Explicit Content Opens April 14

Mindy Solomon Gallery proudly presents “Explicit Content” featuring an 18 and over exhibition showcasing uninhibited, sexually arousing perspectives exposing graphic nudity found behind closed doors. (Above, Georgine Ingold).

The purpose of this show is to create a sensory pictorial of the most intimate, yet unemotional aspects of human sexuality. Peep into the world of black and white photo-documenting the Los Angeles prostitutes of Scot Sothern, the sculptural couplings of Christina West, the private video diaries of Barbara DeGenevieve (Above), the erotic drawings of Bart Johnson, the provocative female nudes by Becky Flanders, the Impressionist inspired paintings of Georgine Ingold and Victorian inspired sculptures exposed by Bonnie Marie Smith and Leopold Foulem.

“Explicit Content” will plumb the depths of the most innate physical yearnings while showcasing a visiting artist reception, Saturday, April 14 from 6—8PM with artist talk at 6:30PM and panel discussion on Sunday, April 15 from 1—2:30PM entitled, “Risky Business—Artists baring it all” including artists Barbara DeGenevieve, Scot Sothern (Above), Christina West, and Becky Flanders.

Carrie Ann Baade New Works

Painter, Carrie Ann Baade has recently completed two new oil on panel paintings titled, “Halcyon” (below) and “Butterfly Lovers.” Both paintings are autobiographical narratives deeply rooted in allegory and further inspired by literature and historic discourse. (Above, Butterfly Lovers, 26×34″ framed, oil on panel).

At first glance, you might consider Carrie’s works as moral fables merged with fragments of religious paintings inspired by Renaissance revival of the 14th through 16th centuries. Carrie Ann Baade has recently been awarded the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs Individual Artist Fellowship, the Delaware Division of the Arts Fellowship for Established Artist and nominated for the prestigious United States Artist Fellowship.

To learn more about Carrie’s work and to see her paintings in person, please contact the gallery.

Georgine Ingold featured in Explicit Content

Explicit Content is next up in our exhibition schedule featuring works that explore raw human sexuality without apology. Featured artists include photographer Scot Sothern, the sculptural couplings of Christina West, graphic video diaries by Barbara DeGenevieve, fantastical erotic drawings by Bart Johnson, provocative fetish inspired photographs by Becky Flanders, and Victorian sculptural forms by Bonnie Marie Smith.

Recently, we added the seductive paintings by Basel, Switzerland artist Georgine Ingold. Georgine works in narrative figuration and favors the heavy stroke of the paint brush offering contemporary colored works. Ingold is fascinated by the power of abstraction, not afraid of interpretative brush movements that deliver “just enough” information on brightly composed canvases.

Explicit Content opens Saturday, April 14, 6—8PM and will be on exhibition through May 19, 2012.

artnet SCOPE Feature Booth A11

SCOPE is a network of art fairs favoring narrative works and the galleries presenting this expressive niche. Dense creative surfaces hang on white walls temporarily set up for the weekend while looking to connect with new collectors and the art fairing public entering into the vast marketplace of art collecting.

The Mindy Solomon Gallery works beyond the norms of the marketplace system while presenting the importance of vitality and passion. Visit Booth A11 at SCOPE and you will discover an impassioned display of ground-breaking, high-quality, thought-provoking artists dedicated to a personal manifesto of vision expressed over a lifetime.

The artistic vision of Booth A11 stood out, and artnet featured our SCOPE NY booth A11 in their daily magazine today. Read the artnet article and see our booth here, featuring new works by the de la Torre Brothers, Generic Art Solutions, Marc Burckhardt, Bonnie Marie Smith, Kurt Weiser, Sunkoo Yuh and James Kennedy.

Meditative Journeys Invitation and Review

Meditative Journeys celebrates our connection to the Korean Contemporary Art movement featuring the meditative works of Sungyee Kim (above) and Kang Hyo Lee on exhibit through March 31, 2012.

 

The Mindy Solomon Gallery works hard to curate thought-provoking exhibitions while providing approachable, high-quality works representing a global perspective. Meditative Journeys presents two Korean artists deeply connected to their work while visually presenting ancient traditions fused with contemporary ideals.

Meditative Journeys is a museum worthy exhibit with over 100 unique ready to be reviewed by you.  You are cordially invited to visit the gallery and take in this wonderful collection. Please contact the gallery for additional information and visit the Art Taco review online. (Kang Hyo Lee, image above).

SCOPE NY Art Fair Booth

We are at SCOPE New York this week and presenting the dynamic works of the de la Torre Brothers, Generic Art Solutions, Marc Burckhardt, Bonnie Marie Smith, Kurt Weiser, Sunkoo Yuh and James Kennedy.

The Mindy Solomon Gallery works hard to present thought-provoking, high-quality contemporary art works by emerging talent representing the best in sculptural forms, photography, painting and mixed media. (Learn more about G.A.S., James Kennedy, Kurt Weiser, Marc Burckhardt, the de la Torre Brothers).

Booth No. A11 will be on exhibit at SCOPE NY through Sunday, March 11. If you should need entry passes, please contact me or the gallery.

Back home, Meditative Journeys, presenting Korean painter Sungyee Kim and sculptor Kang Hyo Lee is open and on exhibit through March 31. See opening photos here.

Generic Art Solutions at SCOPE NY

The Mindy Solomon Gallery has teamed up with the Jonathan Ferrara Gallery to present the photographic works of Generic Arts Solutions (G.A.S.) at SCOPE NY, Booth A11, March 7—11.

Generic Art Solutions is a dynamic ”art team” consisting of artists Matt Vis and Tony Campbell, who make concept driven artwork, often with humor and/or mischief at its core. Matt Vis holds an MFA from the University of New Orleans and Tony Campbell has an MA from The Royal College of Art. Their works blend art history and humor to comment on present-day concerns such as immigration, capital punishment and man-made disasters. Their goal is not to merely replicate past masterpieces, but to beckon dialogue between the past and the present.

In the words of the artists: “It has been said that the only constant is change, and it is change that either excites us or creates fear. That which we cannot control ruthlessly illustrates our position of involvement in this perpetual revolution weather we like it or not. This show is a call to action. It represents our belief that faintheartedness is to be despised.” – Generic Arts Solutions (G.A.S.), 2011

SCOPE NY—Booth A11—Contemporary Works of Art

The Mindy Solomon Gallery will be presenting contemporary works of art at SCOPE NY March 7—March 11. Our gallery booth, No. A11, will feature high-quality works by the de la Torre Brothers, Generic Art Solutions, Marc Burckhardt, Bonnie Marie Smith, Kurt Weiser, Sunkoo Yuh and James Kennedy.

James Kennedy at SCOPE NY

James Kennedy is busy readying his paintings for a SCOPE NY next week, March 7—11 and will be featured at Booth A11.

Working with the dissections of space, James Kennedy constructs his compositions with a sense of constant movement. James applies a variety of techniques—color washes, etched lines scribed into the fabric of the surface—carefully analyzing spatial relationships. “When you look at my paintings closely it’s as much about the construct as it is about the content,” James shared. (above, CONSTRUCTIVE TENDENCIES, 51 X 51,” MIXED MEIDA ON INCISED MASONITE).

James is creating all new work for SCOPE NY and a VIP reception for James Kennedy in collaboration with the Surface Library on Friday, March 9 from 6—9PM is planned to reveal a large scaled, very involved new work. Please contact us or email to attend this wonderful event. Details and RSVP information will be provided. Read an interview featuring James Kennedy here. (above, FACE OFF, DIPTYCH, 2 FRAMED PANELS, 39 X 39,” Mixed Media on Incised Masonite).

Contemporary Artist Kurt Weiser at SCOPE NY

Kurt Weiser’s extraordinary old master inspired paintings of allegory and nature will be featured at SCOPE Art Fair in New York at the Mindy Solomon Gallery Booth No. A11.

Potter and painter, Kurt Weiser combines function with communication, utility with decoration, and traditional painting with contemporary craft.

Kurt’s work is much like a seasoned master who delicately transforms sculpted shapes into allegoric tales that dispel modern mythology. Kurt Weiser’s work is housed in museums nationally and internationally including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art and Institute of Ceramics, Shigaraki, Japan; Helsinki Museum of Applied Arts, Finland; and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.