NEW YORK, NY – Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature the original work of Australian artist Adam Craemer in Sensorial Perspectives. The exhibition will open on December 3, 2016 and run through December 23, 2016 with an opening reception on Thursday, December 8 from 6-8 PM. Any art lover who enjoys thought-provoking artworks and meeting talented and interesting artists is encouraged to attend.
In Adam Craemer’s work, the world of graffiti and street art is combined with an interest in the female form to create paintings that are at once sharp, realistic portraits and dynamic experiments in color, rhythm and texture. “My aim,” he says, “is to push this combination as far as possible without losing the essence and emotional connection with the portrait image.” Once Craemer selects the image of a subject that he wants to use, he puts down layers of color on the canvas, applying aerosol paints, oils, acrylics and paste to create a densely textured web of lines and patterns. He then transfers the portrait image to the work, resulting in complex, multi-layered compositions.
The artist also makes dynamic abstract images that incorporate some of the techniques he employs in his portraits. With a strong eye for the emotional and dynamic possibilities unleashed by color juxtapositions, he captures the feeling of air, water and land with a subtle skill that also carries a powerful emotional force. Born in Durban, South Africa, Craemer now lives and works in Western Australia.
Exhibition Dates: December 3, 2016 – December 23, 2016
Reception: Thursday December 8, 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/Adam_Craemer.aspx
Featured Artists:
Sensorial Perspectives
Volkmar Jesiek | Graciela Fortunata | Juan Salazar | Cesar Alvarez | Anna Des | Adam Craemer | Pierre Boisseau | Manoushak Azad | Mihalis Papakalodouka
About the Exhibition
Sensorial Perspectives: Experience of the Body
This December Agora Gallery presents Sensorial Perspectives, an exciting new collective exhibition that works to immerse the viewer, one physical sensation at a time. Five painters, two mixed-media artists, and one photographer offer work that challenge the traditional understanding of art as a purely visual medium. No fewer than four abstract artists are featured; they share a skillful use of bold colors and large-scale shapes but each differs in the emotional appeal to viewers. These painters show us the different ways color can shoot straight past the eyes to raise hairs on the skin and cause tingles beneath it. The exhibition's representational works also aim to make the viewer experience rather than look. One artist puts realistic figures against backgrounds of bubbling, exquisite clouds of reds and blues that communicate speed and movement. Another offers sharply contrasted, multicolor portraits that convey the presence of another person. The exhibition's photography show us the world from a human's eye point of view, with no more context and no more clarity than a person walking through would possess.
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