COLOR

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.

Paul Jenkins

L to R: Jim Dine and Tom Wesselmann

Top: Sam Francis, Bottom: David Gilhooly

Ben Schonzeit

Niki de Saint Phalle

L to R: Julan Opie, Robert Motherwell, Frank Stella

L to R: Howard Hodgkin and Tim Bavington

Tim Bavington

Jonathan Novak Contemporary Art Website

Color Exhibition

TIM BAVINGTON / CLARITY AND DISTORTION

MARCH 8 - APRIL 13, 2012

Clarity and Distortion exhibits recent work by Las Vegas artist, Tim Bavington. Within the show, Bavington's traditional paintings of vertical lines are complimented by versions of distortion. His works are born from musical inspiration, created in correspondence to the twelve notes on the melodic scale. His paintings seem to sing, as airbrushed lines mimic revered tunes and compositions. Each pair of striped and distorted canvases reflects one of the songs from the following list: ”Fools Rush In” by Johnny Mercer, “Slippin’ & Slidin’” by Little Richard, “Magic Pie” by Oasis,  ”Susie Q” by Dale Hawkins, “Where Eagles Have Been” by Wolfmother, and “Into Tomorrow” by Paul Weller.

Clarity and Distortion will be on view through April 13, 2012.

LINKS

Jonathan Novak Contemporary Art Website

Tim Bavington Exhibition

Tim Bavington Artist Page