Matter In Movement
The Contrast and Connectivity of Dual Mediums
VIP Press Reception: Wednesday, February 8th, 6pm to 9pm
Tribeca, New York City: Salomon Arts Gallery is honored to present Matter in Movement, the Art Photography of Mitchel Gray: “Bodies in Action” and abstract expressionist paintings by Evan Sebastian Lagache.
While exploring the idea of inertia and motion, abstract and form through painting and photography, this exhibition unveils new techniques. Upon entering the gallery you see vignettes tracing the lithe dance form of superhuman performance bodies. Featured on opposite walls are abstract expressionistic, swirling color pools and perfectly-timed drip grids. The connectivity of form evolved by gravity and timing, represents both artists’ defining moment--the exact capture of the dual combatants.
Against the force of gravity, bodies in competition and paint are aligned by perfect placement. The connection explores the painter’s pool of colors and structural grids, delicately formed and perfectly timed to capture the moving form. The seasoned artist (Mitchel) and the emerging artist (Lagache) work with dual visions to contrast yet connect lines and designs, the result of their split-second emotional decisions.
The maturity in Mitchel Gray’s work captures the nanosecond action dynamic of champion bodies in motion. Dancing, skating, catching, jumping, and water polo-playing crystallize the moment through artistic expression. Visually provoking and seductive, it lures us into a ritualistic performance in athletic body discipline. The ultimate goal? All connectivity involves balancing and seizing the moment.
Emerging artist, Evan Sebastian Lagache, describes his work as a performance with his canvas. This concept grew out of three ideas: By patiently balancing the wet acrylic color blazing the canvas frame, by chasing the timing of the paint, or by planking beneath its cover. His technique grew out of using moving body parts to organically guide the direction of the flowing wet colors. This contrast develops like a visual symphony, directed by the Artist and orchestrated by manipulating the dual mediums.
Photos on metal and traditional prints / Acrylic abstract expressionist painting on canvas
Salomon along with E.D.Enterprises will be hosting two additional featured events following the opening;
Matter In Motion Schedule - February 8 to February 22, 2017
Art Talks: Saturday, February 11; 4pm until 8pm
Have a Heart for Arts: February 14; 4pm till 8pm / Silent Auction & nene Designer Shoe Trunk Show to benefit the Children’s Museum of the Art’s and to celebrate New York Fashion Week.
Gallery Open & Hours: February 18, 2017 from 4pm until 8pm, and by appointment. 212-966-1997
BODIES IN ACTION – A SERIES OF UNIQUE PHOTOGRAPHS “Bodies in Action” is an ongoing photographic series that Mitchel Gray began in late 2014, the result of a three-year exploration. The concept behind the series is to illustrate what the bodies of great athletes are actually doing under all the equipment, padding, and uniforms, as they participate in their sport. The result is a uniquely artful, dramatic, and informative style. All of the photos were shot in Mitchel’s New York City studio, where he employs a distinctive and exacting lighting approach, designed to emphasize musculature action and grace. But there is another aspect that makes these photos a “first” in the genre. Each photo in the series appears to have two people in it, when there is actually only one--the same person shot in opposition to themselves. This approach allows Mitchel to illustrate two sides of the same body in one frame, seamlessly and within the construct of the action. Many of the subjects are Olympians, professional athletes, and professional dancers with companies such as the New York City Ballet and the Metropolitan Opera. Mitchel has enjoyed the cooperation of the U.S. Olympic Committee and the New York Athletic Club in the creation of “Bodies in Action”. Elements of the series have been featured in the National Art Museum of Sport, and will be featured in a gallery show in New York from February 8th through February 22, 2017.
Tribeca, New York City: Salomon Arts Gallery is honored to present Matter in Movement, the Art Photography of Mitchel Gray: “Bodies in Action” and abstract expressionist paintings by Evan Sebastian Lagache.
While exploring the idea of inertia and motion, abstract and form through painting and photography, this exhibition unveils new techniques. Upon entering the gallery you see vignettes tracing the lithe dance form of superhuman performance bodies. Featured on opposite walls are abstract expressionistic, swirling color pools and perfectly-timed drip grids. The connectivity of form evolved by gravity and timing, represents both artists’ defining moment--the exact capture of the dual combatants.
Against the force of gravity, bodies in competition and paint are aligned by perfect placement. The connection explores the painter’s pool of colors and structural grids, delicately formed and perfectly timed to capture the moving form. The seasoned artist (Mitchel) and the emerging artist (Lagache) work with dual visions to contrast yet connect lines and designs, the result of their split-second emotional decisions.
The maturity in Mitchel Gray’s work captures the nanosecond action dynamic of champion bodies in motion. Dancing, skating, catching, jumping, and water polo-playing crystallize the moment through artistic expression. Visually provoking and seductive, it lures us into a ritualistic performance in athletic body discipline. The ultimate goal? All connectivity involves balancing and seizing the moment.
Emerging artist, Evan Sebastian Lagache, describes his work as a performance with his canvas. This concept grew out of three ideas: By patiently balancing the wet acrylic color blazing the canvas frame, by chasing the timing of the paint, or by planking beneath its cover. His technique grew out of using moving body parts to organically guide the direction of the flowing wet colors. This contrast develops like a visual symphony, directed by the Artist and orchestrated by manipulating the dual mediums.
Photos on metal and traditional prints / Acrylic abstract expressionist painting on canvas
Salomon along with E.D.Enterprises will be hosting two additional featured events following the opening;
Matter In Motion Schedule - February 8 to February 22, 2017
Art Talks: Saturday, February 11; 4pm until 8pm
Have a Heart for Arts: February 14; 4pm till 8pm / Silent Auction & nene Designer Shoe Trunk Show to benefit the Children’s Museum of the Art’s and to celebrate New York Fashion Week.
Gallery Open & Hours: February 18, 2017 from 4pm until 8pm, and by appointment. 212-966-1997
BODIES IN ACTION – A SERIES OF UNIQUE PHOTOGRAPHS “Bodies in Action” is an ongoing photographic series that Mitchel Gray began in late 2014, the result of a three-year exploration. The concept behind the series is to illustrate what the bodies of great athletes are actually doing under all the equipment, padding, and uniforms, as they participate in their sport. The result is a uniquely artful, dramatic, and informative style. All of the photos were shot in Mitchel’s New York City studio, where he employs a distinctive and exacting lighting approach, designed to emphasize musculature action and grace. But there is another aspect that makes these photos a “first” in the genre. Each photo in the series appears to have two people in it, when there is actually only one--the same person shot in opposition to themselves. This approach allows Mitchel to illustrate two sides of the same body in one frame, seamlessly and within the construct of the action. Many of the subjects are Olympians, professional athletes, and professional dancers with companies such as the New York City Ballet and the Metropolitan Opera. Mitchel has enjoyed the cooperation of the U.S. Olympic Committee and the New York Athletic Club in the creation of “Bodies in Action”. Elements of the series have been featured in the National Art Museum of Sport, and will be featured in a gallery show in New York from February 8th through February 22, 2017.
