CrossCurrents 2021

CrossCurrents Through most of 2020 and the beginning of 2021, the Pandemic has had a profound effect on the normal rhythms of our lives. Almost all of life’s social and cultural interactions “out in the world” came to a complete halt.

In the art world, museums closed and galleries held openings online and virtually.

Yet, for the artists themselves, this tended to have a counterintuitive silver lining.

With most of life’s usual distractions and obligations on hold, time in the studio for art making increased dramatically. It has allowed artists to stretch in new directions and dive more deeply into their process and practice.

CrossCurrents offers an exciting sampling of work produced in and around this time. Many of the artists in this exhibition continue to experiment and probe the expressive possibilities of the materials with which they are working, creating works that in some instances inspire meditative reflection, and in others utilize reflective materials to inspire movement and interactivity.

Casper Brindle presents three dramatic investigations into color and perspective, utilizing automotive paints to create poetic, spatially dynamic atmospheres.

Alex Couwenberg makes a welcome return to the gallery with bold, engaging new work which create wonderfully complex symphonic compositions in line, color, shape and texture.

Shingo Francis presents beautifully subtle, gossamer-like oils that shift and move with a grace that’s like wind over water.

Jimi Gleason introduces two exuberantly gestural, lustrous silver nitrate paintings, edged with electric bands of color.

Peter Lodato offers new oils on canvas, whose layers of paint and scumbled surfaces, resonate like tuning forks to the soul.

Andy Moses follows his acclaimed solo show, with two new works, whose surfaces shimmer and shift as they pull one into their radiant spaces.

Nellie King Solomon makes her gallery debut with two elegant works on mylar, where thick improvisational gestures appear to float above the mylar’s milky translucency.

Jennifer Wolf utilizes layers of painted silk and mineral pigments to add luminous depth to her exquisitely moody abstract landscapes.

Casper Brindle, West Channel, acrylic, automotive paint and resin on panel, 48”x72”

Casper Brindle presents three dramatic investigations into color and perspective, utilizing automotive paints to create poetic, spatially dynamic atmospheres.

Casper Brindle Perspective 1 acrylic on canvas 72”x94”

Casper Brindle, Untethered, acrylic, automotive paint and resin on panel, 48” x 96”

Alex Couwenberg makes a welcome return to the gallery with bold, engaging new work which create wonderfully complex symphonic compositions in line, color, shape and texture.

Alex Couwenberg Baby Glass acrylic & spray on canvas 72”x66”

Alex Couwenberg, Pinky Tuscadero, acrylic on canvas, 50”x56”

Alex Couwenberg Sometimes I Know What I’m Talking About acrylic & spray on canvas 44”x60”

Shingo Francis presents beautifully subtle, gossamerlike oils that shift and move with a grace that’s like wind over water.

Shingo Francis Interference (blue, green, red) oil on canvas 48” x 48”

Shingo Francis, Reflection in Four, oil on canvas, 52”x36”

Shingo Francis, Interference (blue, green, yellow), oil on canvas, 46” x 46”

Jimi Gleason introduces two exuberantly gestural, lustrous silver nitrate paintings, edged with electric bands of color.

Jimi Gleason Cloud Break silver deposit & acrylic on canvas 48”x36”

Jimi Gleason, Summer Kine, silver nitrate & acrylic on canvas, 60” x 48”

Jimi Gleason, Spring Kine, silver nitrate & acrylic on canvas, 60” x 48”

Peter Lodato White Moon Over Yellow oil on canvas 60”x20”

Peter Lodato offers new oils on canvas, whose layers of paint and scumbled surfaces resonate like tuning forks to the soul.

Peter Lodato Yin & Yang (Magenta and White) oil on canvas 60”x20”

Peter Lodato, Yin & Yang (Yellow & White), oil on canvas, 60”x20”

Peter Lodato, Red Diamond, oil on canvas, 48”x36”

Peter Lodato, Red Diamond (Detail) oil on canvas, 48”x36”

Andy Moses follows his acclaimed solo show with two new works, whose surfaces shimmer and shift as they pull one into their radiant spaces.

Andy Moses Geodesy 1004 acrylic on canvas over circular wood panel 48” diameter

Andy Moses, Geomorphology 1416, acrylic on canvas over concave wood panel, 45”x75”x4.25”

Andy Moses, Geomorphology 1416, acrylic on canvas over concave wood panel, 45”x75”x4.25”

Nellie King Solomon makes her gallery debut with two elegant works on mylar, where thick improvisational gestures appear to float above the mylar’s milky translucency.

Nellie King Solomon Knock Out 4 acrylic, ink, soda ash, chrystalina on mylar 72”x24”

Nellie King Solomon Touch Down acrylic, soda ash, and christalina on mylar 72” x 72”

Nellie King Solomon Knock Out 5 acrylic, ink, soda ash, chrystalina on mylar 72”x24”

Jennifer Wolf utilizes layers of painted silk and mineral pigments to add luminous depth to her exquisitely moody abstract landscapes.

Jennifer Wolf Dye Painting #10 alum, madder, weld, indigo, cochineal, mica, acrylic medium on silk and canvas on birch panel 40”x40”

Jennifer Wolf Dye Painting #8, alum, madder, weld, indigo, cochineal, mica, acrylic medium on silk and canvas on birch panel 41”x35”

Jennifer Wolf Dye Painting #9 alum, madder, weld, indigo, cochineal, mica, acrylic medium on silk and canvas on birch panel 40”x40”