440 Gallery is pleased to present Music For My Eyes, a solo exhibition of abstract paintings and sculpture by Brooklyn-based artist Fred Bendheim. This exhibition brings together a selection of vibrant, lyrical works created between 2006 and the present, exploring the expressive power of line, color, and form. This is Bendheim’s fifth solo show at 440 Gallery.
Bendheim’s paintings hum with energy—dynamic compositions where color flows like tone and lines pulse like rhythm. With a visual language that evokes musical structure, the works in Music For My Eyes unfold as intricate webs of movement and emotion. Each piece suggests an invisible architecture of vibrations, where geometric elements balance spontaneity and control, echoing the improvisational spirit of jazz and abstract expressionism.
Shooting Stars II exemplifies Bendheim’s signature balance of intention and improvisation. Vivid orange bands, striking purple curves, and glowing yellow stars interact in a push and pull of spatial movement, each advancing and receding in a rhythmic exchange. Embedded within are subtle references to stars and motion — recurring symbols in Bendheim’s visual vocabulary. The lines that define the forms are delicate and impermanent, both suggestions and boundaries. They serve not as structures but as thresholds—demarcating space. The resulting forms, though seemingly in flux, are held in a precise equilibrium; shift one, and the entire harmony falters.
As Bendheim describes it, “These paintings are meant to be seen the way music is heard—not just with the eyes, but with the whole body. My work is a dialogue between intuition and intention, the spiritual and the material, the personal and the universal. I create works that explore the dynamics of color, form, and space, often in ways that defy traditional boundaries.”
On View: October 9 – November 9, 2025
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 11, 4-6pm
Artist Talk: Sunday, October 26 at 4:40pm
For more information on our shows, the exhibiting artists, and the gallery, go to 440gallery.com
