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central image in light graphite, are matched against the larger photo montages with their multiple images, high contrast blacks and whites and a wide variety of colors. The images in the drawings abstractly isolate the natural act whereas the photos abstractly reconstruct the results. The give and take between the two functions well for addressing the content of the work.

 

Kevin Wixted, Lohin Geduld Gallery, 531 West 25th Street to Nov 18

A quick impression of the subject matter for Kevin Wixted�s paintings is that they suggest a generic, albeit wacky, sense of architecture. This holds up best for those paintings that contain forms suggesting a 3 dimensional rendering as created by a light and shadow treatment.  Other pieces present more of a graphic rendering without the 3D modeling.  However, among other consistencies gravity, balance and composition play well into the content of all the work.

Overall these paintings are embroidered with a subtle sense of humor which has everything to do with how they are painted. Without being

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Christina McPhee, Sara Tecchia Roma New York Gallery

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