(Drivebycuriosity) - New York`s Lower East Side was once the slum of the
metropolis, filled with sweat shops; now the neighborhood is one of the
fanciest districts of the metropolis and a symbol for gentrification. A
legion of bars, pubs & restaurants and flocks of drunk college kids
gave LES the image of a party mile.
But the LES also has an artsy and attractive side: More than one hundred
art galleries choose to be in this area - thanks to more affordable rents. In the recent years LES became a
contender to Chelsea where usually the big classy art dealers reside. The
Sperone Westwater Gallery on the Bowery belongs to the ambitious LES galleries (
speronewestwater ).
They show now paintings by
Malcom Morley (throughOctober 27, 2018 ). I display here my favorites from this exhibition, a very subjective selection as usual. Above you can see his §The Ultimate Anxiety" (1978) and some detail shots. I like the strong colors and the combination of a classical style (like a Renaissance painting) with 20th century expressionism. The Press Release says, the painting "brings a distinctly surrealist
twist to a traditional Venetian scene, which is interrupted by a freight
train that seems to barrel across the surface of the canvas itself."
I also enjoy the knight riding dynamically along a storm front.
The artist´s version of the Trojan Horse is also worth a look.
Above more of Morley´s beloved knights in shiny armor.
and he indulged into old battle air planes.
To be continued
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