Jonathan Novak Contemporary Art Blog: Niki de St. Phalle

Official Press Release

Jonathan Novak Contemporary Art is pleased to be exhibiting at Art Miami from November 29 - December 4. Exhibition Page Link. Novak will be featuring significant works by Sam Francis from the 1960s – 1980s, celebrating the artist's enduring legacy as one of the most renown American Abstract Expressionists. The centerpiece of the gallery's exhibition is an extraordinary Sam Francis painting on canvas, massive in scale at ten feet. This monumental work will be displayed at the Jonathan Novak Contemporary Art booth (#C213) at the Art Miami Wynwood Arts District.

Novak will also be showcasing a diverse collection of works by important artists from the Post-War movements of Abstract Expressionism, Pop, Photorealism, and Minimalism including Sam Francis, Jim Dine, Frank Stella, Niki de Saint Phalle, Robert Cottingham, Roy Lichtenstein, Wayne Thiebaud, Paul Jenkins, Helen Frankenthaler, Howard Hodgkin, Jean Dubuffet, John Baeder, Lucas Samaras, Julian Opie, and others. The selection includes paintings, drawings, monotypes, sculpture, and editioned works from this group of revered and influential artists.

Jonathan Novak Contemporary Art a long-standing gallery in Southern California, is an important source for Post-War and Contemporary American and European art. The gallery is located in the heart of Century City, adjacent to Beverly Hills and the west side of Los Angeles. The gallery's extensive inventory includes paintings, drawings, sculpture, and prints by acclaimed artists from significant Post-War movements including Abstract Expressionism, Color Field, Minimalism, Pop Art, and Photorealism.

Jonathan Novak has been an exhibitor at international art fairs in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, San Francisco, Palm Beach, Palm Springs, Southampton, and Aspen. He is a member of the Fine Art Dealers Association (FADA), The International Fine Print Dealers of America (IFPDA), and the Private Art Dealers of America (PADA).

Frank Stella Talladega Three II 1982 Editioned work on paper

Niki de Saint Phalle Fauteuil Serpent 1982 Editioned sculpture

About Jonathan Novak Contemporary Gallery: (http://novakart.com)

Art Miami Location:
Jonathan Novak Contemporary Art
Booth C213
Wynwood Arts District
3101 NE 1st Avenue
Miami, FL
33137

MARCH 2 – APRIL 11, 2014

Color became the hallmark of painting in the 1960s when a succession of movements—ranging from Color Field to Pop—marked the triumph of American art as an international phenomenon. Pop Art took the vibrant, garish color of advertising and turned it into a positive creative statement. At the same time, abstract painters began to explore color’s sensual and emotional impact as a visceral experience. Since this exciting era, artists have continued to use and work with color as an expression of passion, beauty, and unbridled excitement.

Color surveys Post-War contemporary American and European works by well-known Abstract Expressionists, Pop artists, and Photorealists including: Sam Francis, Paul Jenkins, Robert Motherwell, Andy Warhol, Frank Stella, Tim Bavington, David Hockney, Tom Wesselmann, Jim Dine, Julian Opie, Niki de Saint Phalle, Ben Schonzeit, Robert Gniewek, and David Parrish. These artists communicate through the fundamental language of color. While their works delight the eye, they also possess a resonance based on the deep emotional impact of pure pigment.

Color will be on view through April 11, 2014.