: 530 West 25th St, Chelsea, New York

Event URL:  http://www.agora-gallery.com/ExhibitionAnnouncement/Elemental_5_19_2017.aspx

Featured Artists:

Elemental Realms

Donna Broder  |  Bulsby "Buzz" Duncan  |  Wojciech Tut Chechliński  |  Iftah Geva  |  Marlene Kurland  |  Isabella S. Minichmair  |  F. Pavon  |  Menno Vos  |  Kankan Ramos

About Agora Gallery

Agora Gallery is a contemporary fine art gallery located in the heart of Chelsea’s fine art district in New York. Established in 1984, Agora Gallery specializes in connecting art dealers and collectors with national and international artists. The art gallery’s expert consultants are available to assist corporate and private clients in procuring original artwork to meet their organization’s specific needs and budget requirements. With a strong online presence and popular online gallery, ARTmine, coupled with the spacious and elegant physical gallery space, the work of our talented artists, who work in diverse media and styles, can receive the attention it deserves. Over the years Agora Gallery has sponsored and catered to special events aimed at fostering social awareness and promoting the use of art to help those in need.

Images:

Isabella S. Minichmair, Rêverie(Daydream), Oil on Canvas, 35.5''x31.5''
Iftah Geva, Relationship - Black and White Ring, Carbon Fiber, 39.5''x39.5''x39.5''
Menno Vos, Flash of Lightning, Acrylic on Canvas, 40''x40''.
F.Pavon, Contemplacion, Acrylic on Board, 47.5''x31.5''
Kankan Ramos, Floating In The Void III, Acrylic on Canvas, 24''x24''