Contemporary Art: Inspired By Las Vegas @ James Cohan Gallery New York

(Drivebycuriosity) - Contemporary art is full of discoveries & surprises. At James Cohan Gallery (291 Grand Street, New York jamescohan) I spotted an interesting show with new work by Alison Elizabeth Taylor (through December 22, 2017). I display here my favorites from the exhibition, a very subjective selection as usual.

The press release explains: "Taylor assembles small parts cut from diverse materials to create a disjointed whole. Well-known for her use of the technique of marquetry, recently, Taylor has been reinventing the form by adding paint and photographic imagery such as desert floors, rusting neon signs and rotting wood" ( exhibitions).

The paintings are inspired by Taylor’s hometown of Las Vegas and the desert neighborhood. On top of this post you can see "Only Castles Burning..." (2017, Marquetry hybrid, 58 x 63 inches, 147.3 x 160 cm).



                                                               Casinos & Deserts

Above "Superbloom" (2017, Medium, 22 x 16 inches, 55.9 x 40.6 cm).

Above "The Cosmopolitan" (2016, Marquetry hybrid, 59 x 46 in. 149.9 x 116.8 cm) followed by "Forgive me, Mr. Eakins" (2017, Wood veneer, acrylic, shellac, 60 x 69 inches, 152.4 x 175.3 cm) & "Sam’s Town" (2016, Marquetry hybrid, 47 x 59 inches,119.4 x 149.9 cm).

Above "Solutionism: Plan B" (2017, Marquetry hybrid, 21 x 18 inches,53.3 x 45.7 cm) & "The Sum of It" (2017, Wood veneer, acrylic, shellac, 72 x 52 inches, 182.9 x 132.1 cm).



Enjoy!