NEW YORK, NY – Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature the original work of F. Pavon in the Elemental Realms. The exhibition opens May 19, 2017 and runs through June 8, 2017 with an opening reception on Thursday, May 25 from 6-8 pm.
The paintings of F. Pavon are examples of abstract expressionism in its purest form. Strongly inspired by the abstract expressionist movement of the 1940s and ‘50s, Pavon takes the spirituality and luminosity of Rothko’s colors along with the energy and vitality of Pollock’s gestural paint splatters to create his own fresh, contemporary interpretation of their modern masterpieces. Pavon paints purely by instinct, calling his process an “improvisation.” He approaches each board with no conceived plan of what he will create, how, or even what pigments he’ll use. He favors acrylics and enamels, and is very hands-on in how his finished works will look, manufacturing all the frames and boards for his pieces himself. Filled with vivid, yet earthy colors, and strong brushstrokes that move through the entire composition with a sense of uninhibited freedom, it’s no doubt that Pavon’s works reflect the inner emotions and energy of their creator.
Pavon grew up in Spain, where he currently lives with his wife and two children. When he Is not painting, he works as an administrator and designer in his own architectural firm.
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/artistpage/F._Pavon.aspx
Featured Artists:
Elemental Realms
Donna Broder | Wojciech Tut ChechliDski | Bulsby "Buzz" Duncan | Iftah Geva | Marlene Kurland | Isabella S. Minichmair | F. Pavon | Kankan Ramos | Menno Vos
About the Exhibition
Elemental Realms
Agora Gallery presents a modern exploration of texture with the new collective exhibition Elemental Realms. This exhibition covers both abstraction and figurative imagery and includes purely visual surfaces as well as more three-dimensional mixed-media pieces that resemble friezes. Several artists play with paint; it is blotted, it is thinned, it is slicked down, and dry paint is even cracked to create deep shadows. Wrapped up too in these physical manipulations is the way colors blend into one another - or don't. Elsewhere, one artist mixes acrylic with explosions of gold leaf to create a new sub-genre of painting, and another splatters thin ropes of paint in endless layers in a kind of two-dimensional scaffolding. Elemental Realms investigates the ways in which texture conveys information, emotion, and environment
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