NEW YORK, NY, March 21, 2009
/24-7PressRelease/ -- Agora Gallery is proud to present Mark Ward in Quintessential Color.
About Mark Ward:
British painter Mark Ward's hyperreal tropical landscapes portray the African influence in his work, formative experiences translated into minute stages for toys and trinkets. Ward dots these bright landscapes with plastic vegetation and articulated wild animal figurines, accentuating curves and smooth surfaces with a searing color palette and spectacular shadows cast on bold backdrops. With this aesthetic, Ward represents his experience of being an outsider during life-changing visits to Africa, a sense of being overwhelmed and fascinated, but also inescapably aware of being from elsewhere.
Beyond the satiric inclinations inherent to such colorful pop landscapes, Ward's paintings also exemplify a bubbly, playful optimism. His models (which Ward often creates in his studio to observe before painting) are invariably peaceful and calm, portraying nature as a playground for sweet animals and soft surfaces. With a combination of detailed hues and shading, and the kind of magical realism that invests quirky objects with uncanny inner lives, Ward portrays his safari scenes with bustling energy and vitality.
Mark Ward's work may be seen on
http://www.agora-gallery.com/artistinvite/mark_ward.aspx
About Quintessential Color
Contemporary visual art that is both eye-catching and emotionally stirring, consisting of panels resonating the seasons of nature and tides of personal emotion, are the components of this sophisticated collective exhibition. The quirky fusions of brilliant hues and energizing flow of light in spatial associations evoke joyful effervescence in abstract contexts. They are contrasted by the finesse of organic painting with its simplicity, comfort and ethereal gentility in subtly tinted landscapes. The outstanding endowment of these contemporary artists in the deft use of color repeatedly conveys conceptual flair and perceptive artistry that honors their authenticity and skill.
Featured Artists: Anne Marble Caramanico, Diana Un-Jin Cho, Shaun Johnson, H. Jinny Jung, Pat Kagan, Marty Maehr, Anne Manley, Ryan, Mark Ward, Alkistis Wechsler
Exhibition Dates: March 21, 2009 through April 10, 2009
Opening Reception: Thursday, March 26, 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
About Agora Gallery
Established in 1984, Agora Gallery is dedicated to the promotion of national and international contemporary artists. The Gallery caters to the taste and trends of the sophisticated New York art market and the Gallery's discerning worldwide collector base. The Gallery's wide client-base includes private collectors, art consultants, corporate art consultants, architects and interior designers as well as business, government, diplomatic and social VIPs. Agora Gallery offers the client an extraordinary opportunity to acquire some of the most carefully curated art in the contemporary, global art market.
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