Galerie Mourlot is pleased to
announce its second solo exhibition of new paintings and drawings by Susan
Schwalb.
Susan Schwalb’s new series of
carefully constructed silverpoint paintings uses delicate horizontal lines and
bands, drawn across layered fields of color, to create serene and meditative
works.
Layering, line and light are
Schwalb’s signatures. Each individual silverpoint line which she attentively
places over a field of acrylic color adds a layer of movement to her painting.
The result is a quiet and compelling vibration of color and line. The paintings
in this new series are composed of subtle hues of pale peach, subdued pink, pastel
blue and muted gold, evoking natural forces. These panels are carefully beveled so that
the imagery seems to float off the wall. While
her works are essentially abstract, the carefully chosen titles do provoke
certain readings. Aspects of her art suggest movement, change, and even weather
and time of day. Susan Schwalb transcends the unforgiving medium of silverpoint
to deliver works that radiate a powerful spiritual presence.
The exhibition will continue
through March 12, 2011. It is accompanied by a catalogue with an essay by Christine
Temin, art critic for The Boston Globe for over two decades and currently a
freelance writer.
Susan Schwalb is one of the foremost figures in the
revival of the ancient technique of silverpoint drawing in America. Her oeuvre ranges from drawings on paper to
artist books and paintings on canvas or wood panels. Susan Schwalb is
represented in major public collections, including the Museum of Modern Art,
New York, the National Gallery, Wash. D.C., The British Museum, London, The
Brooklyn Museum, NY, The Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Kupferstichkabinett
- Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Germany, Victoria and Albert Museum, London,
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, The Achenbach Foundation of Graphic Arts,
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, The Library of Congress, Washington, DC,
The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England, The Rose Art Museum, Brandeis
University, Waltham, MA, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, Rhode
Island School of Design Museum of Art and the Arkansas Arts Center, Little
Rock, AK.
Opening Reception:
Thursday, January 27, 2011
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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