NEW YORK, NY – Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature the original work of John Kingerlee in Metamorphosis . The exhibition opens November 11, 2017 and runs through December 2, 2017 with an opening reception on Thursday, November 16 from 6-8 pm.
In John Kingerlee's paintings, the inspiration provided by the outside world is filtered through a process in which the physical qualities of paint, the balance of structure and chance, and the influence of art history come together. The resulting paintings combine dynamic energy with quiet strength, turning landscapes and human figures into subtle patterns. William Zimmer, former art critic for The New York Times, was an enthusiastic admirer of those qualities in Kingerlee's work, both writing about his remarkable art and curating an exhibition of his paintings that travelled to several museums and Universities from 2006-2010.
Often painting with oils he prepares from raw pigments, Kingerlee is in Zimmers view a master colourist. His complex layering of paints left a lasting impression on the former Kimbell director, Dr Ted Pillsbury whose essay on Kingerlee, "The Whole Planet Is A Garden - The Genius Oh John Kingerlee" was published in his last book before his sudden passing. That meticulous process of construction has impressed many collectors of his paintings including Larry Mullen of U2 and the great American Choral Master, Morten Lauridsen who visited the artist last year in Ireland.
The eighty one year old artist lives and works in Skibereen Ireland. A documentary film titled "Beyond The Beyonds" (words penned by poet laureate, Seamus Heaney, on seeing his work for the first time) and ten years in the making is scheduled for release this year and a new book featuring his latest painted collage paintings by his biographer, Jon Benington, is near completion.
Exhibition Dates: Nov. 11 – Dec. 2, 2017
Reception: Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat 11:00am – 6:00pm
Gallery Location: 530 West 25th Street, New York, NY
Event URL: https://www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/John_Kingerlee.aspx
Featured Artists:
Osvaldo Bacman | Ed Belbruno | Laura Colantonio | Josep Francés Anaya | Andrew Glass | Monika Gloviczki | Donato Grima | Theresia Innerhofer | Martin Randall Joyce | John Kingerlee | Malvisi | Vicente Marzal | Koki Morimoto | Eduardo Ojeda | Z. Michael Schmidt | Irene Shcherbakova | Eunhyue Shin | Dave Weindorf
About the Exhibition
Metamorphosis
Featuring eighteen artists, Metamorphosis is an exhibition of contrast and change. The works on view present diverse and opposing perspectives on time, place, and the human condition, calling into question the arbitrary nature of boundaries. Through dynamic juxtapositions, the exhibition conjures feelings of harmony and mutual transformation despite the presence of difference.
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