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variation is also vitally important and hence the hues, whether several or few, fluctuate as to proportion and range. The same is true of the forms where size and shape vary from painting to painting as well as within individual paintings. |
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Ray Parker, Installation View |
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As is typical with Washburn gallery exhibitions, this show was extremely well presented. This is highly dynamic work and so proximity is of the utmost importance. But each piece was given its fair share of space. This allowed the viewer to take in a single painting while also comprehending the overall effect. A side benefit of this gallery space is that the lighting for is both natural (via a large skylight) as well as artificial. The combination of the two provides an optimum viewing experience for these paintings which is important given their preoccupation with color that is often intense. |
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Angelo Ippolito at David Findlay Jr. Fine Art, 41 West 57th Street (closed April 24) |
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Angelo Ippolito was one of the founding members of the Tanager gallery, the first artists� cooperative on 10 street in the 50s. This wonderful retrospective presents a range of the artist�s work from the early 50s to the late 80s. Angelo Ippolito passed away in 2001. |
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Although a painting like Jon�s Christmas, with its emotional paint slinging, establishes Ippolito�s credentials as a member of the New York School there is something else in this work. Throughout his career he was consistently involved with the grid in one way or another. He |
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