 The Walking Dunes, 2006 Oil on linen, 36 x 43 in. Joseph Park Amagansett For his exhibition titled "Amagansett," Seattle based artist Joseph Park has created paintings inspired by his recent sojourn in Amagansett, New York. Mining this area of rich artistic activity, Park uses lush, swirling brushwork to create powerfully stark depictions of the tree outside Pollock's studio, for example, or a rocking chair that belonged to de Kooning. The region's famed light and physical features - including the Walking Dunes - are strikingly captured in Park's restrained palette of cobalt based ocean blues and sepia browns, conjuring winter colors and seasonal nostalgia. His dynamic style seems equally inspired by Pollock's powerfully kinetic technique as by the motion of the wind and waves. Mr. Park was born in Ottawa, Canada; graduated with a BA from Cornish College of the Arts and with an MFA from the California Institute of the Arts. He recently had a solo exhibition, "Moon Beam Caress," at the Frye Art Museum, Seattle (2005), and his work has been featured in group exhibitions such as "Drawn Fictions," The Art Gym, Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, OR (2004) and "Comic Release: Negotitating Identity for a New Generation," Regina Gouger Miller Gallery, Carnegie Mellon University (2003). Exhibition: September 7 - October 14, 2006 Gallery hours: Tues-Fri 10:30am - 5:30pm, Sat 11am - 5pm Rena Bransten Gallery 77 Geary Street (between Kearny and Grant Streets) USA-San Francisco, CA 94108 Telephone +1 415 982-3292 Fax +1 415 982-1807 Email info@renabranstengallery.com www.renabranstengallery.com |
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