Obsessive Reductive at The Hogar Collection, Brooklyn, NY, Jun 13 - Jul 28

Exhibition Description:

This show features abstract painting and sculptural wall reliefs by six diverse artists who are all exploring rich post-minimalist pictorial terrain. These pieces appear to share the same cool, detached quality typically found in most minimalist work. Yet, they are clearly made by hand, with the resulting imperfections and vicissitudes not hindering the result but in fact being essential to its effect, giving the work a warmth and depth that belies its formal rigor.

Description:

Image: Cecilia Biagini
Follows itself
acrylic and flashe on wood, 42 x 40 x 2 in., 2008.

Cecilia Biagini creates playfully elegant forms that transcend their humble origins. She uses subtle variations in length, and a careful awareness of the ways in which the wedges can compound into curves, as well as cancelling them out, to generate richly varied undulations. On close inspection, the bright, saturated colors seem randomly selected. Yet, from farther away they create a sense of light across the whole piece, addeding a sense of volume and drama to each work.

Full Contact Details:

The Hogar Collection
362 Grand Street - Williamsburg, Brooklyn 11211
t.718.388.5022 info .at. hogarcollection.com
Gallery Hours: thursday - monday noon - 7pm and by appointment