CrossCurrents

A Group Show Celebrating the Expression of Creativity Throughout the Pandemic

Selections of recent work by
Casper Brindle - Alex Couwenberg - Shingo Francis - Jimi Gleason - Peter Lodato - Andy Moses - Nellie King Solomon - Jennifer Wolf 

Through most of 2020 and the beginning of 2021, the Pandemic has had a profound effect on the normal rhythms of our lives. Almost all of life’s social and cultural interactions “out in the world” came to a complete halt. 

In the art world, museums closed and galleries held openings online and virtually. 

Yet, for the artists themselves, this tended to have a counterintuitive silver lining. With most of life’s usual distractions and obligations on hold, time in the studio for art making increased dramatically. It has allowed artists to stretch in new directions and dive more deeply into their process and practice.

CrossCurrents offers an exciting sampling of work produced in and around this time. Many of the artists in this exhibition continue to experiment and probe the expressive possibilities of the materials with which they are working, creating works that in some instances inspire meditative reflection, and in others utilize reflective materials to inspire movement and interactivity. 

Casper Brindle presents three dramatic investigations into color and perspective, utilizing automotive paints to create poetic, spatially dynamic atmospheres.

Alex Couwenberg makes a welcome return to the gallery with bold, engaging new work which create wonderfully complex  symphonic compositions in line, color, shape and texture.

Shingo Francis presents beautifully subtle, gossamer-like oils that shift and move with a grace that’s like wind over water.

Jimi Gleason introduces two exuberantly gestural, lustrous silver nitrate paintings, edged with electric bands of color. 

Peter Lodato offers new oils on canvas, whose layers of paint and scumbled surfaces, resonate like tuning forks to the soul.

Andy Moses follows his acclaimed solo show, with two new works, whose surfaces shimmer and shift as they pull one into their radiant spaces.

Nellie King Solomon makes her gallery debut with two elegant works on mylar, where thick improvisational gestures appear to float above the mylar’s milky translucency.

Jennifer Wolf utilizes layers of painted silk and mineral pigments to add luminous depth to her exquisitely moody abstract landscapes.