(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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