NEW YORK, NY – Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature the original work of Lithuanian artist Irma Lescinskaite in Kaleidoscope of the Mind. The exhibition will open on December 29, 2016 and run through January 18, 2017 with an opening reception on Thursday, December 29 from 6-8 PM.
The vibrant and dynamic abstract expressionist paintings of Lithuanian artist Irma Lescinskaite offer the viewer a multidimensional and multilayered way of understanding our modern world. Infused with rich color and a flair for the symbolic, Lescinskaite creates works that are not only visually stimulating but that contain meaning that extends beyond the physical and embraces the spiritual and metaphysical layers of human existence.
Much of Lescinskaite’s art is based on a theoretical background, drawing from cultural, philosophical, and artistic themes, ideas, and tropes across human history. Through her visual imagery, she seeks to synchronize and synthesis the worldly and otherworldly realities that we all grapple with on a daily basis, integrating the modern world we have all come to know with our ancient cultural heritage. As Lescinskaite explains, “The goal is to include modern art in heritage. I try to use abstract, multilayered, and concentrated light in painting to actualize and bring new meaning into modern art.”
Irma Lescinskaite currently lives, works, and teaches as an associate university professor of fine arts in Klaipeda, Lithuania.
Exhibition Dates: December 29, 2016 – January 18, 2017
Reception: Thursday December 29, 2016, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat 11-6
Gallery Location: 530 West 25th St, Chelsea, New York
Event URL: http://www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/Irma_Lescinskaite.aspx
Featured Artists:
Kaleidoscope of the Mind
Mark Reese | Regina Krugel | Fahim Somani | Irma Lescinskaite | Hallie Hart | Helen Rosenkranz | Alejandra Burguette
About the Exhibition
Kaleidoscope of the Mind: Messages From The Cutting Edge
Agora Gallery begins the new year with Kaleidoscope of the Mind, an illuminating expedition into the latest in contemporary art. The exhibition showcases both abstract and surreal-tinged images, with an emphasis on painting. The most striking thing about all six participants is their willingness to experiment. One artist combines frenzied splashes of paint with precise compositional elements, and executes the entire painting while suspended on a catwalk above it. Another painter depicts physical and emotional pain with slashes in the canvas itself. A mixed-media artist juxtaposes the orderliness of silky, painted writing with the primal chaos of resin, resulting in pieces of unusual visual depth. There is one purely representational artist in the exhibition, whose oils dance with such vibrant and unexpected colors that they seem to come from a brighter reality than ours. Kaleidoscope of the Mind is a beautifully candid, cohesive exhibition of the freshest ideas most skillfully brought to life.
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