subject: Gary Hongs Acrylic And Glass On Canvas Collages At Agora Gallery [print this page] Chelseas Agora Gallery will feature Gary Hong in Unbound Perspectives. The exhibition is scheduled to run from February 4, 2011 through February 25, 2011 (opening reception: Thursday, February 10, 2011).
About the Artist
Violence and beauty combine as a poignant metaphor for life throughout Gary Hongs ethereal works in acrylic and glass on canvas. Using a uniquely experimental technique, Hong paints his surfaces and then applies a sheet of glass which he strikes, causing it to shatter into prisms of light. He then works back into the piece, allowing his fluid paints to flow through these fractures and mix with the layers of imagery beneath. Invoked in the linear and atmospheric structures of these compositions are elements of land and cloud formations and the energetic dance of cellular systems. Hong began his artistic training in traditional and abstract Chinese brush painting, something that has lent a sensitive freedom to the way he uses color and texture in his creations.
Born in Taiwan, Hong now lives and works in La Puenta, CA and has received worldwide acclaim for his art, including acceptance by the prestigious Salon de Automne Francais in Paris, France.
Exhibition Dates: February 4, 2011 - February 25, 2011
Reception: Thursday, February 10, 2011, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Sensitivity, intelligence and vision shine through the works on display, with the collection as a whole an example of creativity at its energetic best. The artists come from widely differing backgrounds and a range of countries, and as such each bring their own personal perspective on life and the world at large to their work. Yet they are united by a shared commitment to the importance of artistic development, and the real and lasting effect that art can have on those who see it.
Featured Artists:
The Manifestation of Milieu
Vera L.P. Cauwenberghs, Ivan Radman, David Segeta, Thomas Ab-e, Peter Sherman, Thanh Mai-Charles, Heather Everett, Younghee Hong, Hyejin Kim
The Rhythm of Color
V. S. Ajayan, Yunkap Jung, Laurence Steenbergen, Sherry Ruden (aka Sherry Ying), Yvonne Maloney, Michael Grine, Adka (Andrea Jones), Gisa Elwazir
Unbound Perspectives
Jorge Gonzlez Velzquez, Gary Hong, Brian Kelly, Fred Gemmell, Shenna Vaughn, kBlanchard, Paloma Bernaldo de Quirs, Jane Sandes
