Brian Gross Fine Art Presents Bay Area artist Nellie King Solomon in an exhibition of new paintings, open through October 30, 2010. Continuing the artist’s exploration of movement and chance through energetic, gestural abstractions on mylar, these dramatic new works reflect Solomon’s “experiences of great western landscapes, interior and exterior terrains, [and] the shock of unabsorbed events.”
Nellie King Solomon, Magenta and Hooker’s Green Rings 1, 2010, acrylic and mixed media on mylar, 96 x 96 inches. Photo: Brian Gross Fine Art
In her recent work, Solomon explores vibrant new color palettes in magenta, fluorescent orange, and Hooker’s green. Working on a large table and using custom-made glass trowels, the artist applies pigment to thick sheets of mylar in broad, sweeping gestures. Bold, deliberate strokes merge with Solomon’s signature pours and drips, while large, opaque areas give way to thin, iridescent skim coats. An intentionally uneven work surface creates unpredictable pools and flows, adding an element of chance to otherwise calculated compositions.
Solomon uses unconventional materials to create luminous, shimmering surfaces. In places, the paint glitters as if sprinkled with diamond dust, while other areas appear corroded, as if dripped with battery acid. Close inspection reveals microcosmic topographies and tiny “geological eruptions.” The translucency of the mylar support lends the paintings a unique luminescence, “allow[ing] the edges to disappear into the wall and light to penetrate through clear pools of medium. The paintings subvert architecture, each pour and ring tears a hole through the wall.”
Nellie King Solomon was born in San Francisco, California in 1971. She received her MFA from California College of the Arts and her BA from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and has exhibited throughout the United States. This is Solomon’s third solo exhibition at Brian Gross Fine Art.
Established in 1990, Brian Gross Fine Art specializes in contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, and works on paper. The gallery features a diversity of artists, ranging from strong emerging talent to established modern masters. The gallery is located in San Francisco’s premier gallery building, 49 Geary, in close proximity to Union Square.
Brian Gross Fine Art maintains an active exhibition program, mounting approximately nine exhibitions per year. In addition, BGFA presents four satellite exhibitions per year in the lobby gallery of One Post Street in downtown San Francisco. BGFA’s record has been distinguished by numerous critical reviews in the local and national art press, and has won the respect of artists, collectors, museum curators and colleagues.
Artists represented include: Peter Alexander, Joe Amrhein, the Estate of Robert Arneson, Karl Benjamin, Tony Berlant, Chad Buck, Marco Casentini, Freddy Chandra, the Estate of Roy De Forest, Lewis deSoto, Josh Dov, Donald Feasél, Linda Fleming, Teo González, Dana Hart-Stone, Robert Jack, Cheonae Kim, Dale Kistemaker, Robin McDonnell, Pard Morrison, Ed Moses, Sono Osato, Ruth Pastine, Meridel Rubenstein, Robert Sagerman, Phil Sims, Stephen Sollins, Nellie King Solomon, Hadi Tabatabai, Roy Thurston, Amy Trachtenberg, and Andrea Way.
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