THE ARTIST'S SHELF STANLEY BIELEN
On the cover: "Aspire"
THE ARTIST'S SHELF STANLEY BIELEN
ON VIEW MAY 13 THROUGH JUNE 19, 2021
Kathryn Markel Fine Arts is pleased to present an exhibition of new works by Stanley Bielen. The exhibition consists of 13 oil paintings that explore Bielen’s ongoing ceramic and floral still-life works. The artist’s hand is deeply visible through Bielen’s deft and exacting precision with his brush and palette knife. Each mark of paint is purposeful, revealing Bielen’s economic, but lustrous approach to creating light and depth within each work. These works celebrate the complexity and surprising grandeur of the still-life. Bielen’s process starts with gathering floral clippings from his garden and arranging them in his studio. Bielen doesn’t attempt to capture these subjects in a precise photorealistic manner, but rather approaches these classic objects with abstracted, loose strokes. By having an often singular and centered subject, Bielen focuses the viewer deeply into the piece, creating an intimate and reflective space. The thick, painterly marks Bielen lays down, have a juicy and luscious quality resulting in paintings that revel in the nature and potential of paint.
"Absence of Noise," 2021 Oil on paper/mounted 17 7/8 x 14 5/8 inches image size 19 x 15 5/8 inches framed
"Dotted Cup" 2020 Oil on paper/mounted 7 1/2 x 5 inches image size 10 1/2 x 15 inches framed
"In a Chorus," 2021 Oil on paper/mounted 9 3/4 x 13 inches image size 20 x 16 3/4 inches framed
"Aspire," 2021 Oil on paper/mounted 18 x 15 inches image size 19 x 15 3/4 inches framed
"Forelsket," 2020 Oil on paper/mounted 14 x 13 inches image size 21 x 20 inches framed
"Roses," 2020 Oil on paper/mounted 14 x 12 inches image size 21 x 19 inches framed
"Mi," 2020 Oil on prepared panel 7 3/4 x 6 1/8 inches image size 14 5/8 x 13 inches framed
"Shelf Life (Triptych)," 2021 Oil on paper/mounted 19 x 10 5/8 inches framed
"Indigo Fig," 2021 Oil on paper/mounted 9 1/8 x 7 1/8 inches image size 16 x 14 inches framed
"Uno Saltu," 2020 Oil on prepared panel 13 x 10 inches image size 19 7/8 x 15 3/4 inches framed
"Basic Shapes," 2021 Oil on paper/mounted 8 3/4 x 11 inches image size, 15 5/8 x 18 inches framed
"Blue Dots," 2021 Oil on paper/mounted 6 1/4 x 8 inches image size, 13 1/8 x 14 7/8 inches framed
"Pomme D'Api," 2021 Oil on paper/mounted 3 5/8 x 8 1/2 inches image size, 10 1/2 x 15 inches framed
Stanley Bielen was born in Rzeszow, Poland. He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He currently lives in Philadelphia and teaches at the Fleisher Art Memorial of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Bielen's work is part of the collections of the Hirshhorn Museum, CBS Television and Goldman Sachs. He was the recipient of the 2003 Fred and Naomi Hazell Faculty Fellowship at the Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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