Aimee Gillen. Constructing Unbelievable Color

Aimee Gillen’s highly sophisticated acrylic and glass pieces meld organic forms with unbelievable color. Her works are sensual two-dimensional pieces painted on canvases several feet across.

Because her materials can be alternately very thin or thick, Gillen is able to express a physicality that can change in dynamic several times over the course of one piece. The pieces are largely abstract, with some series featuring stylized figures. Many contain tantalizing hints of recognizable organic or human forms. But mainly the work is about rich, almost impossible color and complex organization. Gillen practically constructs her compositions, they are so layered; her shapes surround, envelop, and fold in on each other, taking unanticipated turns and hanging element on top of element. The movements are fragile and robust in turn. The palette is ambitious in its extent and simply incredible in its richness and capacity for reflecting and refracting light.

Gillen was born in London, England but moved to Ireland at a young age, where she has since mounted several exhibitions. She currently lives in Dublin.

Exhibition Dates: July 29, 2014 – August 19, 2014
Reception: Thursday, July 31, 2014, 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat 11-6
Gallery Location: 530 West 25th St, Chelsea, New York
Event URL: http://www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/Aimee_Gillen.aspx
Featured Artists:

Verve of Abstraction

Mona Askaer | Ben Bonart | Stuart Burton | Camilla Carlsson | Michelli Cockburn | Rebecca Coddington | Terry Formyduval | Gilberto Gillo | Aimee Gillen | Blandine Girerd | Karen Hochman Brown | Ibañez Torres | Debbie Klein | Carlene Lavender | Estrid Maria Eriksen | Lloyd Platt | Sara Rainoldi | Svetlana Romanova | Dora Votin

About the Exhibition

The lively, lovely and enlivening artworks in Verve of Abstraction possess all the energy and impact you would expect from creations which reflect both the irresistible power of instinct and the carefully judged effect of artistic ability and technique. The pieces effortlessly connect us to their process of creation, and make us happy to be taken along for the ride.