Show Alert: Alexander Motyl, Jan 8th-29th, 2011
November by Alexander Motyl
What better way to kick off a new year, then by stepping “Into the Void” with some new contemporary art? We’re excited to announce our own Alexander Motyl is included in a group show at Icosahedron Gallery in Chelsea, open until January 29th. Can’t make it to Chelsea? Check out some of Alex’s work on Artsicle.
Alex’s work for Into the Void focuses on the foundations of painting, stripping away any recognizable figures. Alex sums up his own practice beautifully:
I paint. Although I have no idea what, if anything, art is, I’m pretty sure that painting is about paint and the things paint - or the painter - can do on canvas. The painting may be abstract or it may be representational, but what makes the painting a painting is the interplay of colors, lines, shapes, spaces, and textures. What makes the painting a good painting is the aesthetic pleasure that that interplay produces. Interpretation, meaning, significance, and all those other big words come much later and are at best the icing on the cake. All too often, that icing can actually spoil the cake.
March by Alexander Motyl
Opening Reception: January 14th @ 7pm
Icosahedron Gallery
606 West 26th St.
New York, NY 10001
