Last week on The Bare Square we talked about artists who use light as a medium to create their work. The next exhibition at Little John Contemporaryaffords viewers the opportunity to personally interact with art made with light.
ArtistPeter Bynum creates his work with acrylic on tempered glass with L.E.D. lights in a steel bracket.
No. 763 by Peter Bynum at Little John Contemporary
Bynum began this work after his time working in New York’s East Village with a photo editor. When he saw the way slides became rich and vibrant when placed on a light box he asked himself why he couldn’t do that with painting.
In an interview with art historian and curator Dede Young, Bynum explained, “The bus shelters in New York started getting big, backlit print ads, maybe 6 feet by 8 feet. The colors were so bright, even at night, and I thought: What if light saturated a big painting the same way it saturates these big photographs, with the light coming through paint from the Other Side, like a giant light box. So I was looking at this as a way to expand the visual territory available for painting.”
No. 141 by Peter Bynum at Little John Contemporary
“There’s some sort of secret world in the paintings that is brought out with this light that comes from behind and presses beyond the edges of the glass. This goes so far beyond what traditional painting on canvas has ever been able to achieve. Peter Bynum has made one breakthrough after another, and pushed the language of painting into a new place. It changes the conversation,” said Dede Young about the artist’s work.
Brighten up a September day with Peter Bynum’s Illuminated Paintings at Little John Contemporary.
- Jen Wallace
Peter Bynum Illuminated Paintings Little John Contemporary
Sept. 6 – Oct. 6 547 West 27th Street, Suite 207
New York, NY 10001
Leave your 3D glasses at home and head to Paul Kasmin Gallery for Sculpted Matter, a group show of significant contemporary sculpture.
Bernar Venet, Grib 1, torch-cut, waxed steel at Paul Kasmin Gallery
The landmark show spans both of Kasmin’s ground floor Chelsea gallery locations – one on 27th & 10th and the other just around the corner on 27th between 10th & 11th Ave.
Sculpted Matter touts a list of 21 very accomplished contemporary sculptors including Carl Andre, Tara Donovan, Dan Flavin, Sol LeWitt, Alyson Shotz, and Frank Stella (just to name a few).
Jill Magid, I Can Burn Your Face Vincent IV, 7mm neon, transformers and wires at Paul Kasmin Gallery
Museums like the Guggenheim, National Gallery of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art as well as publications like Wall Street Journal, Art in America, ArtNews and the New York Times celebrate these artists’ work. Find out why with an in-person 3D experience at Paul Kasmin.
- Jen Wallace
Sculpted Matter Paul Kasmin Gallery
June 21 – August 17 Opening Reception: THIS THURS, June 21, 6-8pm
293 10th Ave & 515 W 27th St.
New York, NY
How many times a day are we confronted with some form of advertisement?
Whether its billboards while driving or posters when walking, we’re destined to witness at least one image beckoning us to try McDonald’s new breakfast special!
With advertisements following our every move, Jen Recommends Erik Schoonebeek‘sPhantom Hand exhibition at the Jeff Bailey Gallery, as the NYC artist explores the graphics and symbols behind commercial advertising.
Untitled (C-51) by Erik Schoonebeek - gouache and acrylic on book cover
Jen describes Schoonbeek’s abstract acrylic and gouache paintings and drawings as “wild whirlwind’s of color and design” that plaster the surfaces of old book covers, found paper, and other materials.
“His small works of art compile clever compositions comprised of remastered “graphic cues and amorphous narrative” using bold color, embellished texture, and pattern punctuated by the original surface”, Jen said.
She continued, “As Schoonebeek’s first Solo show in the big apple, what better place to address advertising than amidst its swarming residency all over New York City!”
So next time you see that McDonald’s breakfast burrito advertisement call to you from the side of a 12th Street building, hopefully you will have seen Erik Schoonebeek’s show — we’ll see you there!
- Ava Cotlowitz
Erik Schoonebeek Phantom Hand Jeff Bailey Gallery
June 14 – July 13 Opening Reception: THIS THURS, June 14, 6-8pm
625 West 27th Street
New York, NY
For the first time in several years, the L train was up and running to Bushwick, Brooklyn’s 6th annual Open Studios program!
This past weekend, over 500 artists opened their studio doors to celebrate Bushwick’s thriving art community and encourage the sharing of art and dialogue.
In collaboration with Bushwick Open Studios, Truck Yeah, a hub for all varieties of mobile cultures, also brought their creations to the neighborhood.
Lining the streets, trucks filled with unique forms of art displayed their fascinating galleries-on-the-go!
With all the exciting art to explore, join Jen on a wonderful tour of the studios, showcasing the talented artwork, with commentary from nAscent’s own Alexandra Pacula:
Stay tuned next week for another episode of Art Seen and get the inside scoop on New York City’s world of art!
