Jonathan Novak Contemporary Art Blog: Photorealism

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IMPORTANT WORKS ON PAPER

June 25 - August 28, 2015

Jonathan Novak Contemporary Art is pleased to present Important Works on Paper, featuring notable examples of Abstraction, Minimalism, Pop, and Photorealism.

The exhibition covers a vast array of expression upon one of the most essential, raw mediums: paper. This unforgiving surface honestly reveals the artist’s expertise in a unique way.

Important Works on Paper offers a variety of visual language including Wayne Thiebaud’s iconic and dramatic landscapes, Sam Francis’ vibrant explosions of color, Ralph Goings’ expertly painted reflections of light, and Jean Dubuffet’s rudimentary yet striking figuration.

The exhibition is comprised of paintings, drawings, monotypes, and editioned works. A wide range of mediums is featured including oil, acrylic, watercolor, gouache, glitter, charcoal, colored pencil, graphite, and collage.

On view are works by Wayne Thiebaud, Sam Francis, Jim Dine, Robert Motherwell, John Cage, Sam Messenger, Jean Dubuffet, David Hockney, Howard Hodgkin, Paul Jenkins, Ralph Goings, Robert Bechtle, John Salt, Charles Bell, Randy Dudley, Elizabeth Patterson, and John Baeder.

Important Works on Paper will be on exhibit through August 28, 2015.

On the homepage: Wayne Thiebaud – Drawing of San Francisco, David Hockney – Road to Palm Springs, Jean Dubuffet – Vache aux Deux Arbres, and Sam Francis – Untitled (SF63-006).

Artists Include: Ralph Goings, Jean Dubuffet, David Hockney, Jim Dine, Sam Francis, Wayne Thiebaud, and Robert Bechtle

David Hockney - Road to Palm Springs

Jim Dine - Tricky Teeth

From Left to Right:

Ralph Goings – Blueberry Pie

Jean Dubuffet – Vache aux deux Arbres

Ralph Goings – Napkin Box and Creamer

Wayne Thiebaud – Mountain Cloud

Sam Francis – Untitled (SF63-006)

Charles Bell - Tinker Toys and Clown

Roy Lichtenstein - View from the Window

From Left to Right:

Howard Hodgkin - La Plume de ma Tante

Jim Dine - Hope

Sam Francis - Untitled (SFM78-171; SFM78-050)

Jim Dine - Hope

Howard Hodgkin - La Plume de ma Tante

Sam Francis - Untitled (SFM78-171; SFM78-050)

Robert Motherwell - Untitled (P77-3122)

Sam Francis - Untitled (SFM81-144)

John Cage - (R3) (Where R=Ryoanji); R3 (Where R=Ryoanji)

Randy Dudley - Desert Tramline

Sam Francis - Untitled (SF74-860; SF76-1105A)

Elizabeth Patterson - Sepulveda Blvd., 5PM

Sam Messenger - Veil from Ketos

Robert Motherwell - Untitled (Phoenician Red) (M-76-2821)

John Baeder - Shofar

John Baeder - Jim's Diner

DAVID PARRISH: FERRIS WHEEL

Our current exhibition, Photorealism: The Everyday Illuminated will be on display for three more weeks.

Today we present to you David Parrish and his painting Ferris Wheel. With plentiful color, brilliant motion, and unique composition, Ferris Wheel stands out as one of Parrish's important masterpieces.

Photorealism: The Everyday Illuminated - an exhibition at Jonathan Novak Contemporary Art gallery

"Four decades as an 'official' Photorealist--the early decades spent chasing, photographing, and painting motorcycles...Then later, the porcelain Elvises, Marilyns, Deans, the masks, the myriad kitschy gewgaws, toys, and thrill rides that were such fun to paint--the time has passed so quickly.

Now a fifth decade, I hope, and thanks to a generous friend who encouraged me to enter the new age, I have a PC, a printer, and a couple of point-and-shoot digital cameras--a whole new way to view the world! Small, lightweight, very portable--I carry a digital camera everywhere I go.

Today I am working on another motorcycle painting agian, at the same old stand, in the same old way, translating a photo image onto canvas with oil paint and sable brushes, but I've got a whole new toolbox full of goodies to help me accomplish the task a little bit more easily, and it's beginning to feel like the good old days all over again."

- David Parrish

From the book Photorealism in the Digital Age © 2013Citation: Bernarducci, Frank, Harris, Elizabeth K., and Meisel, Louis K. Photorealism in the Digital Age. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 2013.

PHOTOREALISM: URBAN LANDSCAPES

Photorealist artists Bertrand Meniel, Gus Heinze, Ben Schonzeit, Ralph Goings, Robert Cottingham, Don Jacot, and Tom Pfannerstill have successfully utilized their expert skills to turn the urban banal into the beloved. Their mastery of nuance and detail invites the viewer to experience the beauty and excitement of city life.

Ben Schonzeit painting / Sixth Avenue

Bertrand Meniel painting / Roaring

Don Jacot painting / Ecstasy and True Love

Gus Heinze painting / Allstate

Ralph Goings painting / Laundry Interior

Robert Cottingham painting / Boulevard Drinks

Tom Pfannerstill sculptures / Subway & Pepsi

For more information, see exhibition page Photorealism: The Everyday Illuminated

ROBERTO BERNARDI | LE DUE LUCI

"Art, for me, is the narration on canvas of everyday life experiences." -Roberto Bernardi, Photorealist painter

Roberto Bernardi - "Le Due Luci"

PHOTOREALISM: ETHEREAL DREAMSCAPES

Photorealists Jack Mendenhall, Robert Gniewek, Yigal Ozeri, David Parrish, Ben Schonzeit, and Rod Penner transport us to majestic sceneries that are hyperreal while simultaneously dreamlike. Evoking memory and imagination while remaining uncannily real, these paintings invite us to contemplate, drawing upon our own unique experiences.

Jack Mendenhall - Twilight at Kapalua

Robert Gniewek - Majestic Grill #5

Yigal Ozeri - Untitled; Garden of the Gods

David Parrish - Ferris Wheel

Ben Schonzeit - Ammoudi

Rod Penner - House with Yellow Toy

AUTOMOBILES AND MOTORCYCLES IN PHOTOREALISM

Automobiles and motorcycles have long played important roles in our daily lives. Whether fueling a collector’s passion, empowering an individual’s freedom, or simply transporting people from place to place, vehicles maintain their longstanding importance in society. Automobiles and motorcycles have been, since the beginning of the movement, significant iconic subjects of Photorealist artists.

Esteemed Photorealists Elizabeth Patterson, John Baeder, Cheryl Kelley, Tom Blackwell, Randy Dudley, John Salt, and Ralph Goings pay homage to the vehicle’s place in our lives.

Elizabeth Patterson - "Sepulveda Blvd, 5PM"

John Baeder - "Club Charm, Paterson, NJ"

Cheryl Kelley - "Red and Grey Delahaye"

Tom Blackwell - "Red Lightning"

John Salt - "Garage with White Sedan"

Randy Dudley - "Desert Tramline"

Ralph Goings - "Gem Top"

PHOTOREALISM / THE EVERYDAY ILLUMINATED

MAY 12 – JULY 11, 2014

The Photorealist movement transforms the expressive and disciplined study of photographic imagery into highly detailed works of art. Since the 1970s, practitioners of the style have painted, drawn, and sculpted contemporary scenes with articulations of light playing across diverse surfaces: urban and suburban landscapes, the polished exteriors of automobiles or toys, appetizing scenes of food and drink, and the reflective windows and surfaces of seemingly familiar places. Photorealism developed in part as a reaction against the abstraction prevalent in modernist movements. Using their highly refined technical skills, often tricking the viewer (is this a photograph or is it a painting?), the Photorealists successfully tap into one’s emotions by recreating the atmosphere of a specific time and place. Memory is a key component of one’s experience with a Photorealistic work. The possibility of rekindling childhood images or nostalgia is likely, both consciously and subconsciously.

To some critics, the Photorealists may appear to merely recreate these photographic images into technically obsessive paintings, when in fact the works are acute expressions of the human experience, capturing precious and elusive moments in time. The Photorealists have the ability to take the common, the banal, and often ignored daily routines and to recognize and memorialize these scenes for posterity. In this realm of artwork, the ordinary transforms into the extraordinary.