An Exhibition and Sale

The city of the world rests on more than 300 square miles of rock and is flanked by two rivers and the Atlantic Ocean. With an influence that spans the earth and an appeal that inspires people of every age and gender, paintings of this great city are among the most coveted of any subject matter in American art.

In this exhibition and sale, we present paintings of the city in varying seasons and times, in an array of light and life, in frenzy and in solitude, any one of which may compel you to forever remain in a “New York state of mind.”

In his upcoming exhibition, Pedro Ruiz addresses the issue of a possible reconcilement with our natural habitat through a poetic manifestation. The artist seeks to encourage us to present ourselves together in favor of Mother Nature, instead of expressing dissatisfaction or inconformity towards a particular ideology or institution.

We currently live in a social and cultural context where the notion of what is sacred seems to have been lost. We have stopped feeling empathy for other living creatures. The need to coexist, to honor, and to praise seems has been relegated; harmony and respect are no longer what we abide by.

ManiFiesta is an invitation to interact with the work of a great artist by carrying out a collective action that reminds us that we can all stand together for a common cause. The show will consist of  approximately thirty paintings elaborated as rally signs, along with several small scale bronze sculptures that are also presented manifesting.

The opening reception will also consist of a participative performance in which attendees will be able to go out on the streets with their sign of choice, as well as have their photo taken with it.

Raul Diaz is an Argentinian painter and sculptor.  His dreamlike, contemplative work is often populated by solitary individuals situated amongst boats, lakes and mountains, the elements of his homeland.

The topics of Raul Diaz’ paintings are the topics of life, an exploration of metaphors, if you will.  People and history become part of the things that form us from infancy.  Memories from his childhood, perhaps simply a series of shapes or figures, reoccur in his work.  In this new body of work he continues the exploration of boats as a metaphor for life and its continuing relationships and expands the metaphor to include the cone, possibly interpreted as a megaphone, as a symbol of how one’s perspective and influence can expand exponentially throughout life if one allows it.  Diaz’ belief is that we all live in a world struggling with conflicts, and how to resolve them, and that art encourages reflection and growth in one’s life.  The exhibition includes carved and painted wood panels as well as sculptures in both bronze and wood.

Leslie Sacks Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of California-based artist, Marc Katano’s recent large-scale paintings on paper, along side a selection of unique monotypes from the late-nineties and mid-2000s.

 

Born in Tokyo, Japan, Marc Katano’s paintings and monotypes exhibit the essence of Japanese mark making which is steeped in the gestural and fluid motions of calligraphy. Within his monotypes, he employs dynamic ellipses as a kind of visual vocabulary. Katano paints these forms repetitiously to express his sensibilities, yielding innumerable stories and interpretations. Painting and printmaking are both constructively challenging for him, but printmaking presents an inherent difficulty, as the printed image is the reverse of what is painted on the plate matrix. This adds complexity for Katano given the organic and spontaneous nature of his process. He spent nearly a decade (1998-2006) at Pelavin Editions in New York where he produced three monotype series–Sluice, 1998, Natsu, 2001, New York Loops, 2006. This exhibition features examples from the New York Loop and Sluice series. He worked solely in water-based inks and paint for the monotype etching plates and used at least three plates for each composition. The final layer of ellipses was drawn by hand directly onto the paper using a sharpened stick with white gouache.

 

During the late-nineties and mid-2000s, color was of primary importance in Marc Katano’s paintings. Years later, he began painting calligraphic, gestural characters on heavy Nepalese paper and color became less of a concern. This paved the way to his dense black/white and blue/white abstract expressionist compositions within the last decade. Echoes of the ellipses from the monotypes are evident in the fanned-out contours of the acrylic works on paper, which further impress in the varied washes of vibrant cobalt. Katano’s paintings are emotional and expressive, without requiring superfluous meaning. They emphasize the act of inscription and are inspired by the human condition and the necessity of physical expression. Katano has shared, “Each mark represents nothing more than its own creation, and each piece finds meaning in the harmony of its own structure. While my compositions are organic in form, they are not intended to emulate nature. These forms are used repeatedly, as are letters to make words, but they represent nothing more than themselves. I want the­ viewer to stay with these densely layered paintings, and begin to see the interlaced whole.” Katano appreciates the unpredictable challenge of painting on handmade Nepalese paper. Each sheet is thicker or thinner, more or less smooth than the last, giving way to spontaneous moments of discovery.

 

Marc Katano’s paintings and works on paper are held in numerous prominent public and private collections and institutions, including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, CA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA, Legion of Honor, Achenback ­Collection, San Francisco, CA, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA, Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HI. Katano’s work has been exhibited at the Skirball Museum, Los Angeles, CA, San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art, La Jolla, CA, San Jose Museum of Modern Art.

For the fifth consecutive year Beatriz Esguerra Art will be exhibiting at the Dallas Art Fair. Works by Fernando Botero will take center stage along with other renowned Colombian artists.

Arcadia Contemporary is pleased to present the debut, solo exhibition of new paintings by Daniel Bilmes.

PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE OPENING RECEPTION
Saturday, April 13th
From 6 pm to 9 pm

Previews will be available, please contact [email protected]
The exhibition continues through April 28th.

Join Arcadia Contemporary in booth 123 at the inaugural edition of the Philadelphia Fine Art Fair from April 4 – 7.

Use Promo Code: PFAF2019DAY to receive a complimentary day pass for one guest!

Join Cernuda Arte at the inaugural edition of the Philadelphia Fine Art Fair. 

Use Promo Code: PFAF2019DAY to receive a complimentary day pass for one guest!

Two Generations, an influential selection of artworks by Surrealist master Roberto Matta coupled with the whimsically intricate artworks of his daughter, Federica Matta, will open at Rosenbaum Contemporary, 150 Yamato Road, Boca Raton, Fla., on March 28. The exhibition will remain on view through June 1 and can be viewed during regular gallery hours, Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

With Two Generations Rosenbaum Contemporary has curated a two-generational discourse that theoretically discusses the visual language and conceptual dialogue between a mentor and mentee, and more importantly, the intimate relationship of father and daughter.

Two Generations highlights artworks from various decades of Roberto Matta’s career, establishing a deliberate venture to show the continued importance of his visual exploration of internal psychology and the artist’s growth in post-World War II existentialism. This exhibition also illustrates the important role of the “Innerscapes” as visual mappings and metaphorical landscapes of artist’s mind.

Substantially, Two Generations illustrates why Roberto Matta’s signature aesthetic of blending abstraction, figuration and multi-dimensional spaces into complex, cosmic landscapes has not only achieved global influence—reaching canonical importance, but also portrays an undeniable permeation within the Matta family legacy.

In Two Generations, Federica Matta exemplifies her own matured artistic voice, which delivers an irrefutable integrity and momentous relevance to the next generations of contemporaries.

Rosenbaum Contemporary fundamentally delivers attestation as to why Federica Matta’s artworks, juxtaposed with her father’s, gives validation to her own personal aesthetic. Mythological creatures, humorously composed narratives, child-like renderings and impulsively designed motifs bring out the artist’s playful temperament as she moves beyond her father’s shadow and brings forth a contemporaneous peculiarity all her own.

Rosenbaum Contemporary, founded in 1979, is based in Boca Raton with a second gallery inside the St. Regis Bal Harbour Hotel in Miami. The gallery caters to international collectors interested in investment-quality works by Postwar, Modern and Contemporary masters and presents nationally recognized museum-level exhibitions throughout the year. The gallery also offers a wide range of free services to collectors worldwide including acquisition advice, art consulting, sourcing of artists, art collection building and management and resale of select works of art.