Cindy Shaoul - June 17 to July 28, 2021

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “Around The World” a wonderful exhibition by Cindy Shaoul showcasing a new collection of her most recent works of bright abstract paintings of dripping dots, from June 17 to July 28, 2021.

Cindy Shaoul was born in 1987 in New York. Shaoul is a visual listed American artist with a Hungarian-Persian background that comes from a lineage of artists. She is the granddaughter and pupil of late world-renowned Hungarian artist Albert Sz. Nemethy, whose paintings can be found in the White House, the Kremlin in Russia, and Museums in the U.S. and Hungary. Her academic background first led her to paint realistic portraits and scenes from the street, but the pieces that Lilac Gallery is presenting in this exhibition are part of the artist's latest series exploring a new take on her accidental technique while studying at school, brought to life. As the artist went to venture into portrait paintings and still-life, she put the left over paint from her pallet on another canvas, just so not to waste paint. These non-geometric shapes soon became part of a motif that was expanding all over the canvas. This eventually evolved into a discovery of an abstract and a very decorative contemporary style, completely new to her, and very much appreciated by her friends and teachers.

Shaoul completed her professional education at Emerson College. After, she lived in Israel studying culture and science, later moving to Hungary to attend the Budai Art Institute. Then she returned to New York City to continue her artistic education at the Art Students League, where she worked under the tutelage of Joseph Peller, Gregg Kreutz, and Tom Torak.

When appreciating her dripping dots painting everything comes unexpected but beautifully organized, as an intrinsic puzzle of possibilities, where texture, patterns, colors, depths, blending creating harmonious symphony of light, shadow in a beautiful, uplifting and exciting way.

The very unique brush that she uses for these works allows her to let the thickness of the paint be free. With layers of bright oils and whisking brush strokes, the paint is able to shine and shimmer in a very unique pattern. In most pieces she uses oil paint and in some others she uses mixed-media such as gold to symbolizes opulence, and in others she applies diamond dust that gives an extra sparkle to the canvas. The artist creates a translucent but very colorful pallet evoking a result which is clean, fresh and modern. The viewers may find some personal ways of seeing the works: faces, sceneries and other views can appear to their eyes.