Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark
April 8, 2006- May 13, 2006
Reception: April 8, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
530 W 25th St
north gallery: GINA MAGID: “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark.” paintings
Gina Magid makes paintings on tightly stretched satin or wood panels. Much of the subject matter is derived from the popular culture, while the form of the paintings is strongly influenced by her interest in the abstract layering of imagery to create psychological, rather than perspectival, depths. She seeks to engage, address, and express the non-verbal, seemingly illogical undercurrent which connects all things. Ideas or images may be born from magazines, film, books, fashion, dreams, the natural world, and other artists' work. Her personal history, relationships, and experiences significantly inform the work.
Gina Magid would like the viewer to feel that he or she is being allowed a glimpse of the psyche when standing before one of her paintings. "I would like to induce the feeling one has right before waking up or falling asleep, embracing a realm of time which exists between two worlds: conscious/unconscious, chaos/structure, abstraction/realism. I consider these polar relationships when creating the internal logic of a painting. My intention is to unite them in a seamless, sensuous reality which is capable of resonating meaning on varied levels of perception."
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New York (Chelsea)
NY, 10001
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