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Svenja Deininger at Marianne Boesky in Chelsea

I was just in New York and saw some incredibly inspiring paintings by Svenja Deininger.

Svenja's paintings are absolutely amazing.

Composition, shape, surface.

Nothing more.

What else does one really need ? 

Svenja Deininger: Untitled / Head
http://www.marianneboeskygallery.com/exhibitions/svenja-deininger-untitled-head/works

 Svenja's use of color and shape remind me of Ozenfant.
Svenja creates a wonderful tension between shape and surface in these paintings.

Svenja Deininger, Untitled, 2015

Oil on canvas.

90.5" x 59"

Photo: Marianne Boesky Gallery

Edge detail of Untitled, 2015

Svenja Deininger, Untitled, 2015

Oil on canvas.

90.5" x 59"

Detail of Untitled, 2015

There's a range of surface distinctions from matte to gloss, smooth to rough.

Some of the edges of the paintings reveal multiple built-up layers that provide a peek into the making of the object.

Photo: Marianne Boesky Gallery

Svenja Deininger, Untitled, 2015

Oil on canvas.

90.5" x 59"

Photo: Marianne Boesky Gallery

Detail of Untitled, 2015.

Edge detail of Untitled, 2015.

 Photo: Marianne Boesky Gallery

Svenja Deininger, Untitled, 2015

Oil on canvas.

90.5" x 59"

I think Svenja juxtaposes the surface in some ways similar to Suzan Frecon.

Photo: Marianne Boesky Gallery

Svenja Deininger, Untitled, 2015

Oil on canvas.

80.25" x 52"

Photo: Marianne Boesky Gallery

This is one killer little painting !

Svenja Deininger, Untitled, 2015

Oil on canvas.

11" x 8.25"

Photo: Marianne Boesky Gallery

Brandon Shimmel at George Lawson Gallery

Brandon Shimmel - five paintings

George Lawson Gallery, San Francisco

10.15.15 - 11.14.15

See the exhibition at George Lawson Galley here: http://www.georgelawsongallery.com/exhibitions.html

Go to the artist's website here:

http://www.brandonshimmel.com

Brandon Shimmel, SKU, 2015

Acrylic, acrylic sheet, aluminum on wood panel.

30"H x 25.25"W

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Echeveria color study.

Echeveria color inspiration.

Echeveria Color Study I

6" x 6" x3/4"

Acrylic on wood panel.

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Ed Moses

Latest happenings with Ed Moses.
"I don't want to be a goddamned artist. It's such a wimpy thing to want to be."
- Ed Moses.

At the age of 89, Ed has currently a drawing retrospective at the LA County Museum of Art and a solo show at the William Turner Gallery in Santa Monica.

Video with Ed Moses and Leslie Jones, curator of prints and drawings at the LACMA,
Tuesday, June 9th, at the William Turner Gallery.
http://williamturnergallery.com/VIDEOS/Ed_Moses_Talk_2015/Ed_Moses_2015.htm

'My Afternoon with Ed', interview by Stephen Goldberg.
http://artillerymag.com/art-brief-ed-moses/

'Ed Moses says he doesn't make "art" - he makes "magic", interview by Darby Maloney and John Horn: http://www.scpr.org/programs/the-frame/2015/05/29/42820/ed-moses-says-he-doesn-t-make-art-he-makes-magic/

Great photos of Ed Moses in his studio by Jim Newberry:
http://www.jimnewberry.com/artist-ed-moses-for-kpcc/

Ed Moses in his Venice, California studio.

Photo by Allan Shaffer.

Ed Moses, Avilda, 1963

Graphite with paper engineering on board.

5 1/2" x 6"

Photo: Louis Stern Fine Arts

Installation view of Ed Moses, Now and Then

at the William Turner Gallery.

Photo: William Turner Gallery.

William Rubin on Ellsworth Kelly

From Art News, Converting Painting Into Sculpture: Ellsworth Kelly's Signature Style, in 1963.

Coinciding with a current show at Matthew Marks New York Gallery, Art News recently revisited this article written on Kelly's work in 1963. If you can get past the first few paragraphs, this is well worth the read.
From Art News: http://www.artnews.com/2015/06/19/converting-painting-into-sculpture-william-rubin-on-ellsworth-kellys-signature-style-in-1963/

Ellsworth Kelly, Works in Exhibition:
http://www.matthewmarks.com/new-york/exhibitions/2015-05-13_ellsworth-kelly/works-in-exhibition/#

Also check out this 2011 interview with Ellsworth Kelly by Gwyneth Paltrow from Interview magazine: http://www.interviewmagazine.com/art/ellsworth-kelly#_

Matthew Marks installation video:
http://www.matthewmarks.com/new-york/exhibitions/2015-05-13_ellsworth-kelly/installation-video/

Installation view of Ellsworth Kelly at Matthew Marks Gallery.

All photos: Matthew Marks Gallery

I think this painting below is an absolute KILLER.

White Relief over Gray, 2013

Oil on canvas with two joined panels.

60" x 65"

All photos: Matthew Marks Gallery

Blue Angle, 2014

Painted aluminum.

90" x 150" x 4 1/8"

All photos: Matthew Marks Gallery

Detail of Blue Angle, 2014

Painted aluminum.

90" x 150" x 4 1/8"

All photos: Matthew Marks Gallery

And of course I like this one which reminds me of Tony DeLap. 

White Curve in Relief over White (Belle Ile), 2013

Oil on canvas with two joined panels.

47 1/4" x 84"

All photos: Matthew Marks Gallery

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Stripes (Green-Blue) III

24" x 24" x 1 3/8"

Acrylic on wood panel.

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