A) Bird Fluin, Mixed Media on Canvas

B) Milk It, Mixed Media on Canvas,



C) Mother and Child, Mixed Media on Canvas,

Capla Kesting Fine Art Presents:
Brian Leo – Martial Law Winter Wonderland
November 30 – December 23, 2007
SHOW EXTENDED UNTIL FEBRUARY
Reception for the Artist: Friday November 30 from 7:00 – 10:00 pm
Winter Wonderland Holiday Special with Brian Leo: Friday, December 14 7:00 -10:00 pm
121 Roebling Street (at the corner of North 5th) Brooklyn NY 11211
Bedford Ave L train Stop
Thursday – Monday from Noon until 6:00 pm
Admission is free to the public phone : 917-650-3760 http://www.caplakesting.com
For Immediate Release:

With Brian Leo’s third solo exhibition at our gallery he explores the reality of a presidential mandate for martial law allowing George Bush to remain in power for an unspecified period of time. Viewing into a near future, Brian proposes the hope for an end to the Bush presidency is left unrealized in the 2008 election. Precipitated by a possible outbreak of the bird flu and the subsequent citizen unrest, Bush declares Martial Law, and cancels the democratic process for the foreseeable future.

In Martial Law Winter Wonderland, Leo imagines the five ways Martial Law could be reinstated in the near future: epidemics of disease, civil unrest, a natural disaster, an act of war, and an economic crisis. Brian Leo greets the upcoming new year with an explosion of doom that we can only hope is science fiction, but are already becoming the reality: diseased and deformed newborns, a Red Cross ship loaded with ammunitions, Americans performing jobs we've come to associate with desperate poverty, all in his familiar, and now deeply strange style. Like George Orwell and Ray Bradbury before him, Brian Leo creates an alarming narrative in order to remind us: if we are not vigilant towards the politics and policies of the present, then the possibilities of the future election and beyond are only dreams.

Brian Leo has recently shown in Tokyo, at the Bridge Art Fair in Chicago and Miami, Sunset and St. Marks in Los Angeles, the Fountain Art Fair in New York, Chicago and Miami, and galleries throughout the East Village, Chelsea, and Williamsburg. He was also noted in the July 29 th 2007 issue of The New York Times.

Brian Leo Martial Law Winter Wonderland is on view from November 30th until December 23rd, with an opening night reception for the artist on Friday November 30th from 7:00 until 10:00 pm. The Gallery is located at 121 Roebling Street in Brooklyn NY. Gallery hours are Thursday to Monday from noon until 6pm.

Founded in October of 2003 by David Kesting and Lincoln Capla, Capla Kesting Fine Art has become synonymous with the exposure of underground artists. Created primarily as a venue to expose the work of their talented group of friends CKFA has developed a reputation for their off the beaten path approach to advancing the public’s knowledge of premier talents that demand our attention.

“We’re not here making a statement. We’re just showing art we think deserves to be shown. The goal and whole idea of the place is to help bring artists that we respect and enjoy to the attention of the public.” – Capla Kesting Fine Art
Directions: Bedford Ave L train Stop. Exit the subway walking west on North 7th, away from river, 2 blocks to Roebling, then proceed south 2 blocks to North 5th. The gallery is located on the corner of North 5th and Roebling.

CKFA is sponsored by Kelso Brewery in Brooklyn and we proudly pour their beverages!