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Diane Dwyer, Medicine Bottles, oil on linen, 12 x 16, 2009
Diane Dwyer, Torpedo Tubes, oil on linen, 14 x 18, 2009
Brenda Buck, Kula Keiki, 44 x 55, oil on canvas, 2009
Brenda Buck, Wonder Woman, oil on canvas, 10 x 8
Donna Cleary, mono transfer prints, 2009
Nick Dyball, Lady Skulls, Watercolor on Paper, 2008
Diane Dwyer,Hull Interior, oil on linen, 16 x 20, 2009
Diane Dwyer, Apagon33, oil on linen, 12 x 12, 2009
Diane Dwyer,Apagon 12, oil on linen, 12 x 12, 2009
Nick Dyball, Ten Gallon
Hat,8 x 11, Watercolor on Paper, 2008
Nick Dyball, Little
King, 4 x 6, Watercolor on Paper, 2008
Gotta Love Kelso of Brooklyn. thats all we pour.
Leo
Kesting Gallery Presents:
True Love is Fleeting
February 12 - March 1, 2009
Reception for the Artists: Thur Feb 12, 7 - 10pm
Featuring Diane Dwyer, Brenda Buck, Nick Dyball and Donna Cleary
812 Washington St (at Gansevoort) NY NY 10014
8th Ave A, C, E & L train Stop or 1,2,3 to 14th St
everyday 11:00 am until 7:00 pm
Admission is free to the public.
phone: 917-650-3760 / 917-292-8865 online at http://leokesting.com
The ethereal beyond, sophomoric teenage romance, true love rejected and childhood memories are the subject of "True Love is Fleeting" the new exhibition opening at Leo Kesting Gallery February 12. The collection showcases new artworks from Diane Dwyer, Brenda Buck, Nick Dyball and Donna Cleary.
"The hyper commercialization of American holidays has pigeonholed the concept of love into 90 min romantic comedies or isolated to the second week of February.Love is an inspiration in both art and culture," states gallerist John Leo.
In 'True Love is Fleeting' four artists look at separate views of love . The main floor will exhibit Diane Dwyer's lovingly rendered oil paintings bringing to view the abandoned afterlife in an surreal fashion, capturing a sunken moment. Exhibited along side Brenda Buck's large scale Polaroid paintings which bring us back to childhood innocence and the unconditional love that family provides.
On the gallery's second floor, extensive mural work by Nick Dyball highlight the watercolor narrative of carefree adolescent romance on Coney Island's boardwalk, a lifestyle where everything and nothing is taken seriously. Donna Cleary's charcoal figures finalize the exhibition by detailing the growth process of relationships, when love in no longer the pivot of a relationship and succumbs to the sometimes inevitable end. When age and beauty are at the heart of the matter and disinterest abounds.
"Donna Cleary's mono transfer prints, presented en mass sewn together as a curtain, present the viewer an illustrated process of picking up the fabric of one life when true love is rejected." explains Gallerist David Kesting.
Leo Kesting Gallery invites you to join us in unveiling this show with a reception for the artists on Thursday, February 12 from 7:00 until 10:00 pm and then running daily until March 1.
The Leo Kesting Gallery
launched in 2003 and developed an aggressive campaign to introduce new
figurative artists to collectors and art supporters. Leo Kesting offers
the art viewing public an opportunity to see forthcoming talents in an
intimate setting where undiscovered, cutting-edge artists are presented
to the contemporary art scene.
Leo Kesting Gallery is located at 812 Washington St at the corner of Gansevoort
in Manhattan's Meat Packing District. A, C, E, or L train to 8th Ave and
14th Street or 1,2,3 train to 14th Street. Gallery hours are Tuesday to
Sunday from 11am until 7pm.
Diane Dwyer
This work is about transformation on a few levels. The paintings are based
on underwater photos of battleships (sunken by atomic testing in the 40's)
that have been converted into cozy deep sea condos by saltwater, algae,
and mollusks. The monochromatic photos I work from are found online, rescued
and reconstructed as oil paintings. I'm interested in what happens when
a disturbing remembrance, like the skeleton of a warship, is described
in rich and vibrant color. These relics of destruction, changed the first
time by the sea into something useful, are transformed yet again by the
power of color into something else entirely.
Diane was educated at, and has shown throughout New York City, San Francisco,
Lacoste France, Barcelona, Los Angles and Miami. She has received critical
acclaim in the 2007 issue of the Village Voice. She graduated from university
of Toledo, Ohio. Diane lives and works in New York.
Donna Cleary
Born: 1960 Boston, Massachusetts
Education: University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, Art Student’s
League, NYC
Exhibited: New York, Toronto Canada
There is no substitute
for the often taken-for-granted relationship. These images explore the
complex psychology inherent in this most fundamental element of human
existence. As much about what is included in the imagery as what is not,
they also address the notion of identity and intimacy in the context of
an increasingly digitalized world where communication is instantaneous,
fragmented, illusory and often anonymous.
Donna has been reviewed extensively in publications such as:
NY Art Beat, September 2008, Thelmagazine.com, September 2008, MMD Newswire, July, August, September 2008, Artdaily.com, August 2008, TorontovisualArtists.net, March 2008 and Now Magazine: Art Listings, February 2008
Nick Dyball
Born: 1985 Washington, DC
Educated: School of Visual Arts
Exhibited: New York
My work can be described as a cross between an acid flashback and a wet
dream. It's an adolescent narrative where everything and nothing is taken
seriously. Stranger than fiction, each piece is based on a photo I've
taken, documenting such places and times as the Coney Island Mermaid Parade,
New York City during St. Patty's Day, and the pub culture of London. Imbedded
within the scenes are images from a variety of sources, such as local
awnings and 19th century illustrations. These images work in tangent with
the scene to form a stream of consciousness narrative. I depict these
vignettes of counter-culture through the illusory haze of memory, perceptions,
local surroundings, and inebriation that so often accompany them.
Nick has shown
with the gallery since 2007 and is a founding member of the Bird Beak
Group, a collective of artists who showcase their work in mass through
out New York City.
Brenda Buck
Born: October 18th, 1974 San Diego, CA
Educated: Rhode Island School of Design 1997
Exhibited: New York
My father worked for
Polaroid, so my childhood is documented in hundreds of little instant
pictures. I often use these images as reference for rendering exercises.
The first was doing "instant paintings". Taking the images and
reproducing them in one sitting, small format, in a series of 20. I am
now making the images big (44x55) in a series of 11. The inherent humor
of the small-thing-made-large is an appealing feature of this new series,
but the choice of the large format goes beyond novelty. I have both preserved
and enhanced the white space as a frame. The Polaroid shape is iconic,
but the space is embellished with writing and collage rather than left
blank. Being that I am no longer a unselfconscious child, the person featured
in the painting is more like a character in a story and less like my self.
The scene depicted is as mysterious to me as it is to the viewer. In painting,
I am allowed to reanimate the old object, imbue the figures with life,
and bring the child back from the dead.
Brenda has been reviewed by: Triptic Montreal
Leo
Kesting Gallery
gallery
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phone: 917-650-3760
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