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March 4, 2006- April 22, 2006
Brian Alfred
Mary Boone Gallery
541 W 24th St Brian Alfred Monument to the Situationist International (2005) |
Mankind’s distinguishing characteristic is the drive to understand the world, to reach beyond what is known. In this series of large new paintings, Brian Alfred explores visionary thought, with references as specific and diverse as NASA, the Situationists, Constructivists and Sun Ra, to broader concepts of beauty, disaster, desire and escapism.
Beginning with scenes invented or culled from media photographs, Alfred uses the computer to reduce an image to its essential forms and colors. This pliant abstraction process allows him to modify the composition, much as artists earlier would use preparatory drawings. When rendered onto canvas, the final images, though forcefully direct, reveal the Artist’s hand. Alfred applies paint in a way that makes flat areas of color luminous and controlled lines organic.
The exhibition, at 541 West 24 Street, will run through 22 April 2006. Please contact the Gallery if we can be of further assistance, or visit our website www.maryboonegallery.com .
To complement the exhibition, the Artist has developed an interactive website www.spaceistheplace.org .
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