Brenda Ness-Cooper Brings Modernity to Classic Scenes

Brenda Ness-Cooper’s ultra-modern take on landscape painting pares down the genre’s descriptive aesthetic to find the inner character of each location.

Ness-Cooper divides her watercolor work between unknown places of beauty – an empty beach, a private garden – and brand name locales, such as the island of Santorini or the shores by the Sydney Opera House. But in each case, she reaches for the nuances of her subject. Never limiting herself to portraying the flat beauty that would simply indicate an attractive view, in these works each location betrays its own quiet quirks and atmosphere with a compelling, almost seductive intimacy. Ness-Cooper achieves this not only with her eye for detail but through her style, which places strong value on a balanced composition and clean lines. She carefully composes her shapes and relies on blocked color and subtle shifts among neutral tones to create scenes that invite the eye to dance. The artist is also adept at switching between a deep perspective and a close study.

Brenda Ness-Cooper was born in Brooklyn and today lives in Staten Island.

Exhibition Dates: February 7, 2014 – February 27, 2014
Reception: Thursday, February 13, 2013, 6-8 pm
Gallery Location: 530 West 25th St, New York City
Gallery Hours: Tues – Sat, 11a.m. – 6 p.m.
Event URL: http://www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/Brenda_Ness__Cooper.aspx

Featured Artists:
Figuratively Speaking
Tatiana Abrantes | Giovanni Armenio | Michelle Cadreau | T.M. Clingerman | Mary Dutra | Sabine Favris | Jessica Feldman | Seiler Bowers | Marshall Gould | Mauro Masin | Stephen Von Mason | Brenda Ness-Cooper | Marife Nuñez | Robert Parr | Carolina Sauca | Kaycee Lynne | Gary E. Teixeira | Valerii Tkachenko
Art to Heart: in Support of the Children’s Heart Foundation
Tatiana Abrantes | Fuad Ali Albinfalah | Giovanni Armenio | Seiler Bowers | Francisco Canas | T.M. Clingerman | Sabine Favris | Haitham Jabbar | Olivia Kapoor | Noriko Kinouchi | Kaycee Lynne | Svetlana Malakhova | William Marquina | Mauro Masin | Stephen Von Mason | Brenda Ness-Cooper | Marife Nuñez | Carolina Sauca | Mario Schaeffer | Cecilia Setterdahl | Sola | Julie Turner
Elemental Realms
Fuad Ali Albinfalah | Francisco Canas | Joann Doneen | Sonya Dziabas | Haitham Jabbar | Olivia Kapoor | Noriko Kinouchi | Svetlana Malakhova | William Marquina | Patrick Montagnac | Isabel Rabassa | Mario Schaeffer | Malissa Schisler | Cecilia Setterdahl | Daniel Simeonov | Sola | Julie Turner
About Agora Gallery
Agora Gallery is a contemporary fine art gallery located in the heart of Chelsea’s art district in NYC. Established in 1984, Agora Gallery specializes in connecting art dealers and collectors with national and international artists. The art gallery’s expert consultants are available to assist corporate and private clients in procuring original artwork to meet their organization’s specific needs and budget requirements. With a strong online presence and popular online gallery, ARTmine, coupled with the spacious and elegant physical gallery space, the work of our talented artists, who work in diverse media and styles, can receive the attention it deserves. Over the years Agora Gallery has sponsored and catered to special events aimed at fostering social awareness and promoting the use of art to help those in need.

Organisation contact details
Gallery Location: 530 West 25th St, New York City
Gallery Hours: Tues – Sat, 11a.m. – 6 p.m.
Tel. 212-2264151