Chelsea’s Agora Gallery features Canadian artist, Darlean Morris, in Beyond Borders: an Exhibition of Fine Art from Canada. The exhibition is scheduled to run from October 7, 2011 through October 28, 2011 (opening reception: Thursday, October 13, 2011).
Darlean Morris, Orange Divide, Oil on Aluminum, 36″ x 36″ x 2″
About the Artist
Canadian painter Darlean Morris is a staunch advocate of abstraction, though her brightly-toned geometric forms, when applied to aluminum, often evoke landscapes and natural forms. Her oil compositions are roughly textured, with paints applied in liberal quantities, but there is also incredible precision in the Ontario artist’s arrangements of rectilinear shapes. These frequently take on prism-like qualities, refracting and diverting the paths of colorful light that pass through them. Fauvist pinks and oranges, turf greens and sunny yellows overlap, producing surprising new tones that beam outwards in hybrid patterns and on surprising paths.
The choice of aluminum as a support makes ingenious and appropriate sense. The sleek surfaces seem to give the colors greater freedom, as they glide through one another and spread towards the edges. Morris accentuates this ease of movement with provocatively off-balance planes that emphasize impressions of velocity. Her paints, some applied in even strokes, others in thick daubs, often scratched away to reveal hidden layers, are spectacularly vivid. They slide into never-quite-stable shapes and spaces.
Exhibition Dates: October 7, 2011 – October 28, 2011
Reception: Thursday, October 13, 2011, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Gallery Location: 530 West 25th St, New York City
Gallery Hours: Tues – Sat, 11a.m. – 6 p.m.
Event URL: www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/Darlean_Morris.aspx
About the Exhibition:
Brighten up your October with the varied and delightful exhibitions at Agora Gallery. Marvel at the talent of the Canadian artists in Beyond Borders. Enjoy a new way of looking at the world in Sensorial Perspectives, and revel in a sense of kinetic energy in The Synergy of Movement. In addition, prepare yourself for a real treat in Infinite Color: L. Byrne / a solo Exhibition. This remarkable artist dazzles her audience with works of vibrant abstract skill which take a personal emotional response to the natural world and turn it into a celebration and a source of delight for all those who view them.
Featured Artists:
Sensorial Perspectives: Sung Ki Jeon, Klaus Boesch (The Sandman), Chas David, Qphoto-art “arjon&jeffrey groeneweg”, Kunshik Shin
The Synergy of Movement: Nicole Alger, Will Day, Whojeong Lee, David Segeta, Ford Weisberg
Beyond Borders: an Exhibition of Fine Art from Canada: Darlene Adams, SuzieB, Anahit Etemadi, Pat Fairhead, Chantelle Gobeil, Larouche, Arcade Latour, Barry Melsom, Darlean Morris, Paul Saucier, Peter Schulz, Ivan Hilliard Vincent, Teresa Young
Infinite Color: L. Byrne / a Solo Exhibition: L. Byrne
About Agora Gallery
Agora Gallery is a fine art gallery, established in 1984 and located in the heart of New York City’s Chelsea art galleries district. It is famous for showcasing a spectacular array of talented artists from around the world and around the corner, while providing quality and original art to collectors. Exhibitions are usually group exhibits, presenting the work of a number of artists, but sometimes solo exhibitions focus on the work of one particular artist. The gallery publishes ARTisSpectrum Magazine, a bi-annual magazine that is distributed to museums, galleries, art institutions and art schools around the world. It provides artists, collectors, museums, galleries, art organizations and enthusiasts with access to the work of international talented artists as well as feature articles, reviews and interviews. Agora Gallery is the proud sponsor of ARTmine, one of the most comprehensive resources available worldwide to view and purchase fine art. The gallery also runs Agora Art Blog, a blog designed to provide helpful information and advice for artists while providing a forum for artists to help one another by sharing their experiences and thoughts.
Agora Gallery
530 West 25th St,
New York City, NY 10001
