NEW YORK, NY, February 24, 2009
/24-7PressRelease/ -- Agora Gallery is proud to present Til O'plan in The Dexterity of Form.
About Til O'plan:
German artist TIL O'PLAN turns domestic scenes into theatrical narratives of expectancy. In O'Plan's dreamily rendered scenes, figures, objects and nature all seem to be waiting for something to happen. His paintings and sculptures reflect nostalgia for mid-20th Century realism, such as Edward Hopper's delicate depictions of yearning or Balthus' provocative portraits, yet they also suggest that the same mode of representation captures today's cultural climate. Today, loneliness, expectancy and dormant dreams are as much a part of people's lives as ever and O'Plan's narratives pull focus away from contemporary globalization and toward quieter moments. O'Plan holds a mirror up to domestic reality and says, "This is what you look like." By doing so, he makes even the smallest incidents seem somehow significant.
O'Plan studied at Burg Giebichenstein University for Arts and Design in Halle, Germany and has since worked as a painter, sculptor and photographer. Til O'Plan lives and works in Leipzig, Germany.
Til O'plan's work may be seen on
http://www.agora-gallery.com/ArtistInvite/TIL_O%5E6PLAN_ISRAEL.aspx
About The Dexterity of Form
An exciting selection of imagery hovering between abstraction and figuration, this exhibition offers a new understanding of modern social and human issues through art. A balancing act between still-lifes and a perspective of urban life succeeds in capturing a veneration of nature in contrast with a preoccupying social climate. The shift between the boundaries of topics through alternative perspectives gives rise to an intimate glimpse of national and local identities alongside images born of geographic memory.
Featured Artists: Mon Choo, Susanne Jonak, Maryanne Kelly Hand, Sonja Olson, Til O'plan Israel, Michael James Ward
Exhibition Dates: February 24, 2009 through March 17, 2009
Opening Reception: Thursday, March 5, 2009, 6-8 pm
Gallery Location: 530 West 25th Street, Chelsea, New York
Gallery Hours: Tues - Sat, 11am-6pm
AGORA GALLERY
Agora Gallery New York established in 1984, is a fine art gallery dedicated to the promotion of national and international artists, providing quality and original art to established and emerging collectors and catering to special events in support of fine art. The gallery is also the publisher of ARTisSpectrum Magazine and the sponsor of Art-Mine.com
Angela Di Bello Director
530 West 25th Street,
Chelsea, New York City, NY
10001, USA
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