phd gallery: Saturday, 19 January 2008
Saturday, January 19, 2008, 7:00 p.m. at phd gallery for the opening reception of
O U T S I D E T H E B O X
monochromatic oil paintings of nude figures in boxes by E. GIBBONS
On View January 19 - March 8, 2008
It is human nature to put put people in a box. E. Gibbons takes that idea literally. The New Jersey artist, who gleans inspiration from classical subject matter, has created more than 120 black & white oil paintings of male and female figures for his BOX SERIES. phd gallery
will host a solo exhibition of Gibbons' work and will hang nearly 40 of his near lifesize canvases.
Inspired by themes and images from classical painters like Michelangelo, Ingres, and Neo-Classicist Jacques-Louis David, Gibbons' boxes are his environments, his still lifes and his visual voice. Some figures confront while others recede, some welcome your gaze and others outright reject you. The limited color, subject and space create a powerfully focused and iconic image that expresses the artist's prejudices, apprehensions, aspirations and ideals.
O U T S I D E T H E B O X
monochromatic oil paintings of nude figures in boxes by E. GIBBONS
On View January 19 - March 8, 2008
It is human nature to put put people in a box. E. Gibbons takes that idea literally. The New Jersey artist, who gleans inspiration from classical subject matter, has created more than 120 black & white oil paintings of male and female figures for his BOX SERIES. phd gallery
will host a solo exhibition of Gibbons' work and will hang nearly 40 of his near lifesize canvases.
Inspired by themes and images from classical painters like Michelangelo, Ingres, and Neo-Classicist Jacques-Louis David, Gibbons' boxes are his environments, his still lifes and his visual voice. Some figures confront while others recede, some welcome your gaze and others outright reject you. The limited color, subject and space create a powerfully focused and iconic image that expresses the artist's prejudices, apprehensions, aspirations and ideals.
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