UiAF (Ulsan International Art Fair 2023) - October 20 to October 22, 2023

Booth # A-5

UECO | Ulsan Exhibition & Convention Center - 255 Ulsanyeok-ro, Samnam-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan SOUTH KOREA

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to participate in 2023 UiAF (ULSAN INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR 2023) at the UECO | Ulsan Exhibition & Convention Center - 255 Ulsanyeok-ro, Samnam-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan, South Korea from October 20 - 22, for the 2023 edition. Please join Lilac Gallery as we show at the Ulsan International Art Fair. A wonderful event for fine art galleries, artist, and art lovers who are striving for the development of art and culture in Ulsan, South Korea. This year we will feature the highly intricate Neo-expressionist pieces by Marc Rayner and the classically sophisticated oil paintings by Cindy Shaoul. Moved and inspired canvases with the Magical Realism of nature and the human spirit by Kathleen Kinkopf and exploring the artistic notion of one of the greatest contemporary artist of our time, with bold brushstrokes of Hunt Slonem.

VIP Hours

Thursday, October 19 from 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Friday, October 20 from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Saturday, October 21 from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Public Hours

Friday, October 20 from 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Saturday, October 21 from 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Sunday, October 22 from 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Hunt Slonem & Robert Mars - September 21 to October 18, 2023

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “Convergency” an exhibition of works by Hunt Slonem & Robert Mars. Bringing together for the first time at Lilac, an outstanding collection of lavishly colored pieces that converge to create an explosive exhibit filled with striking colors, vibrant textures and explorative themes. Where both artists share a strong sense of repetition and pattern making, wavering between abstract expressionism and neo expressionism, inviting the viewer to a world that lets you play and be filled with wonder. Running from September 21 to October 18, 2023.

Hunt Slonem is beloved for his radiant energy and velocity in creating Bunnies, Birds, and Butterflies. Within the layers of the show, his latest collection of "Tulips" are revealed along with an extremely rare piece of Hummingbirds and Marilyn Monroe, representing themes of spiritual harmony and iconic legacy. Slonem has consistently revisited the same subject matter and has spent years perfecting and refining his techniques including the highly textural appeal of “cross hatch” works that by altering the surface, seem to weave an other-worldly net, or curtain, between the subject and the viewer by simultaneously revealing and hiding aspects of the paintings.

While Slonem creates beautiful, surprising scenes that offer a calming joy to those who encounter it, he continues his tradition of utilizing intense colors of the neo-expressional style while working on collections which will strive to amaze the viewer. "Convergency" focuses on Slonems main subjects while revealing new and exciting collections of works, which weave these themes of spiritual iconicity into the world of Robert Mars, creating an exciting dialogue which can be found in the splendor of the show.

As Slonem concentrates mostly on spiritual themes, Robert Mars taps into emotional themes that vacillate between memory and desire. Mars explores the taste of nostalgia, pulling the viewer towards iconic stars and consumerist historical subjects. This is defined through the showstopper of the exhibit "From Americas Best Loved" a large powerful piece of Marilyn Monroe, intertwining Dom Perignon with the theme of legacy and passion. Through his body of work, Mars layers brands like Tiffany and Co and Christian Dior, with phenomenons like Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly; celebrating icons of the Golden Era with expressive and bold colors all the while, tying into the world of Hunt Slonem, by use of repetition and application of materials. Both artists capture moments in history, glorifying icons such as Marliyn Monroe in their own right and themes of spirituality, as "Convergency" serves as a vehicle to bridge concepts rooted in the abstract terrene.

Lee Seung Chul - May 16 to June 8, 2023

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “Crowned” an exhibition of works by Lee Seung Chul. Bringing for the first time this outstanding collecting of works from his Coq-Imperial collection, with striking colors and vibrant textures found in this debut exhibit. Running from May 16 to June 8, 2023.

Lee Seung Chul has made a set of drawings with free and strong gestures. The double character of the rooster is very well presented. "Crowned" is focused on the rooster has become a real symbol and we know that it is him who is watching us. He shows us that he dominates, but we see that he crows. He sings with strength, but he looks lost. He is stamping his feet, but it also looks like he is shivering.

The gestures have power that the bold charcoal makes even more sensitive, and we understand that Lee Seung Chul has succeeded in making the rooster a true living symbol. In the paintings, this effect is even more striking thanks to the use of color, which takes our eye even further. Each rooster appears in the paintings as a figure undergoing a metamorphosis. The animal rooster is in the process of becoming the symbol rooster, that is, the magic rooster, the shamanic rooster.

It is known that in Chinese astrology, the year of the rooster is divided into several periods each associated with a rooster of earth, metal, water, wood and fire. Lee Seung Chul is fully aware of the transformative power that the rooster embodies. His work as a painter reaches us here with its powerful colors, with the luminous backgrounds that project these roosters to the depths of our eyes and minds, with the expressiveness of their heads, the shaking of their feathers, the immensity of their eyes that seem to question the sky.

Artexpo New York - March 30 to April 2, 2023

Booth # 701

Pier 36 - 299 South Street New York, NY 10002

Press Release | Exhibition Brochure

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to participate in Artexpo New York at Pier 36 in New York City for the 2023 edition. Please join Lilac Gallery as we show at Artexpo New York, in Manhattan’s trendy Lower East Side, hosting this year over 170 innovative exhibiting galleries, artists, and publishers from across the globe, showcasing exciting original artwork, print, paintings, drawings, sculpture, photography, ceramics, giclée's, lithographs, and more. There is something for every space, taste, and budget.

This edition we will showcase brand new pieces from world-renowned artist Hunt Slonem, Cindy Shaoul with her impressionistic scenes of quintessential New York alongside the Dripping Dots collection, Antoinette Ferwerda with her luminously elaborate style, highly intricate and colorful compositions by Laila, as well as a new collection of eye-catching elegant works by Meskita and the energetic décollage works from Gieler.

FAIR HOURS

VIP / Press Preview

Thursday, March 30, 2023 from 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Opening Night Preview

Thursday, March 30, 2023 from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Public Fair Hours

Friday, March 31, 2023 from 11:00 am - 7:00 pm

Saturday, April 1, 2023 from 11:00 am - 7:00 pm

Sunday, April 2, 2023 from 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Hunt Slonem - November 1 to December 1, 2022

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “Hypnotic” an exhibition of new works by Hunt Slonem. Come celebrate Fall with magnificent colors and vibrant textures found in the latest exhibit. Running from November 1 to December 1, 2022.

Hunt Slonem is beloved for his radiant energy and velocity in creating Bunnies, Birds, and Butterflies. "Hypnotic" is focused on the Bunnies collection, along with his endearing birds displaying some of his newest, wildest, and most dynamic pieces yet. We are thrilled to present this stunning collection, a dream world that lets you play and be filled with wonder in our latest exhibit “Hypnotic”.

Cindy Shaoul - June 23 to July 28, 2022

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “World Tour” an eclectic exhibition showcasing works by Cindy Shaoul from her Dripping Dots, My Heart, and Brides series. This show will be running from June 23 to July 28, 2022.

Shaoul’s “Dripping Dots” cascade down the canvas with colorful style and grace. The chunky dots are filled with life and set the viewer on a path to the dreamy locations their named after.

 Shaoul explained, “I am inspired by travel, people and the emotions we feel while we are away. I want to bring back those feelings into a piece and have the colors take you on a journey. When the painting is completed, I name the work after a destination which evokes a certain mood and nostalgia. From Monaco to Barcelona and the South of France, each painting’s unique voice vibrates with color, emotion and transcendental energy which brings us to these exotic places instantly.”

This abstract style started over a decade ago as Shaoul would clean her brushes and leftover paint from her pallet onto a new canvas, soon, the motion of cleaning turned into dots on the canvas. She began connecting the dots with linseed oil and this is how the motif of ‘dripping’ was imprinted. For her, it would become a freeing moment while painting abstractly after going to school and learning the impressionist technique. The experience of discovery with color and emotion in the brushwork became very cathartic, and felt familiar from the times she would collaborate with LA II.

Shaoul would continue to explore new themes in her work and in 2018 the ‘Brides’ series emerged, which balances her love for impressionism with an abstract hand. While exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, she would create a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. ‘Brides’ would give a new meaning of expression to her practice, and allowed nuances to emerge, demonstrating a whimsical expression of femininity and formality adding a stunning display of awe-inspiring grandeur to her work.

Later, in 2019 she began ‘Hearts’, an extension of her love for abstraction. In this collection, she would fuse a symbol into the abstract. First, she uses a pallet knife to slather thick and rich impasto oil paint directly onto the canvas. Creating worlds of color and rich textures, an exciting new technique that she would become fixated on, allowing the flow of oils to speak for themselves while loading up the pallet knife with several different colors at once. Uncovering how the different colors would interact with one another is what motivates Shaoul in this series. The wild and exotic forms of paint would then propel her to find the colors for the heart that layer on top with a thick brush over the mesmerizing colors. The hearts are then titled after fun themes like ‘candy’, ‘ice cream’, or more spiritual statements like ‘follow your heart’, and ‘free your heart’. The hearts would become a tribute to feelings of independence, childhood memories, and moments of love that inspire and excite.

Hunt Slonem, Cindy Shaoul, Gee Gee Collins, Eva O’Donovan and LAILA - February 17 to March 16, 2022

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “Up Lift” a group exhibition of works by Hunt Slonem, Cindy Shaoul, Gee Gee Collins, Eva O’Donovan and LAILA. An inspiring collection of contemporary art displaying pieces that are alive, bold, and inspired by the the use color. Running from February 17 to March 16, 2022.

Hunt Slonem was born in 1951 in Kittery, York County Maine. He is a renowned American painter, sculptor, and printmaker. Slonem is best known for his abstract depictions of animals, specifically Birds, Butterflies, and Bunnies. His whimsicality has captured the hearts of many across the globe, enchanting us all with a phenomenal power to elevate and inspire effortlessly. His works can best be described as monumental and uplifting as these forces certainly are the cornerstones of his inspiration.

Inspired by whimsey and purity of the feminine form, Cindy Shaoul is known for her impressionistic and abstract style. She is best known for her series of Brides, Dripping Dots and Hearts, as well as her Plein air street scenes of quintessential New York spots. Shaoul’s works can be found in permanent collections of 100’s of Corporate and Private Collections around the world. Since her first solo show at the Parsons School of Design in 2009, her work has been showcased internationally in Busan South Korea and has shown at Art Fairs in Miami, Palm Beach, Dallas, and New York. She has had numerous Solo exhibitions and this year has garnered the attention of Actress Lily J. Collins and the like.

Gee Gee Collins was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She studied painting under Michael Phillips at the College of Charleston and received a bachelor's degree in Fine Art from the University of Georgia. She also traveled and studied at Lamar Dodd School of Art in Cortona, Italy. From the start of her career, she has been captivated by bright colors and the essence of minimalism. Her bold brush strokes and colorful palette combine to create layers of paint that give each piece a history and an ethereal quality. She approaches the canvas with ease and spontaneity, resulting in paintings filled with energy and movement.

Eva O’Donovan is a Dublin based contemporary artist. Her work is a marriage of two passions, fashion and interiors. Eva’s portraits in oil are modern and timeless. Inspired by fashion magazines, her subjects are usually adapted from behind-the-scenes fashion show shoots, the poses reminiscent of Haute Couture editorials. All aspects of femininity are embraced in her striking portraits. The wonderfully intricate pieces entice the viewer, emanating strength, as well as a sense of elegance and modernity.

LAILA captures the viewer with her use of mixed media and intricate details. Each piece is made with hand cut butterflies.

The artists of this group show all have something in common, the capability to instantly Up Lift. With use of vibrant colors, the artists undoubtedly communicates a message of hope, inspiration and joy. The message of the show emanates through each piece, inspiring and Up lifting the viewer instantly.

Affordable Art Fair NEW YORK - September 22 - 26, 2021

Booth # E8

METROPOLITAN PAVILLON - 125 West 18th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues) New York, NY 10011

- EXHIBITION BROCHURE -

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to participate in Affordable Art Fair at the Metropolitan Pavilion on September 22 - 26 for the Fall Edition 2021. Please join Lilac Gallery as we show in Affordable Art Fair NYC – an art fair dedicated to discovering incredible new artists and contemporary artworks, and experience a curated selection of over 70 local, national and international exhibitors. This year at the Fall edition, we will showcase a brand new and inspiring selection of paintings by Cindy Shaoul from her Dripping Dots, My Hearts & Brides collections. Inspirational expressionistic works by Robert Phillips. Eye Catching works by UK Based artist Corinne Natel and dripping and shifting textures by Derick Smith.

FAIR TIMETABLE

Wednesday, September 22

• Private View – 6pm to 9pm

Thursday, September 23

• General Admission – 12pm to 6pm

• Art After Dark – 6pm to 9pm

Friday, September 24

• General Admission – 12pm to 8pm

Saturday, September 25

• Stroller Hour – 10am to 11am

• General Admission – 11am to 8pm

Sunday, September 26

• Stroller Hour – 10am to 11am

• General Admission – 11am to 5pm

Market Art + Design - August 12 - 15, 2021

Booth # C03

The Bridgehampton Museum, 2368 Montauk Hwy, Bridgehampton, NY 11932

Press Release | Exhibition Brochure

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to participate in Market Art + Design 2021 at The Bridgehampton Museum, Bridgehampton New York for the 2021 edition. Please join Lilac Gallery as we show at Market Art + Design, the East End's premier art fair and the summer season’s top destination for fine art and design, returning to the center of Bridgehampton this August 12th through 15th for its eleventh edition, with over eighty galleries presenting the best in modern and contemporary art and design. This edition we will showcase brand new pieces from world-renowned artist Hunt Slonem, alongside Antoinette Ferwerda with her luminously elaborate style. Unique and inspiring selection of whimsical paintings by Cindy Shaoul from her Dripping Dots, My Heart & Brides collection, highly sophisticated and colorful compositions of Gee Gee Collins, as well a new collection of eye-catching pop works by John Stango and the energetic décollage works from Gieler.

View Lilac Gallery presentation of Market Art + Design on Artsy

VIP Preview

Thursday, August 12, 2021 from 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Opening Evening

Thursday, August 12, 2021 from 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Public Fair Hours

Friday, August 13, 2021 from 11:00 am - 7:00 pm

Saturday, August 14, 2021 from 11:00 am - 7:00 pm

Sunday, August 15, 2021 from 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

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.

Affordable Art Fair NEW YORK - May 19 - 23, 2021

Booth # B20

METROPOLITAN PAVILLON - 125 West 18th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues) New York, NY 10011

- EXHIBITION BROCHURE -

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to participate in Affordable Art Fair at the Metropolitan Pavilion on May 19 - 23 for the Spring Edition 2021. Please join Lilac Gallery as we show in Affordable Art Fair NYC – an art fair dedicated to discovering incredible new artists and contemporary artworks, and experience a boutique selection of 45 exhibitors, the majority hailing from New York City and the greater US. This year at the Spring edition, we will debut Jon Davenport with his colorful portrait collage pieces, Antoinette Ferwerda with her luminously elaborate works alongside intricate geometric minimalistic compositions by Christie Owen. We will also have a unique and inspiring bunny wall and whimsical sculptures from world-renowned artist Hunt Slonem, expressive oil and mixed media paintings by Cindy Shaoul from her Dripping Dots, My Heart & Brides collection, highly sophisticated and colorful compositions of Gee Gee Collins, and the energetic décollage works with recollected street posters by urban Dutch artist Gieler.

FAIR TIMETABLE

Private View

• Wednesday, May 19

General Admission

• Thursday, May 20 - Sunday, May 23

Safe Fair Policies

The fair management and the Metropolitan Pavilion venue, are committed to making your fair visit as safe as possible. Aiming to deliver the art-filled and fun Affordable Art Fair NYC experience you know and love, while maintaining compliance with the protocols and mandates of New York City and New York State health departments, the CDC, and the WHO, following their guidance on indoor gatherings. Read more about our Safe Fair Policies here.

Hunt Slonem - April 16 to May 5, 2021

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “Spring Hop” an exhibition of new works by Hunt Slonem. Come celebrate Spring with magnificent colors and vibrant textures found in the latest exhibit. Running from April 16 to May 5, 2021.

Hunt Slonem is beloved for his radiant energy and velocity in creating Bunnies, Birds, and Butterflies. "Spring Hop" is focused on the Bunnies collection, along with his endearing "Cockatoo's," displaying some of his newest, wildest, and most dynamic pieces yet. We are thrilled to present this stunning collection, a dream world that lets you play and be filled with wonder in our latest exhibit “Spring Hop”.

The Affordable Online Art Fair 2021 - April 7 to May 3, 2021

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to participate in the second edition of The Affordable Online Art Fair, taking place Friday 9 April – Monday 3 May 2021 at affordableartfair.com.

Please join us at this online art fair event with 50 hand-picked galleries from 13 countries participating which will allow you to browse our range of contemporary artworks 24/7 and shop in the currency of your choice. Alongside browsing our gallery ‘stand’ there will be plenty of videos, blogs, talks and quizzes to dive into. This year we showcase inspiring creations by Cindy Shaoul from her Dripping Dots collection, colorful collage compositions by Jon Davenport, luminously elaborate works by Antoinette Ferwerda, intricate geometric minimalistic compositions by Christie Owen, mixed media collage pieces by Gieler, outstanding works by Robert Gregory Phillips, highly intricate works on paper by Wolfgang Leidhold, whimsically sophisticated compositions by Gee Gee Collins and lastly unique and inspiring works by Hunt Slonem.

View Lilac Gallery presentation at The Affordable Online Art Fair 2021

FAIR SCHEDULE

Early Access

• Wednesday, April 7 - Thursday April 8

Public access

• Friday, April 9 - Monday, May 3

Gieler, Jon Davenport & Aiiroh - April 1 to April 15, 2021

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “Euro Streets” a group exhibition of works by European artists Gieler, Jon Davenport & Aiiroh. An urban collection of street art displaying pieces that are alive, bold, and inspired by the streets. Running from April 1 to April 15, 2021.

Gieler, a street artist from the Netherlands creates his body of work by replicating the captivating beauty of pop icons with his own style. His collage works are always being provided with posters he collects from walls out of the streets; he has developed a technique of ”Sustainable art" which gives a living and edgy character to his paintings. He also uses other old materials, like damaged brushes, blunt stanleyknives or other older and sometimes broken tools.

Jon Davenport, originally from London, creates his colorful collage composition portraits of a Pin-up models from the 1950s, or icons such as Marilyn Monroe, or Audrey Hepburn. Davenport explores the process of deconstructing iconic imagery from the past and present starting out with photos of his paint-stained studio floor and collages in articles/advertising from an array of vintage magazines, collected over the years; plus any other interesting items captured on his travels.

Aiiroh is a French pop/street artist born in Narbonne in 1987. At a young age, he started as a graffiti artist in train stations in several cities. "I take great inspiration from the street art movement which has a great poetic dimension for me. I sometimes spend whole nights wandering to find and snatch the poster that I like. I think I add a touch of optimism and color and do not like to politicize my work, but now more than ever, my artistic practice of “affichiste” finds an echo to the exhibition of 1961 of Hains which moved me a lot, "France in shreds.”

All the artist of this group show all has something in common, they are originally from Europe, love to collect items from the streets, and use Décollage in their daily practice.

Antoinette Ferwerda - March 4 to March 31, 2021

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “Luminous Transparency” an exhibition of works by Antoinette Ferwerda. A striking collection of fine art wonderland pieces that are brilliant, bold and alive with vibrant hues, from March 4 to March 31, 2021.

Her love for nature and exploring the patterns and relationships she finds within started early. Never without a pen, sketchbook or scraps of paper, her natural ability to create in layers instinctively started in these early years. Although her work continues to evolve, she consistently creates works that are rich in layers, resulting in pieces that are optimistic, luminous and full of stories from her colorful life. Her signature work is abundant with color and texture, resulting in a transparent quality to her works. Adaptable to any palette, Antoinette has produced works from a diversity of spectrums and mediums – sun-soaked, muted and ethereal, vibrant, as well as monochromatic with accents of gold. Her themes include abstract and metaphysical interpretations of fossicking in rock pools, exploring the rolling hills of the countryside both here and abroad, the rock formations of the Australian outback and the magical light of a European summer to name just a few.

Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary - February 24 to March 14, 2021

Exclusively on Artsy

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to participate in Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary exclusively on Artsy 2021. Please join Lilac Gallery as we showcase in this edition, inspiring creations by Cindy Shaoul from her Dripping Dots collection, bright and bold contemporary works by urban French artist JM Robert, colorful collage composition by Jon Davenport, Antoinette Ferwerda with her luminously elaborate works alongside intricate geometric minimalistic compositions by Christie Owen, intricate mixed media collage pieces by Gieler. As well, some outstanding Mid-Century works by Pierre Marie Brisson and Nanno de Groot.

View Lilac Gallery presentation at Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary | Art Wynwood

FAIR SCHEDULE

VIP Preview

• Wednesday, February 24

Open to the Public

• Thursday, February 24 - Saturday March 14

Cindy Shaoul - December 12 , 2019 to January 8, 2020

Press Release

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “Expeditions” a wonderful exhibition by Cindy Shaoul showcasing a new collection of her most recent works of bright abstract paintings of dripping dots, from December 12, 2019, to January 8, 2020.

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.

JM Robert - November 21 to December 11, 2019

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “Silhouettes of a Mémoire” an exhibition of works by JM Robert. A striking collection of fine art mixed media with his latest works that allure beauty and exuberance.

Scarcely evoked, the facial features are already vanishing. It seems that the faces were sketched, but did not have time to be completely formed. It is also a trace of an anonymous passage, a presence that is fragile, precarious, and always feminine. His abstract backgrounds of bright and flashy colors contrast with the black graphic by which he captures characteristic expressions of female faces. On his canvases, colors burst into a myriad of fragments that no longer manage to find their meaning to take shape. The use of vivid colors often help to classify his work in the category of pop art but he crosses the boundaries of style to create pieces which exude a timeless emotion, bridging classical and contemporary, creating a completely unique style of his own.

Ruins and damaged walls of big cities full of rough-cast, bits of tags and old posters fascinate him and became the source of his inspiration. His abstract backgrounds of bright and flashy colors contrast with the black graphic by which he captures characteristic expressions of female faces. His work is characterized by a pictorial act in two phases. He first uses different techniques such as graffiti, scratching and scraping with knives and trowels to mimic the effects of patina, dirt, and degradation. Following the fluidity of this first layer, a face begins to appear in the eyes of the artist before he begins to paint his muse. He then hand-draws this face in black to simulate stencil work.

Born and raised in a small country town in the French region of Burgundy, 29 years-old JM Robert started painting at a very young age before getting an Art and decoration degree at the Beaux-Arts School in Paris. Today he strives to create paintings that draw from his experiences from a young age, expanding into impressive and powerful canvases. What is the passage of time? What is left of our presence in a place? What trace do we leave of our passage on earth? These are the questions that artist JM Robert raises in his works. He exhibits in France, Hong-Kong and has done many live performances in street art festivals and collage around the world.

Daniel Fiorda & Ro Barragan - October 24 to November 13, 2019

Press Release

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “Typos” an exhibition of works by Daniel Fiorda & Ro Barragan. An intriguing selection of works by two Argentinian artists, from October 24 to November 13, 2019.

Fiorda and Ro’s exhibition “Typos” plays an integral part of our modern lives, linking past and present, old and new, with a subtle irony and criticism. The works become a critical mirror for our post-Industrial society. Fiorda’s works have found a key place in the great currents of Contemporary sculpture, while Barragan stretches her identity in print making, creating large scale works with machines from the early 20th Century. The two artists, originally from Argentina, have a conversation with the past and present in this spirited exhibit, challenging the viewer to connect with their process of creation through new media and technique.

Daniel Fiorda in this new series of sculptures by Daniel Fiorda continues in many ways the themes that have infused his previous work. For the last several years, Fiorda has dealt with technology, obsolescence, with the trail of discarded tech that humanity leaves behind and what it says about us. The new work takes this thematic one step further. These new wall pieces feature barely concealed found objects, almost fully engulfed by concrete, and yet still eerily discernible: industrial gears, computer keyboards , objects that evoke industrial post-digital eras.

The overall sense is dystopian rather than apocalyptic. In Fiorda’s previous work, found objects were displayed as if unearthed from a bed of clay by a tacit anthropologist, perhaps decades into the future. A typewriter would be partially buried by dry soil and weathered by the passing of time. The underlying narrative was that of a future civilization unearthing the objects left by ours. Destruction or extinction were implied. In the new work, the obsolete technology is not found but rather engulfed by a new technology. Concrete, as a material and as a technology, has the capabilities to fully encase and envelope. In Fiorda’s new work, uniformity and the appropriation of old/new technology into new structures suggests a historical and technological challenge right around the corner, mirroring the ones in our recent past: the digital age fully replacing the analog world. These astounding sculptures, with embedded objects, are here to examine closely, and make connections between theme, material, and shape.

In Ro Barragan's latest work we explore a production of typographic posters that seeks to highlight the multiplicity of meanings in everyday messages. Words meet, bifurcate, overlap, amalgamate and juxtapose in speeches and the context of communications. It is in this complex multiplicity, that manifests itself in a printed text, which also functions as an image. The material used is the same as the one historically used in urban advertising posters: the work is developed by using typographic printing methods, with mobile types of wood, in typographic families dating back to the last century. The works of art are printed on sulfite paper of various sizes. The machines of the early 20th century and manual presses of various sizes are used for printing, which still works in historical workshops in Argentina – Pucará printing shop in La Tablada - and in the Ilusión Gráfica workshop, owned by Ro Barragán, where it is sought to continue the tradition and the typographic trade, linking its production with artistic practices.

Ro holds a Master in Aesthetics and Art Theory by the National University of La Plata, all while developing artistic activities since 1994. She has participated in collective and individual exhibitions in Painting, Engraving, Objects, Digital Art, Installations and Interactive Art, in Buenos Aires and other cities of Argentina, Bogotá, Rome, and Miami. She also has developed art activities in the context of the street, through stickers and posters. She is a Teacher of the Engraving and Complementary Printed Art Workshop at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the National University of La Plata and a teacher of the typography workshop at the Museo de Calcos y Escultura comparada Ernesto de la Cárcova, city of Buenos Aires. She is the creator of Ilusión Gráfica, a typographic printing company that seeks to preserve the tradition of printing with wooden mobile typography.

Affordable Art Fair NEW YORK - September 25 - 29, 2019

Booth # E1

METROPOLITAN PAVILLON - 125 West 18th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues) New York, NY 10011

- EXHIBITION BROCHURE -

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to participate in Affordable Art Fair at the Metropolitan Pavilion on September 25 - 29 for the Fall Edition 2019. Please join Lilac Gallery as we show in Affordable Art Fair NYC – an art fair dedicated to discovering incredible new artists and contemporary artworks, and experience hands-on workshops, talks, and tours with fellow art lovers. This year at the Fall edition, we will debut Antoinette Ferwerda with her luminously elaborate works alongside intricate geometric minimalistic compositions by Christie Owen. We will also have a unique and inspiring bunny wall of Hunt Slonem, expressive oil and mixed media paintings by Cindy Shaoul from her Dripping Dots collection, highly sophisticated and colorful compositions of Gee Gee Collins, whimsical sculptures from world-renowned artists Gillie and Marc, and elegant and seductive works by urban French artist JM Robert.

FAIR HOURS

Wednesday, September 25

• Private View | 6pm–9pm

Thursday, September 26

• Trade Hours | 11am-12pm

• General Admission | 12pm–6pm

• Art After Dark | 6pm–9pm

Friday, September 27

• Trade Hours | 11am-12pm

• General Admission | 12pm–6pm

• Free Admission | 6pm–8pm

Saturday, September 28

• Stroller Hour | 10am-11am

• General Admission | 11am–8pm

Sunday, September 29

• Stroller Hour | 10am-11am

• General Admission | 11am–5pm

Group Show: Gee Gee Collins, Hunt Slonem & Gillie and Marc- July 23 to August 31, 2019

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “Summer City” a group show exhibiting works by Gee Gee Collins, Hunt Slonem & Gillie and Marc from July 23 to August 1, 2019.

Gee Gee Collins was born 1973 and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. She studied painting under Michael Phillips at the College of Charleston and received a bachelor's degree in Fine Art from the University of Georgia. She also traveled and studied at Lamar Dodd School of Art in Cortona, Italy. From the start of her career, she has been captivated by bright colors and the essence of minimalism. Her bold brush strokes and colorful palette combine to create layers of paint that give each piece a history and an ethereal quality. She approaches the canvas with ease and spontaneity, resulting in paintings filled with energy and movement. Gee Gee is best known for her abstract paintings exploring unique pallets with line and texture. She is heavily influenced by Joan Mitchell, Franz Kline, and Matisse.

Hunt Slonem was born in 1951 in Kittery, York County Maine. His love for animals stems from a dynamic relationship of exotic birds, as he has over 90 of them in his studio, painting them from life every day. Hunt possesses a unique gift, a gift that stretches far beyond his creations in art. Stepping inside his studio is an experience to behold. It is like stepping into a magical world, where you feel anything is possible; similar to the feelings you get when gazing at one of his enchanting paintings. The music of birds echoes and creates the soundtrack while enjoying other treasures placed perfectly in the design of his studio. Hunt is excited by collecting antiques and other unique finds, from top hats to 19th Century objects. His love for unique items of the world from animals to artifacts is transcended to the depths of his paintings, emerging an ever growing beauty. And with use of new mixed media, such as metallic golds and silvers to the sparkle and shimmer of diamond dust, Slonem is always pushing the envelope to the next level of a youthful freshness in his art.

Gillie and Marc are Australian contemporary artists who collaborate to create art as one, applying the iconic imagery of the dog/human hybrid to celebrate the powerful spiritual relationship that exists between man and animal. Collaborating to create art as one for over 26-years. Before becoming parents Gillie and Marc were intrepid travelers who decided to settle down in New York to raise their family. Their first New York art exhibition was in 1996 and since then they have had both sculptures and paintings displayed in various New York galleries and public spaces including DUMBO, Rockefeller Centre, Avenue of the Americas and Greenwich Village.

Market Art + Design - July 5 to July 7, 2019

Booth # 403

The Bridgehampton Museum, 2368 Montauk Hwy, Bridgehampton, NY 11932

Press Release | Exhibition Brochure

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to participate in Market Art + Design 2019 at The Bridgehampton Museum, Bridgehampton New York from July 5 - 7, for the 2019 edition. Please join Lilac Gallery as we show at the Market Art + Design, the East End's premier modern and contemporary art fair, returns to the town of Bridgehampton this July 5 - 7 for the fair's ninth edition. From its coveted location in the heart of the Hamptons - just off Highway 27 the fair’s ninth edition will feature 65 top galleries enhanced by a striking and tightly curated design component pulling from dealers and designers from around the world.

This edition we will feature unique and inspiring creations of Hunt Slonem, expressive oil and mixed media paintings by Cindy Shaoul from her Dripping Dots collection, intricate mixed media collage pieces by Gieler, beautifully elaborated pieces by Lee Ok-nam and sculptures from world-renowned artists Gillie and Marc.

Preview

Friday, July 5 from 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm

VIP Party

Friday, July 5 from 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Public Fair Hours

Saturday, July 6 from 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

Sunday, July 7 from 11:00 am - 7:00 pm

Hunt Slonem - June 12 to July 1, 2019

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “Endless Horizons” an exhibition of works by Hunt Slonem. A wonderful collection of his most recent creations exploring new and different media that invites us to celebrate nature and the simplicity of these incredible animals.

His whimsical bunnies have captured the hearts of many across the globe, enchanting us all with a phenomenal power to elevate and inspire effortlessly. His works can be best described as monumental and uplifting as these forces certainly are the cornerstones of his inspiration. His pieces draw upon a spiritual connection with nature, animals, and history.

The exhibition focuses on a collection of Slonem's one of his most iconic subjects, the Bunnies with strong gestural lines captivating us with the charm of the Rabbit which symbolizes good fortune. With thick use of paint and the use of diamond dust on selected works, enhancing the elegance of this collection. These pieces make us feel as if we are encased effortlessly in a colorful whirlwind of beauty, surrounded by the powerful symbolization of endurance, change, hope, and life; and the purity of form from the inspiring world of the Rabbit.

Hunt Slonem was born in 1951 in Kittery, York County Maine. His love for animals stems from a dynamic relationship of exotic birds, as he has over 90 of them in his studio, painting them from life every day. Hunt possesses a unique gift, a gift that stretches far beyond his creations in art. Stepping inside his studio is an experience to behold. It is like stepping into a magical world, where you feel anything is possible; similar to the feelings you get when gazing at one of his enchanting paintings. The music of birds echoes and creates the soundtrack while enjoying other treasures placed perfectly in the design of his studio. Hunt is excited by collecting antiques and other unique finds, from top hats to 19th Century objects. His love for unique items of the world from animals to artifacts is transcended to the depths of his paintings, emerging an ever growing beauty. And with use of new mixed media, such as metallic golds and silvers to the sparkle and shimmer of diamond dust, Slonem is always pushing the envelope to the next level of a youthful freshness in his art.

Recently Slonem has been shown at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art and the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. In 2017 and 2018, he will be featured by the National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the National Gallery in Bulgaria, and Slonem’s works can be found in the permanent collections of 250 museums around the world, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Whitney, the Miro Foundation and the New Orleans Museum of Art.

Art New York - Pier 94 - May 2 to May 5, 2019

Booth # ANY411

Art New York - Pier 94, 12th Avenue at 55th Street New York, NY 10019

Press Release | Exhibition Brochure

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to participate in Art New York - Pier 94 New York from May 2 to May 5, for the 2019 edition. Please join Lilac Gallery as we show at the Art New York - Pier 94 for its fifth year. The Fair will showcase artwork from more than 100 galleries during the height of New York’s art and cultural season. Art New York 2019 will provide a fresh alternative for acquiring important, never-before exhibited works from both primary and secondary markets, including CONTEXT, a platform for a selection of new and established contemporary galleries showcasing emerging, mid-career and cutting-edge talent. Welcoming both experienced and new art collectors who are looking to experience a carefully-curated, rich-in-content presentation of the best in the global contemporary art market.

This edition we will feature unique and inspiring creations of Hunt Slonem, expressive oil and mixed media paintings by Cindy Shaoul from her Dripping Dots collection, and sculptures from world-renowned artists Gillie and Marc.

VIP Preview

Thursday, May 2 from 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

General Admission

Thursday, May 2 from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Friday, May 3 from 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Saturday, May 4 from 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Sunday, May 5 from 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm

BAMA 2019 (Busan Annual Market of Art) - April 26 to April 29, 2019

Booth # C-8

BEXCO Exhibition Center Ι - Hall 2 Haeundaegu, Busan SOUTH KOREA

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to participate in 2019 BAMA (Busan Annual Market of Art) at the BEXCO Exhibition Center Ι - Hall 2 in Haeundaegu, Busan, South Korea from April 26 - 29, for the 2019 edition. Please join Lilac Gallery as we show at the Busan International Art Fair, which celebrates its 7th anniversary this year, with the participation of renowned galleries and talented artists both local and international, in a venue for artists and collectors to communicate through artworks and enjoy a great variety of high-quality works of art in one place. Busan International Art Fair aims to revitalize the Busan art market and promote strong growth of Korean art, has been developing over the years. A wonderful event for fine art galleries, artist, and art lovers who are striving for the development of art and culture in Busan, South Korea.

This year we will feature the highly intricate pieces by Billy the Artist and the classically sophisticated oil paintings by Cindy Shaoul, exploring the artistic notion of one of the greatest contemporary artist of our time, with bold brushstrokes of Hunt Slonem and the bronzes sculptures by Gillie and Marc.

VIP & Press Opening Night

Thursday, April 25 from 5:00 pm

Public Days

Friday, April 26 from 11:00 am - 7:00 pm

Saturday, April 27 from 11:00 am - 7:00 pm

Sunday, April 28 from 11:00 am - 7:00 pm

Monday, April 29 from 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Cindy Shaoul - March 7 to April 2, 2019

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “Jet Setting” an exhibition of works by Cindy Shaoul. A wonderful exhibition of her most recent works with a new collection an of a bright abstract paintings of dripping dots.

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.

Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary - January 10 to January 13, 2019

Booth # PB500

Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary Pavilion, 825 S Dixie Hwy at Okeechobee Blvd West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Press Release | Exhibition Brochure

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to participate in Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary 2019 at the Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary Pavilion, West Palm Beach Florida from January 10 to January 13, for the 2019 edition. Please join Lilac Gallery as we show at the Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary 2019. The Fair will showcase the most significant investment quality artworks of the 20th and 21st centuries offered by a selection of over 65 of the world’s most respected galleries. Whether you are a seasoned or new collector, your visit to PBM+C will provide you with the opportunity to enhance or start your collection with integrity and value at the highest level.

This edition we will feature unique and inspiring creations of Hunt Slonem, expressive oil and mixed media paintings by Cindy Shaoul from her Dripping Dots collection,  bright and bold contemporary works by urban French artist JM Robert, sculptures from world-renowned artists Gillie and Marc, and Fine Art marine miniature oil paintings by George Nemethy.

VIP Preview

Thursday, January 10 from 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

General Admission

Friday, January 11 from 11:00 am - 7:00 pm

Saturday, January 12 from 11:00 am - 7:00 pm

Sunday, January 13 from 11:00 am - 6:00 pm

Hunt Slonem - November 8 to December 23, 2018

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “Hopping for Joy” an exhibition of works by Hunt Slonem. A wonderful collection of his most recent creations exploring new and different media that invites us to celebrate nature and the simplicity of these incredible animals.

His whimsical bunnies have captured the hearts of many across the globe, enchanting us all with a phenomenal power to elevate and inspire effortlessly. His works can be best described as monumental and uplifting as these forces certainly are the cornerstones of his inspiration. His pieces draw upon a spiritual connection with nature, animals, and history.

The exhibition focuses on a collection of Slonem's one of his most iconic subjects, the Bunnies with strong gestural lines captivating us with the charm of the Rabbit which symbolizes good fortune. With thick use of paint and the use of diamond dust on selected works, enhancing the elegance of this collection. These pieces make us feel as if we are encased effortlessly in a colorful whirlwind of beauty, surrounded by the powerful symbolization of endurance, change, hope, and life; and the purity of form from the inspiring world of the Rabbit.

Hunt Slonem was born in 1951 in Kittery, York County Maine. His love for animals stems from a dynamic relationship of exotic birds, as he has over 90 of them in his studio, painting them from life every day. Hunt possesses a unique gift, a gift that stretches far beyond his creations in art. Stepping inside his studio is an experience to behold. It is like stepping into a magical world, where you feel anything is possible; similar to the feelings you get when gazing at one of his enchanting paintings. The music of birds echoes and creates the soundtrack while enjoying other treasures placed perfectly in the design of his studio. Hunt is excited by collecting antiques and other unique finds, from top hats to 19th Century objects. His love for unique items of the world from animals to artifacts is transcended to the depths of his paintings, emerging an ever growing beauty. And with use of new mixed media, such as metallic golds and silvers to the sparkle and shimmer of diamond dust, Slonem is always pushing the envelope to the next level of a youthful freshness in his art.

Recently Slonem has been shown at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art and the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. In 2017 and 2018, he will be featured by the National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the National Gallery in Bulgaria, and Slonem’s works can be found in the permanent collections of 250 museums around the world, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Whitney, the Miro Foundation and the New Orleans Museum of Art.

Aiiroh - October 24 to November 4, 2018

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “Aiiroh Pop” an exhibition of works by Aiiroh, French pop/street artist from October 24 to November 4, 2018, presenting an exciting collection of beautiful and iconic subjects mixing the culture of the street with pop art.

Aiiroh at a young age, started as a graffiti artist in train stations in several cities. Soon after, he was introduced to stencil work which made it possible to create art faster on the street. With a guidance of a friend, he eventually discovered the work of the “affichistes” such as Raymond Hains, Villeglé, Dufrêne and Rotella. The latter became a real obsession for the artist. Taking great inspiration from this movement, sometimes spending whole nights wandering to find and snatch the poster that he would like. And then adding his signature touch of optimism and color.

In some of his works, Aiiroh incorporates brands to remind us of current trends and how they may influence our daily lives. The anarchy of dripping, the turbulence of the compositions come to stand in contrast with the pure lines of the graphics of the brand logo, but also of the famous LOVE of the American artist Indiana. Juxtaposing the graphic strength of these logos with the unexpected effects of his artistic expression, if it would be to capture a collective unconscious challenging the establishment of our aesthetic codes.

For several years, Aiiroh has been exhibited in some twenty galleries in France as well as internationally (Switzerland, Italy, UK, Greece, Israel, USA, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan). His latest accomplishments have been commissions from large brands such as Ferrari.

Affordable Art Fair NEW YORK - September 26 - 30, 2018

Booth # 1.33

METROPOLITAN PAVILLON - 125 West 18th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues) New York, NY 10011

- EXHIBITION BROCHURE -

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to participate in Affordable Art Fair at the Metropolitan Pavilion on September 26 - 30 for the fall edition 2018. Please join Lilac Gallery as we show in Affordable Art Fair NYC – an art fair dedicated to discovering incredible new artists and contemporary artworks, and experience hands-on workshops, talks, and tours with fellow art lovers.

This year at the fall edition we will feature the unique and inspiring creations of Hunt Slonem, bright and bold contemporary works from Logan Ledford, the highly sophisticated and colorful compositions of Gee Gee Collins, the beautifully elaborated pieces by, whimsical sculptures from world renowned artists Gillie and Marc, intricate mixed media collage pieces by Gieler, the seductive works by urban French artist JM Robert, the elegant and classically sophisticated oil paintings by Cindy Shaoul and the eye-catching pop works by John Stango.

Private View:

Wednesday, September 26 from 6-9pm

Show schedule:

Thursday, September 27 from 12pm - 6pm

(Art After Dark 6-9pm)

Friday, September 28 from 12pm - 6pm

(Free admission 6-8pm)

Saturday, September 29 from 11am - 8pm

Sunday, September 30 from 11am - 5pm

Logan Ledford - August 21 to September 12, 2018

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “Chromatic Personality” an exhibition of works by Logan Ledford, Louisiana's contemporary color theory artist from August 21 to September 12, 2018, presenting a wonderful new collection of beautiful avant-garde abstract paintings.

Logan is able to create a completely unusual and powerful body of work by using thick textured paint and mixed media against a single toned color background. Her abstract paintings display a unique design with wonderful attention to detail, utilizing minimal compositions with acrylic paint, liquid gold leaf, acrylic sheets, and vinyl. Simple natural beauty and elements of nature are the starting point for her work, filtering through emotions in their sporadic color and organic form with grid-like or centered circle compositions. Sensations of a particular moment in their purest element drawn from everyday objects, like a pallet of makeup from a woman's purse, the plastic of a Barbie doll, or clothing from a crowd of people, are the inspirations of this series.

Working on mostly larger canvases, the presence of these pop pieces make a dramatic statement; but once looking closer at the details, the viewer is able to discover exciting, rich textures by the use of mixed media. Logan's passion for schematically designing each canvas depicting geometric shapes over and over again, mimicking simple, recognizable forms is a joy to discover. Each canvas is repetitive, but each individual and unique with its own theme. Standing in front of her paintings is like journeying into a very strong world of color, where the senses are completely motivated, exciting us to discover Logan's unique patterns seamlessly with the imagination.

Logan Ledford was born in Baton Rouge and received her Bachelor of Interior Design from Louisiana State University. She studied at the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts and now lives and works in New Orleans, Louisiana. Ledford has exhibited in many places in Louisiana and her work have been reviewed by numerous prestigious newspaper and websites such as Garden & Gun, LSU Art & Design College Press, The Scout Guide, and The English Room Blog. This year she will continue to show her work at the New Orleans Museum of Art and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art.

Market Art + Design - July 5 to July 8, 2018

Booth # 207

The Bridgehampton Museum, 2368 Montauk Hwy, Bridgehampton, NY 11932

Press Release | Exhibition Brochure

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to participate in Market Art + Design 2018 at The Bridgehampton Museum, Bridgehampton New York from July 5 - 8, for the 2018 edition. Please join Lilac Gallery as we show at the Market Art + Design, the East End's premier modern and contemporary art fair, returns to the town of Bridgehampton this July 5 - 8 for the fair's eighth edition. From its coveted location in the heart of the Hamptons - just off Highway 27 the fair’s eighth edition will feature 65 top galleries enhanced by a striking and tightly curated design component pulling from dealers and designers from around the world.

This year we will feature the unique and inspiring creations of Hunt Slonem, bright and bold contemporary works by urban French artist JM Robert, the highly sophisticated and colorful compositions of Gee Gee Collins, paintings and sculptures from world renowned artists Gillie and Marc, intricate mixed media collage pieces by Gieler, and classical sophisticated oil and mixed media paintings by Cindy Shaoul.

Preview

Thursday, July 5 from 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Public Fair Hours

Friday, July 6 from 11:00 am - 7:00 pm

Saturday, July 7 from 11:00 am - 7:00 pm

Sunday, July 8 from 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Gieler - May 31 to July 1, 2018

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “Recollections” an exhibition of works by Gieler. An extraordinary body of works of fine art collage with mixed media with his latest works that beautiful color patterns portraying the pop icons of our times.

Gieler is able to create a completely unusual and powerful body of work by using rebellious and nostalgic plays on icons of the past and present such as Brigitte Bardot, Kate Moss, Muhammed Ali, and Claudia Schiffer. Working on mostly larger canvases, the presence of these pop pieces make a dramatic statement; but once looking closer at the details, the viewer is able to discover exciting, rich textures by the many layers of selected hand pulled posters from the city. Gieler's evolving fascination with the voice of Amsterdam is now expanding to new cities such as Barcelona, Ibiza, and New York. He aims to participate environments of the world into his pieces by using considerable efforts to bring the two together. His journey through the cities on bicycle leaves him soaking up the backdrop of the streets, which then, later on, translates into the passion he puts into creating his compositions. The result is a refreshing take on pop art that excites the viewer with strong suggestions of color, texture, and design.

BAMA 2018 (Busan Annual Market of Art) - June 21 to June 25, 2018

Booth # B-1

BEXCO Exhibition Center Ι - Hall 2 Haeundaegu, Busan SOUTH KOREA

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to participate in 2018 BAMA (Busan Annual Market of Art) at the BEXCO Exhibition Center Ι - Hall 2 in Haeundaegu, Busan, South Korea from June 21 - 25, for the 2018 edition. Please join Lilac Gallery as we show at the Busan International Art Fair, which celebrates its 6th anniversary this year, with the participation of renowned galleries and talented artists both local and international, in a venue for artists and collectors to communicate through artworks and enjoy a great variety of high-quality works of art in one place. Busan International Art Fair aims to revitalize the Busan art market and promote strong growth of Korean art, has been developing over the years. A wonderful event for fine art galleries, artist, and art lovers who are striving for the development of art and culture in Busan, South Korea.

This year we will feature the highly intricate pieces by Billy the Artist and the classically sophisticated oil paintings by Cindy Shaoul, exploring the artistic notion of one of the greatest contemporary artist of our time, with bold brushstrokes of Hunt Slonem and the bronzes sculptures by Gillie and Marc.

VIP & Press Opening Night

Thursday, June 21

Public Days

Friday, June 22 from 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Saturday, June 23 from 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Sunday, June 24 from 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Monday, June 25 from 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Gillie and Marc

March 14 to March 29, 2018

- PRESS RELEASE -

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “Gillie and Marc in New York” an exhibition of works by the couple artist Gillie and Marc. A stunning collection of fine art and sculpture with his latest collection honoring the installation of the biggest Rhino sculpture on earth with the official unveiling on March 15, 2018 in New York City.

The Last Three, which is being installed in the heart of New York City in March 2018, will be used to raise critical awareness and funds needed to protect the northern white rhinos, and to encourage participation in a petition for approaching Chinese and Vietnamese governments about eliminating the demand for rhino horns.

Gillie and Marc are international contemporary artists who have collaborated to create art as one for over 25-years. Before becoming parents Gillie and Marc were intrepid travelers who decided to settle down in New York to raise their family. Their first New York art exhibition was in 1996 and since then they have had both sculptures and paintings displayed in various New York galleries and public spaces including DUMBO, Rockefeller Centre, Avenue of the Americas and Greenwich Village.

Gillie and Marc travelled to Kenya in March 2017 to the Ol Pejeta Conservancy  (the second largest conservancy in Kenya with around 90,000 acres) to share time with the last three surviving northern white rhinos in the world.  These 3 northern white rhinoceroses are guarded 24-hours a day to protect them from poaching, which is a major problem for rhinoceroses. The protection includes horn-imbedded transmitters, watchtowers, fences, drones, guard dogs, and trained armed guards around the clock. 

In their trips to Africa Gillie and Marc spent each day driving back and forth to be with them, to study them and work closely with Jacob, their primary carer. He allowed them to get up close and touch Sudan who is completely tame - he loved being tickled under the belly and in his very thick skin folds. They photographed him, sketched him and filmed him for five days.  He was a very gentle soul and they could feel his melancholy. Unfortunately, he is too old to mount a female rhino and so cannot breed, his legs are old and arthritic and he is blind in his left eye. Gillie and Marc felt he knew he was the last one of his kind on earth. His daughter and granddaughter were also tame and they could touch them and get close to them too. They are both infertile so also cannot mate, so the inevitable is near for these magnificent creatures. Gillie and Marc were overwhelmed with love and grief, and felt so honoured to be in their presence for so many hours.

As the artist explains "We’re about to witness the imminent extinction of the northern white rhinos. From a population of 40,000 there are only 3 northern white rhinos left, making them the rarest animals on earth. Their names are Sudan, Najin. and Fatu."

Rhino horns are worth more than their weight in gold, so the last 3 are under constant threat from armies of poachers. Monumental sculpture artists - Gillie and Marc - are making the world's tallest rhino sculpture to inspire, educate, and mobilise a global community to raise their voices, and affect real change against rhino horn sales.

Affordable Art Fair

Booth # 2.9

March 21 - 25, 2018

METROPOLITAN PAVILLON

125 West 18th Street

(between 6th and 7th Avenues)

New York, NY 10011

- EXHIBITION BROCHURE -

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to participate in Affordable Art Fair at the Metropolitan Pavilion on March 21 - 25 for the spring edition 2018. Please join Lilac Gallery as we show in Affordable Art Fair NYC – an art fair dedicated to discovering incredible new artists and contemporary artworks, and experience hands-on workshops, talks, and tours with fellow art lovers.

This year at the fall edition we will feature the highly sophisticated and colorful compositions of Gee Gee Collins, the beautifully elaborated pieces by Lee Ok-nam and mixed media pieces by Lee Kwan Woo, also the inspiringly aesthetic accent paintings by Robert Gregory Phillips, introducing the eye-catching works inspired by nature, and her travels around the world and fashion by Corinne Natel, and the highly expressive acrylic paintings by Neil Kerman.

Private View:

Wednesday, March 21 from 6-9pm

Show schedule:

Thursday, March 22 from 11am - 6pm

(Art After Dark 6-9pm)

Friday, March 23 from 11am - 6pm

(Free admission 6-8pm)

Saturday, March 24 from 11am - 8pm

Sunday, March 25 from 11am - 5pm

SCOPE New York

Booth ID 043

March 8 - 11, 2018

METROPOLITAN PAVILLON

125 West 18th Street

(between 6th and 7th Avenues)

New York, NY 10011

- EXHIBITION BROCHURE -

- PRESS RELEASE -

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to participate in SCOPE New York at the Metropolitan Pavilion on March 8 - 11 for the edition 2018. Please join Lilac Gallery as we show in this International Contemporary Art Show. In this 18th edition of SCOPE New York returns to present groundbreaking contemporary works welcoming 60 international exhibitors.

This year we will feature the bright and geometric abstract works from Anabel Leiner, sculptures from world-renowned artists Gillie and Marc, dripping and shifting textures by Derick Smith, and classical sophisticated oil and mixed media paintings by Cindy Shaoul.

VIP Opening Schedule:

Platinum First View | Thursday, March 8 from 3-6pm

(Platinum Cardholders or by Invitation Only)

VIP - Press Preview | Thursday, March 8 from 6-9pm

(VIP Cardholders + Accredited Press or by Invitation Only)

General Schedule:

Friday, March 9 from 11am - 8pm

Saturday, March 10 from 11am - 8pm

Sunday, March 11 from 11am - 7pm

Gee Gee Collins & Lesley Grainger

February 8 to February 27, 2018

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Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “Story in Lines” a group show exhibiting works by Gee Gee Collins and Lesley Grainger. This dynamic duo has been friends for years through the world of social media, and today by chance, the two artists will be collaborating in an exhibit at Lilac Gallery from February 8 to February 27, 2018.

Both of these artists hold similar qualities in their work, focusing on the idea of freedom in line, shape, and form. They have a strong passion for telling a story through the playfulness in their color and strong suggestive lines, yet still yielding highly sophisticated compositions in each of their works. Each artist portrays similar concepts in their styles; what seems to be simple, easy and unorganized is actually wonderfully planned executions that create the artist's stories through the boldness in their abstractions. 

Gee Gee and Lesley share their artistic processes with the public, being highly popular in the world of social media; which is where both artists initially met. They shared support instantly, collecting each other's work and starting an inspiring friendship. This powerful tool had them exchanging thoughts and comments about each other's work, as both accounts grew in followers over the years. Today their support from the public is outstanding, having over 20K followers each.  It is truly impressive how the web has proven one of the most advanced and helpful vehicles for artists around the world, and this exhibit is one to really prove true.  

Gee Gee Collins was born 1973 and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. She studied painting under Michael Phillips at the College of Charleston and received a bachelor's degree in Fine Art from the University of Georgia. She also traveled and studied at Lamar Dodd School of Art in Cortona, Italy. From the start of her career, she has been captivated by bright colors and the essence of minimalism. Her bold brush strokes and colorful palette combine to create layers of paint that give each piece a history and an ethereal quality. She approaches the canvas with ease and spontaneity, resulting in paintings filled with energy and movement. Gee Gee is best known for her abstract paintings exploring unique pallets with line and texture. She is heavily influenced by Joan Mitchell, Franz Kline, and Matisse. 

Lesley was born in Yorkshire, England, where she grew up in a small Northern fishing town, and currently resides in Orange County, California. She received a B.A. Honors First Class degree in Illustration and Design from the University of Lincoln. Early in her career, she worked as graphic designer and later began to produce children’s books and licensed artwork. For the last several years her main focus and passion has been abstract painting. Seeking to create an abstract visual language that cannot be expressed otherwise is Lesley Grainger's main objective. She works intuitively and thoughtfully while discovering new and interesting color and compositions. Painting is a reflection of experience and what Lesley has found is that each painting is translated to the next, like an ongoing story. Color is a boundless part of her process, seeking to explore color combinations that intrigue the senses and reveal something unexpected. Discovery is key in Lesley's expression, as she works with the canvas, adding and removing elements. This pushes her to new levels and what brings a sense of how art can change the way we think, the way we feel and the way we connect with the world.

Michael Ricigliano

December 6 to December 31, 2017

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Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “Motivational Expressionism” an exhibition of works by Michael Ricigliano. A dynamic collection of abstract expressionistic paintings exploring storytelling on unique surfaces such as ceramic and marble, paired with Inspirational Quotes of a life-changing speaker and bestselling author Steve Maraboli from December 6 to December 31, 2017.

Ricigliano finds that much like the world of film, painting plays a huge role in storytelling. He believes that a painting can reveal words, ideas, thoughts, and actions without the use of sound and moving picture. It is the stillness within the movement of paint that creates these stories and motivates us to challenge how a painting can communicate. By using abstracted, gestural lines, Ricigliano breathes a motivation into each piece, just as Jackson Pollock once said "It doesn't make much difference how the paint is put on as long as something has been said. Technique is just a means of arriving at a statement." Ricigliano borrows this concept and enamored this body of work with bold brushwork and dynamic colors executed on new media such as ceramic and marble. Steve Maraboli, as a behavioral scientist, will be incorporating brilliant quotes to empower the philosophy behind every piece, helping the viewer to understand its true beauty and power.

The exhibition will be curated by Federico Castelluccio. Federico is a renown contemporary realist painter whose works have been exhibited throughout the US and Europe. His paintings are held in the most prestigious private and public collections, including Palazzo Chigi, Italy, Yale University Museum of Art, New haven, CT, Kresge Art Museum, East Lancing Michigan, and Tisch Fine Art Collection, NY. As an Actor Federico is best known for his role as the Neapolitan enforcer Furio Giunta in the HBO hit series, The Sopranos. As the Guest Curator Federico Castelluccio explains:

“In a short amount of time Michael Ricigliano has made a mark on the world stage as a professional screenwriter, film producer, playwright and now has taken the ultimate leap in the visual arts arena, baring his soul as a passionate abstract painter. His inaugural exhibition will feature more than a dozen new acrylic paintings on canvas, marble, and ceramic, which began from an inspiration and a deep desire to create his own singular language in abstract art. A self taught artist, Michael has developed a solid technique that explores the rhythm of movement and harmony of color, conveying visually balanced and pleasing compositions that are psychologically sophisticated and thought provoking. There is a depth and energy to these paintings that is immediately evident when viewing them in person, which will also feature a collaboration of inspiring quotes by the renown motivational speakerSteve Maraboli”.

Michael Ricigliano successfully balances two careers at once. In recent years he developed a career as an artist, writer, and film producer, while also still practicing law in Long Island, New York. He wrote and produced the feature length film, The Brooklyn Banker, directed by Federico Castelluccio, it stars Paul Sorvino, David Proval and Troy Garity. The Brooklyn Banker was released theatrically in 2016. Michael’s play A Queen for a Day, directed by John Gould Rubin, had a very successful run on the New York stage at the Theater at Saint Clements on West 46th Street in 2015. His second play, Phelan House, is set to begin production in the summer of 2018 and will also be directed by John Gould Rubin.

- PRESS & NEWS -

• broadway WORLD

• Garden State Journal

• Arts Merged for Inspiration

Hunt Slonem

November 9 to December 3, 2017

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Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “Bunnies and Butterflies” an exhibition of works by Hunt Slonem. A wonderful collection of his most recent creations exploring new and different media that invites us to celebrate nature and the simplicity of these incredible animals from November 9 to December 3, 2017.
 
His whimsical bunnies and butterflies have captured the hearts of many across the globe, enchanting us all with a phenomenal power to elevate and inspire effortlessly. His works can be best described as monumental and uplifting as these forces certainly are the cornerstones of his inspiration. His pieces draw upon a spiritual connection with nature, animals, and history.
 
The exhibition focuses on a collection of Slonem's most iconic subjects. The Butterflies are depicted in a delicate yet playful way in ascension. And the Bunnies with strong gestural lines captivating us with the charm of the Rabbit which symbolizes good fortune. In many works Slonem traces his famous crosshatch details throughout, with thick use of paint and the use of diamond dust on selected works, enhancing the elegance of this collection. These pieces make us feel as if we are encased effortlessly in a colorful whirlwind of beauty, surrounded by the powerful symbolization of endurance, change, hope, and life; inviting the viewer to celebrate nature and the simplicity of flight from the elegant world of the butterfly, and the purity of form from the inspiring world of the Rabbit.
 
Hunt Slonem was born in 1951 in Kittery, York County Maine.  His love for animals stems from a dynamic relationship of exotic birds, as he has over 90 of them in his studio, painting them from life every day. Hunt possesses a unique gift, a gift that stretches far beyond his creations in art. Stepping inside his studio is an experience to behold. It is like stepping into a magical world, where you feel anything is possible; similar to the feelings you get when gazing at one of his enchanting paintings. The music of birds echoes and creates the soundtrack while enjoying other treasures placed perfectly in the design of his studio. Hunt is excited by collecting antiques and other unique finds, from top hats to 19th Century objects. His love for unique items of the world from animals to artifacts is transcended to the depths of his paintings, emerging an ever growing beauty. And with use of new mixed media, such as metallic golds and silvers to the sparkle and shimmer of diamond dust, Slonem is always pushing the envelope to the next level of a youthful freshness in his art.
 
Recently Slonem has been shown at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art and the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. In 2017 and 2018, he will be featured by the National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the National Gallery in Bulgaria, and Slonem’s works can be found in the permanent collections of 250 museums around the world, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Whitney, the Miro Foundation and the New Orleans Museum of Art.

Lee Kwan Woo

October 19 - November 5, 2017

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “Condensation Ensemble” an exhibition of works by Lee Kwan Woo, showcasing original works composed of handmade stamps by the artist, creating an individual design of his own from October 19 - November 5, 2017.

By bringing the many into one, yet never losing the shining clarity of each individual, artist Lee Kwan Woo makes a statement that goes beyond art and speaks directly to his view of life. Lee is a talented Korean artist who combines ancient tools and contemporary vision to create complex works of art that carry many layers of meaning. His Korean heritage is stamped on each work, yet the most fundamental message of his art is universal. Kwan Woo creates paintings that are not made of paint. His two-dimensional surfaces are actually not flat at all.

All yet, it is difficult to describe them as sculpture. His elemental forms are at once unique and representative of mass production. A harmonious form of contradiction seems to be the artist's chosen environment. Lee's works are composed of stamps. Each stamp carries a word or a pictograph or just a design of the artist's concept. The stamps are placed, in an uneven, undulating layer, across a flat surface. Some just out, some receded. They create fields and waves when seen at a distance. As a forest is composed of trees, and an ocean of infinite drops of water, so Lee's constructions achieve completion by the accumulation of many. Stamps have been used in Asian society for centuries. Like our signatures, they represent the individual whose name is contained in them. And, as signatures, they carry weight. Legal, social and sealed by stamps. They declare "this is me, and this is my intent." In themselves, they can be beautiful, artful objects. Asian stamps have acquired a poignancy in recent decades as they have become anachronistic and abandoned.

Lee describes how moved he was when, many years ago, he "discovered seals among the trash and debris left behind in some empty or deserted home." Realizing that each of those seals bore vestiges of lives they represented and what loss of history and rich heritage would vanish when the trash was collected and removed, he reclaimed them and made them his new medium. After having worked on these pieces for mare than a quarter of a century, Lee has left behind those original wooden stamps and now creates individual stamps of his own design, fashioned from 21st-century materials, like resin.

Affordable Art Fair

Booth # 1.45

September 13 - 17, 2017

METROPOLITAN PAVILLON

125 West 18th Street

(between 6th and 7th Avenues)

New York, NY 10011

- EXHIBITION BROCHURE -

- PRESS RELEASE -

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to participate in Affordable Art Fair at the Metropolitan Pavilion on September 13 - 17 for the fall edition 2017. Please join Lilac Gallery as we show in Affordable Art Fair NYC – an art fair dedicated to discovering incredible new artists and contemporary artworks, and experience hands-on workshops, talks, and tours with fellow art lovers.

This year at the fall edition we will feature urban French artist JM Robert, bright and bold contemporary works from Logan Ledford, abstract works by Lesley Grainger and Gee Gee Collins, paintings and sculptures from world renowned artists Gillie and Marc, intricate mixed media collage pieces by Gieler, classical sophisticated oil painting by Cindy Shaoul and eye-catching pop works by Campbell La Pun.

Private View:

Wednesday, September 13 from 6-9pm

Show schedule:

Thursday, September 14 from 11am - 6pm

(Art After Dark 6-9pm)

Friday, September 15 from 11am - 6pm

(Free admission 6-8pm)

Saturday, September 16 from 11am - 8pm

Sunday, September 17 from 11am - 5pm

JM Robert

August 24 to September 17, 2017

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Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “Behind Façades” an exhibition of works by JM Robert, showcasing original hand-painted urban art, barraging unique graffiti compositions while juxtaposing worldly effeminate figures from August 24 to September 17, 2017.

Born and raised in a small country town in the French region of Burgundy, 29 years-old JM Robert started painting at a very young age before getting an Art and decoration degree at the Beaux-Arts School in Paris. Today he strives to create paintings that draw from his experiences from a young age, expanding into impressive and powerful canvases. What is the passage of time? What is left of our presence in a place? What trace do we leave of our passage on earth? These are the questions that artist JM Robert raises in his works.

Ruins and damaged walls of big cities full of rough-cast, bits of tags and old posters fascinate him and became the source of his inspiration. His abstract backgrounds of bright and flashy colors contrast with the black graphic by which he captures characteristic expressions of female faces. His work is characterized by a pictorial act in two phases. He first uses different techniques such as graffiti, scratching and scraping with knives and trowels to mimic the effects of patina, dirt, and degradation. Following the fluidity of this first layer, a face begins to appear in the eyes of the artist before he begins to paint his muse. He then hand-draws this face in black to simulate stencil work.

Scarcely evoked, the facial features are already vanishing. It seems that the faces were sketched, but did not have time to be completely formed. It is also a trace of an anonymous passage, a presence that is fragile, precarious, and always feminine.

There are sad, joyful, sometimes distant looks. But these faces are always in the hope of something, a trace of life in a chaotic setting as in Pompeii or Hiroshima, Robert wants to represent the shadow of these figures. He picks up these feminine faces from everyday life, in his opinion, they bear witness of our time.

On his canvases, colors burst into a myriad of fragments that no longer manage to find their meaning to take shape. The use of vivid colors often help to classify his work in the category of pop art but he crosses the boundaries of style to create pieces which exude a timeless emotion, bridging classical and contemporary, creating a completely unique style of his own.

He exhibits in France, Hong-Kong and has done many live performances in street art festivals and collage around the world. Lilac Gallery is proud to be presenting his first solo exhibition in America.

Robert Gregory Phillips

July 27 to August 17, 2017

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Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “Inspired Duality” an exhibition of works by Robert Gregory Phillips, of oil and acrylic pieces considering the dualities expressing an authentic life inspired by the spirit from July 27 to August 17, 2017.

Robert Gregory Phillips was born in 1955 and is a contemporary American artist. He works in a broad range of media including painting, photography, drawing, collage, video and code art. This latest collection of pieces remains to focus on his individual theme of spirituality but has progressed into a heightened form of expression. Robert considers the dualities which encompass an authentic life inspired by the spirit. Deeply connected to poetry and the tranquil essence of nature, Robert discovers unique patterns and colors to reveal his inspiration drawn from people, history and underlying simple, everyday moments. His pieces consistently portray a reflection of four main elements: Fire, Wind, Earth, Water. Focusing on achieving pulling these elements together to translate his emotional ties with the seasons of nature and the sun or the moon.

Through his use of color, texture and brush stroke, Robert vibrates the viewer with these strong emotional ties that he so longs to connect with nature and the spirit of the all-encompassing earth. This plays a primordial role when appreciating one of his creations. On this latest collection of his works, he explores a unique color pallet which is at times soft and vulnerable and at others frivolous and chaotic. Both drawing upon the pureness of the moment which evokes a raw, elegant and modern feel. His works are in corporate and private collections in the United States, Korea, and China.

Holding a Bachelor of Science in Painting from Troy University, Alabama, abstraction, realism, impressionism, minimalism and color field are among the influences of his art. He currently lives and works in Texas creating his pieces in his studio near nature.

Cindy Shaoul

June 22 to July 6, 2017

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New York — Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “Dripping Dots” an exhibition of bright abstract paintings of dots, works by Cindy Shaoul, from June 22 to July 6, 2017.

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. 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.

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.

The academic inheritance she achieved from art school gave her the capacity to perfectly manage the use of light and shadow, to then transfer this knowledge in this abstract collection. Influenced by the seasons and her trips abroad, the choice of the colors reflects the mood of the artist in a magnificent way. The paintings inspired by the summer season are more luminous and filled with pop colors that make the canvas flash out of the wall. In all of these painting is evoked the simplicity of beauty in the moment.

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. 

Dom Pattinson

April 20 to May 18, 2017

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Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “Free Art Form” an exhibition of works by Dom Pattinson, of urban original Street Art that stands out amongst the Graffiti Art Movement from April 20 to May 18, 2017.

Dom Pattinson’s predominant influences are many-fold. He spent a length of time as a student living in the Soviet Union, and was immersed in the propaganda art of the time, and then Northern Ireland, where he witnessed young Sinn Fein activists with heightened passions, which were expressed with politically motivated public displays – Street Art in its rawest form. Seeing the irony in watching his daughters grow from innocent sweetness into womanhood also plays a pivotal role in Dom’s work. This is amplified by the ten turbulent years he experienced as a teacher, which allowed relationships with teenagers, other than his own to form, and whose stories and emotions allowed him to consolidate in his mind the dilemmas his own children faced, conceptually flourishing into some of his best work to date.

Presenting a unique collection of works expressing some of the most frequent adjectives that are used to describe his beautiful mixed media compositions often comprised of black stencil patterns enhanced with spray painted bursts of vivid colors. His artworks should nonetheless also be viewed from a political standpoint, conveying forceful subliminal messages left to the viewer's personal interpretation and understanding. Pattinson sources his political influences from the time he spent in the Soviet Union where he got exposed to Propaganda Art, and in Northern Ireland where he discovered Street Art through the works of Sinn Fein activists. In both cases the political and artistic confrontation was decisive. His other source of inspiration has been his own life: with the teenagers, he taught for ten years, as well as with his daughters and wife.

BAMA 2017 (Busan Annual Market of Art)

Booth # B15

April 20 - 24, 2017

BEXCO

Exhibition Center Ι - Hall 2

Haeundaegu, Busan

SOUTH KOREA

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to participate in 2017 BAMA (Busan Annual Market of Art) at the BEXCO Exhibition Center Ι - Hall 2 in Haeundaegu, Busan, South Korea on April 20 - 24 for the 2017 edition. Please join Lilac Gallery as we show at the Busan International Art Fair, which celebrates its 6th anniversary this year, with the participation of renowned galleries and talented artists both local and international, in a venue for artists and collectors to communicate through artworks and enjoy a great variety of high-quality works of art in one place. Busan International Art Fair aims to revitalize the Busan art market and promote strong growth of Korean art, has been developing over the years. A wonderful event for fine art galleries, artist, and art lovers who are striving for the development of art and culture in Busan, South Korea.

This year we will feature the highly intricate pieces by Kim Jae Il and the classically sophisticated oil paintings by Cindy Shaoul, exploring the artistic notion of a contemporary era in the bold brushstrokes of Jay Milder, the geometric mixed media abstract pieces by Enrico Embroli and wooden soft bowed sculptures by Gary Burditt.

VIP & Press Opening:

Thursday, April 20 at 4pm

(Opening Ceremony 5pm)

General Admission:

Friday, April 21 from 11am - 7pm

Saturday, April 22 from 11am - 7pm

Sunday, April 23 from 11am - 7pm

Monday, April 24 from 11am - 7pm

Gieler

March 9 - April 5, 2017

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Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “Poster City” an exhibition of works by Gieler, Amsterdam's poster collector/pop graffiti artist from March 9 to April 5, 2017.

For years Gieler remained active with spraying letters on walls but as he got older, graffiti evolved into street-art, where he started to experiment on canvas. The street influences can be recognized strongly in his works, by using a very interesting and distinctive technique where he hand tears posters from the city and reworks them into his canvases. He is able to compose unique images on canvas captivating the viewer with the voice of the people and his own. Blending urban elements in a highly intricate way, he creates beautiful compositions that differentiate him from his counterparts. Since 2014 he has been diligently creating this body of work by replicating the captivating beauty of pop icons with his own style. As an emerging artist from The Netherlands, his collage works are always being provided with posters he collects from walls out of the streets; he has developed a technique of ”Sustainable art" which gives a living and edgy character to his paintings. He also uses other old materials, like damaged brushes, blunt stanleyknives or other older and sometimes broken tools. Since by working with these tools and materials the result is always more surprising and exciting.

Gieler is able to create a completely unusual and powerful body of work by using rebellious and nostalgic plays on icons of the past and present such as Brigitte Bardot, Kate Moss, Elvis Presley, and Marilyn Monroe. Working on mostly larger canvases, the presence of these pop pieces make a dramatic statement; but once looking closer at the details, the viewer is able to discover exciting, rich textures by the many layers of selected hand pulled posters. Gieler's evolving fascination with the voice of Amsterdam is now expanding to different cities such as London and New York. He aims to participate environments of the world into his pieces by using considerable efforts to bring the two together. His journey through the cities on bicycle leaves him soaking up the backdrop of the streets, which then, later on, translates into the passion he puts into creating his compositions. The result is a refreshing take on pop art that excites the viewer with strong suggestions of color, texture, and design.

Group Show:

Campbell La Pun, Derick Smith, Gillie and Marc & Steve Smythe

February 16 - March 1, 2017

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Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “Pop Journey” an exhibition of works by four international artists, recognizing oil painting, mixed media, sculpture, and graffiti art from February 16 to March 1, 2017.

Showcasing a collection of works by Campbell La Pun, pieces created by using everything from stencils to aerosol and acrylic paint on wood and canvas. La Pun invites us to journey through a modern world; his paintings reflect the dizzying range of motifs, colours, and forms that manifest themselves in pop culture iconography and advertising images of the global marketplace. Pieces by Derick Smith showing within his practice materials are tools with a view to honoring their integral essence and of not losing sight of their primitive nature. The paint is treated primarily as paint; it is employed as a means towards exploring the possibility of the existence of 'pure vision'. Through the interaction of the paint with itself and, in so far as possible, the least intervention, one can bear witness to the unfolding of what may appear to be microcosms. Gillie and Marc are Australian contemporary artists who collaborate to create art as one, applying the iconic imagery of the dog/human hybrid to celebrate the powerful spiritual relationship that exists between man and animal. And complementing with the glamorous works by Steve Smythe, creating a body of work solely from layers of paint, mixed media, spray paint and screenprint. Inspired by decollage from his own torn paste-ups and artists such as Jacques Villeglé and Raymond Hains.

Bassmi Ibrahim

January 12 to February 9, 2017

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “Essentially Bassmi” an exhibition of works by Bassmi Ibrahim, from January 12 to February 9, 2017.

Bassmi Ibrahim has chosen a life in abstract painting to give access to a space beyond words. Rather than representing the outer shape of the world, these paintings express the fluid dynamism of all life. His work is a dance in between the artist and the medium allowing both intuitive fluidity and disciplined control.

In the studio the white canvas is contemplated in meditative silence, enabling Bassmi to enter into a special plateau of his inner being. The image shows itself like a light unfolding over the surface of the canvas. Each work is totally spontaneous and usually made in a single session of several hours and then revisited numerous times to add layers of depth and tonal value. He uses diluted oils and synthetic varnishes to create moving forms in translucent layers of color. The painting is totally alive during its creation, combining freedom of movement with an innate sense of aesthetic balance. The beauty and subtlety of what takes shape can only come from deeper layers of the inner self.

As an Egyptian artist born in 1941 growing up in Alexandria, he got to know the Mediterranean of myth and legend. The sea, its ebb and flow and the waves themselves found as a constant in both, the life of the planet and in Bassmi's career. From the early phase of Bassmi's art career, he refused to paint in the traditional realistic style, and when he arrived in New York he was able to start working as an art restorer while allowing for adapting to the avant-garde art world of the 1960s. He started creating abstract paintings and after meeting with Mark Rothko whom he considers a spiritual and artistic mentor as a touchstone and constant inspiration. Bassmi certainly might share some of Rothko's darker moods but he doesn't show it, what he shares is the ability to make a striking and decisive composition.

Affordable Art Fair

Booth # 2.17

September 28 - October 2, 2016

METROPOLITAN PAVILLON

125 West 18th Street

(between 6th and 7th Avenues)

New York, NY 10011

- EXHIBITION BROCHURE -

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to participate in Affordable Art Fair at the Metropolitan Pavilion on September 28 - October 2 for the fall edition 2016. Please join Lilac Gallery as we show in Affordable Art Fair NYC – an art fair dedicated to discovering incredible new artists and contemporary artworks, and experience hands-on workshops, talks, and tours with fellow art lovers.

This year on the fall edition we will feature the intricate collage pieces by Gieler and Yannick Hamon, wonderfully executed paintings by Derick Smith and Kang Chan Mo, also the iconic works of mixed media on wood panel by Campbell La Pun and the layered mixed media works from his own torn paste-ups by Steve Smythe, with the inspiringly aesthetic accent paintings by Robert Gregory Phillips.

Private View:

Wednesday, September 28 from 6-9pm

Show schedule:

Thursday, September 29 from 11am - 6pm

(AAF Happy Hours 6-9pm)

Friday, September 30 from 11am - 6pm

(Free admission 6-8pm)

Saturday, October 1 from 11am - 8pm

Sunday, October 2 from 11am - 5pm

August 29 - November 30, 2016

-artcosmetics Installation-

57 West 57th Street, suite 1701, New York, NY 10019

- SHOW DESCRIPTION -

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present this exhibition of works by Roh Jae-soon and Suki Maguire at the headquarters office of artcosmetics in NYC including this collection of the lip work has its significance in telling the story of the world. The moment the artist commits the photographed lips to the canvas, the atmosphere and message of the artwork are determined. For instance, tight lips express the absence of communication and open lips the carpe-diem kind of gaiety. Depending on the expression of the lips, some lips suggest hope for the future, and only the lips are highlighted. Roh expresses the lips in various ways. On the other hand having the Unorthodox; yet effective, Suki treats us to a series of works that tantalizes the imagination with bold strokes of dark and light, hinting at shapes both human and ethereal and pulling us through the two-dimensional surface of the canvas into the mysterious depths of a multidimensional world.

Lee Kwan Woo

September 12 - September 27, 2016

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “Composed Landscapes” a solo exhibition of works by Lee Kwan Woo, from September 12 - September 27, 2016.

By bringing the many into one, yet never losing the shining clarity of each individual, artist Lee Kwan Woo makes a statement that goes beyond art and speaks directly to his view of life. Lee is a talented Korean artist who combines ancient tools and contemporary vision to create complex works of art that carry many layers of meaning. His Korean heritage is stamped on each work, yet the most fundamental message of his art is universal. Kwan Woo creates paintings that are not made of paint. His two-dimensional surfaces are actually not flat at all.

All yet, it is difficult to describe them as sculpture. His elemental forms are at once unique and representative of mass production. A harmonious form of contradiction seems to be the artist's chosen environment. Lee's works are composed of stamps. Each stamp carries a word or a pictograph or just a design of the artist's concept. The stamps are placed, in an uneven, undulating layer, across a flat surface. Some just out, some receded. They create fields and waves when seen at a distance. As a forest is composed of trees, and an ocean of infinite drops of water, so Lee's constructions achieve completion by the accumulation of many. Stamps have been used in Asian society for centuries. Like our signatures, they represent the individual whose name is contained in them. And, as signatures, they carry weight. Legal, social and sealed by stamps. They declare "this is me, and this is my intent." In themselves, they can be beautiful, artful objects. Asian stamps have acquired a poignancy in recent decades as they have become anachronistic and abandoned.

Lee describes how moved he was when, many years ago, he "discovered seals among the trash and debris left behind in some empty or deserted home." Realizing that each of those seals bore vestiges of lives they represented and what loss of history and rich heritage would vanish when the trash was collected and removed, he reclaimed them and made them his new medium. After having worked on these pieces for mare than a quarter of a century, Lee has left behind those original wooden stamps and now creates individual stamps of his own design, fashioned from 21st-century materials, like resin.

Art Southampton

Booth # AS55

July 7 - 11, 2016

Art Southampton Pavilion | Nova's Ark Project

60 Millstone Road

Bridgehampton, NY 11976

(Within the town of Southampton)

- EXHIBITION BROCHURE -

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to participate in Art Southampton at Art Southampton Pavilion | Nova's Ark Project within the town of Southampton in Bridgehampton, NY on July 7 - 11 for the edition 2016. Please join Lilac Gallery as we show in Art Southampton – an annually held art fair showcasing the finest museum quality art, sculpture, and photography from the 20th and 21st centuries.

This year we will feature the highly elaborated pieces by Lee Kwan Woo and the peacefully thoughtful oil painting by Kang Chan Mo, precisely executed oil painting by Lee Sang Yeop, mixed media collage pieces by Yannick Hamon and Gieler, unorthodox mixed media passionate abstractions pieces by Suki Maguire, fine art sophisticated marine expressions with the oil painting by George Nemethy and the exploring worlds composed on elegant pieces by Richard Shaoul.

First View:

Thursday, July 7 from 6-7:30pm

VIP Preview:

Thursday, July 7 from 7:30-10pm

General Admission:

Friday, July 8 from 12 - 7pm

Saturday, July 9 from 12 - 7pm

Sunday, July 10 from 12 - 6pm

Monday, July 11 from 12 - 6pm

ART HAMPTONS

Booth # 304

June 23 - 26, 2016

Private Estate Grounds Lumber Lane Reserve

900 Lumber Ln

(at Scuttle Hole Road & Lumber Lane)

Bridgehampton, NY 11932

- EXHIBITION BROCHURE -

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to participate in Art Hamptons at Bridgehampton, NY on June 23 - 26 for the edition 2016. Please join Lilac Gallery as we show in Art Hamptons – an annually held art fair featuring works of art on a private Lumber Lanes Reserve estate grounds in Bridgehampton – one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in the Hamptons.

This year we will feature the highly intricate pieces by Kim Jae Il and Lee Kwan Woo, also the purely expressive oil painting by Roh Jae-soon, mixed media collage pieces by Yannick Hamon, experimental mixed media abstractions pieces by Anabel Leiner, classical sophisticated oil painting by Cindy Shaoul, exploring the notion of a momentary suspension on the paintings by Derick Smith and beautifully composed mixed media pieces on glass by VeeBee.

First Look:

Thursday, June 23 from 5-9pm

Opening Night Preview:

Thursday, June 23 from 6:30-9pm

General Admission:

Friday, June 24 from 12 - 8pm

Saturday, June 25 from 12 - 8pm

Sunday, June 26 from 12 - 7pm

Kang Chan Mo, Lee Kwan Woo, Suki Maguire & Kim Jae Il

April 2016

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “Art In Korea” an exhibition of works by Kang Chan Mo, Lee Kwan Woo, Suki Maguire & Kim Jae Il from April 2016.

Kang Chan-Mo On captures in a magnificent way the heights of the Himalayan range, marked by series of snowy crests, where earth and the horizon seem to marry, a strange light craves the peaks and the rolling valleys and projects its shady folds. Using the particularities of Korean paper, hemmed of light fluffs, conceiving his scores with his own pigments like a veritable geometrician of the space, accustomed to the rigor of the contrasts and the sequences.

Kwan Woo Lee creates paintings two dimensional surfaces composed of stamps. Each stamp carries a word or a pictograph or just a design of the artist's concept. The stamps are placed, in an uneven, undulating layer, across a flat surface. Some just out, some receded. All yet, it is difficult to describe them as sculpture. They are created as fields and waves when seen at a distance. As a forest is composed of trees, and an ocean of infinite drops of water, so Lee's constructions achieve completion by the accumulation of many. 

Suki Maguire presents a series of works that tantalizes the imagination with bold strokes of dark and light, hinting at shapes both human and ethereal and pulling us through the two-dimensional surface of the canvas into the mysterious depths of a multidimensional world. Her works resonate with strong, masculine strokes, vibrant colors, and passionate themes, having a great potential for discovery in Maguire's world of symbols, making this creations of a very fecund imagination that was able to be rendered on canvas.

The Vestige series by Kim Jae Il are traces and marks, as visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence, something that is disappearing. These pieces became the artists expression, creating the last vestiges as a part or organ of an organism that has become reduced or functionless in the course of evolution. These works as a surviving evidence or remainder of some existing living condition, as a very slight trace or amount of something. As if it was a degenerate or imperfectly developed organ or structure that has little or no utility, but that in an earlier stage of the individual, or in preceding evolutionary forms, the organism performed an artistic useful function.

Affordable Art Fair

Booth # 2.8

March 30 - April 3, 2016

METROPOLITAN PAVILLON

125 West 18th Street

(between 6th and 7th Avenues)

New York, NY 10011

- EXHIBITION BROCHURE -

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to participate in Affordable Art Fair at the Metropolitan Pavilion on March 30 - April 3 for the spring edition 2016. Please join Lilac Gallery as we show in Affordable Art Fair NYC – an art fair dedicated to discovering incredible new artists and contemporary artworks, and experience hands-on workshops, talks, and tours with fellow art lovers.

This year we will feature the highly intricate pieces by Kim Jae Il and mixed media pieces by Lee Kwan Woo, paintings by Yannick Hamon, Anabel Leiner, Cindy Shaoul, George Nemethy, Campbell La Pun and Roh Jae-soon, mixed media on glass by VeeBee and photography works by Steven Hirsch.

Private View:

Wednesday, March 30 from 6-9pm

Show schedule:

Thursday, March 31 from 11am - 8pm

(AAF After Dark 6-9pm)

Friday, April 1 from 11am - 8pm

(Free admission 6-8pm)

Saturday, April 2 from 11am - 8pm

Sunday, April 3 from 11am - 5pm

Tara Bergey

September 4 - November, 2015

-artcosmetics Installation-

57 West 57th Street, suite 1701, New York, NY 10019

- SHOW DESCRIPTION -

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present this exhibition of works by Tara Bergey at the headquarters office of artcosmetics in NYC including a collection of modern works which draws upon the simplicity that is shared with in a moment. Her brushwork is soft and raw leaving the viewer with implements of her imagination dashing across the canvas with colors that are plush and inviting. Her work varies from subtle, calming and tranquil to at times more vivacious and energized. Depending on her mood, an array of universes are created. With great attention to light and shadow and as her lines elegantly swerve and move, her work is an enchanting journey with many stories to be told.

Jacques Zucker

December 2, 2015 - February 3, 2016

- PRESS RELEASE -

“Jacques Zucker Rediscovered” will spotlight acclaimed  American artist Jacques Zucker's signature post-impressionistic romantic oil paintings, including portraits, still-lives, town and landscapes, done on his many travels around the world.  This body of work will as well include a rare self portrait painting completed in the late 1920's when Jacques Zucker met Chaim Soutine and Modigliani in France.

Zucker's post-impressionistic paintings can best be described as both gentle and vehement. There is a quiet order in the composed works, yet Zucker's brush strokes suggest a more abrupt passion. This passion is seen in the deep colours executed with much texture and prominence. The sumptuous tonalities of purples, mauves, oranges and joyful yellows create a dramatic aesthetic look; vibrating and exploding in many unsuspecting ways as they eventually tone down gradually into an understatement of grays, called by Degas "dead tones."  Zucker was a very intense painter, he worked rapidly, drawing with brush and color directly on to the canvas. The works on display are from various time periods of Zucker's life, leaving us with impressions from different areas of his life work. 

Jacques Zucker was driven by his ultimate passion, his love for nature, painting works which were never staged and always with in the moment of inspiration. His artwork creates a dramatic, sentimental, and delicate voice with great attention to his own style. It was in the 1920’s when he painted along side Soutine, Pascin, Zadkine, Chagall, Kremegne, Volovick, and Indenbaum, all of them still unknown and poor at the time sharing similar interests of their hopes and their beliefs. Zucker emerged from this circle to create his own style and path; it has been said that his paintings convey and play upon warmth and affection, as opposed to vulgarity and sadness as so many of these artists did at the time. 

The result of his lifetime work is astonishing; his unique styles of impressionistic subjects are rich with life, color and enthusiasm. His ultimate passion to paint with his heart and not for the aim of “success” is truly felt in every single painting. Jacques Zucker has left us with an incredible body of work now residing in Museums and collections around the world. 

Wolfgang Leidhold

November 11 - December 2, 2015

-Academy Mansion-

2 East 63rd Street, New York, NY 10065

- Designed by WHITE WEBB -

- SHOW DESCRIPTION -

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to participate in the exhibition "Holiday House NYC" at the Academy Mansion in NYC presenting the piece Knot No. 7 - Hommage to JH, 2011 by Wolfgang Leidhold. For 7 years, White Webb has been designing for the Grand Entry Foyer as a part of this event. White Webb is an interior and furniture design firm based in New York City. Its principals, Matthew White and Frank Webb, bring a sense of history to every project, but balance it with an appreciation for modern living.

Holiday House Design Show, founded by Iris Dankner in 2008, is an interior design show house to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer. Mission in Pink, Inc. grants proceeds directly to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation®.

Since its inception, Holiday House has featured the top interior designers in the industry, received critical acclaim, and have been endorsed by some of the most celebrated global luxury brands, and expanded to a summer showhouse in the Hamptons. Holiday House is about the celebration of life, with each designer selecting a holiday or a special moment in life as an inspiration for their design.

We invite you to enjoy the entire experience and celebrate while supporting breast cancer research.

©Photo credit to Marco Ricca

Hours:

Every day from 11am - 5pm, Thursdays until 8pm

Event tickets:

Holiday House NYC 2015

- PRESS & NEWS -

• Anthony Lawrence-Belfair

• CBSNewYork

Albert Nemethy

October 14 - November 24, 2015

- PRESS RELEASE -

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “Symbolic Energy” an exhibition from a private collection of works by Albert Nemethy, from October 14 - November 24, 2015. The exhibition will open with a reception on October 14 from 7-9 p.m.

It is a privilege to present these beautifully composed paintings, developing a greater awareness and appreciation for their remarkable symbolism. We are all part of an ongoing human conversation, beautifully illustrate to our modern world. This understanding and interrelatedness should serve to ignite our philosophical insight.

These especially collected pieces were selected for this exhibition with a variety of individual viewpoints of what Albert Nemethy (Albert Szatmar Nemethy) would like the public to explore, with a better vision and with a better understanding of the trends and problems of our lives today. He has simplified this task by isolating the elements of his biograohical life style.

Albert Szatmar Nemethy is one of the many historical and classical artists whose paintings have become recognized through out the northeast with compelling compositions that left an impression to the art world. In this collection he uses passionate symbolic ideas that transformed his spiritual themes into a whole new modern style of his own. Sometimes he would present this new style with a look of impressionism, although much of his work would be to a higher extremity of a new style, especially toward the end of his time. 

As a student, he acquired skills from varying masters. A battle of his style was fought with in his imagination from dissecting plants and studying nature and opening seeds. For this reason his paintings resemble nature; aesthetically portraying a botanical art form. Considering many elements that he would use simultaneously, he consumed theory as being made from the Cosmos and spiritual elements equally significant to the narratives and certainly many compositions to the intersecting of love, sex, death, and destruction; all remaining prominent to their significance.

During the course of the years of his teaching in 1966 Nemethy had developed a passion for carving. At that time he was not sure what purpose this would have, but little did he know then of how this would all connect to his later years of painting. This is where the underlining and meaning started to form about his philosophy and impact that began to a development of his modern paintings. Albert Szatrnar Nemethy was very encouraged to arrange new ideas about the United Nations, where this symbol lead him to paint themes of the Ten Commandments. For him this was the most important reason to be an artist and to show how beautiful this symbolism can really be. 

Cindy Shaoul

July - October, 2015

-HENDRIKS Installation-

557 3rd Avenue, New York, NY 10016

- SHOW DESCRIPTION -

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present this installation of works by Cindy Shaoul. Exhibiting a more impressionistic technique these paintings are from the artist's Hollywood abstract series, where she instills the character on the lower half of the composition and depicts abstract colors and movements around them. The dripping gold paint from Cindy's portraits works symbolizes the golden age of Hollywood and the fast brushwork symbolizes the emotion that is felt with in the character.

Fall Group Show

FEATURING:

Christiana Guinle, Rudi Sgarbi, Tara Bergey, Kim Jae Il

September 9 - October 2, 2015

- PRESS RELEASE -

New York—Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present "Collective" a group show of International artists exhibiting pieces by Christiana Guinle, Kim Jae Il, Tara Bergey and Rudi Sgarbi from September 9 - October 2, 2015. The exhibition will open with a reception on September 9 from 7-9 p.m.
 
Christiana Guinle will be showcasing her Pop Series from Brazil. Creating the photography with in her iphone, she photographs, cuts, assembles, edits, recreates and owns photographic images turning them into sole universes where each and everyone is invited to come in and travel with her in an exclusive, personal and in transferable dream. There are registered imaginary moments of suspension that make us think of a story. "As an actress, my wish in the arts or in my pictures is telling a story that will be personal to each and every one, just as it is to the spectator. That is the only way I can build them, piece by piece, as a part which I act out, as if I were on stage", Christiana explains. 

Kim Jae Il will be showcasing “Found Vestiges” a group of sculptural paintings from Korea. The Vestige series are traces and marks, as visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence, something that is disappearing. These pieces became the artist’s expression, creating the last vestiges as a part or organ of an organism that has become reduced or functionless in the course of evolution. His forms differ with every work displaying themselves by perspective and sculpturesque convention. He believes in expressing the objects and ideas farther dynamically, assuring the works cannot be plane figures, existing somewhere between cubic and plane concepts by containing flat structures. Creating 3-dimension sculptural expressions and 2-dimension pictorial expressions, in one screen, is how Kim Jae Il's work is best described. Forming a unique process of intaglio, materializing several traces of our surroundings. It is his own language to engrave his vestige, unwilling to lose this in his works.

Tara Bergey will be exhibiting works from her abstract series. Her work draws upon the simplicity that is shared with in a moment. Her brushwork is soft and raw leaving the viewer with implements of her imagination dashing across the canvas with colors that are plush and inviting. Her work varies from subtle, calming and tranquil to at times more vivacious and energized. Depending on her mood, arrays of universes are created. With great attention to light and shadow and as her lines elegantly swerve and move her work is an enchanting journey with many stories to be told.

Rudi Sgarbi will be showcasing his Optical Series from Brazil. He is a versatile artist in search for a language that overcomes technical frontiers. This series depicts famous actors, and famous motifs from painters such as Magrittte and Munch. Noting the influences of the past and the everyday, Rudi Sgarbi is always looking for new materials and new techniques of implementation. This search recreates and gives new meaning to his own versatility, making him not restricted to just one style or a certain material, enabling his own process to be a symbolic/artistic interaction, where intuition is always in the first place.

- PRESS & NEWS -

• Getty Images: Allison Mitchell - Presentation (Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week)

Cindy Shaoul

June - September, 2015

-artcosmetics Installation-

57 West 57th Street, suite 1701, New York, NY 10019

- SHOW DESCRIPTION -

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present this exhibition of works by Cindy Shaoul at the headquarters office of artcosmetics in NYC. Including a collection of  whimsical depictions of woman walking in Paris and New York. These pieces captures the essence of France in the spring time and the bustling nature of New York City. These women reveal a glimpse of their relationship with big cities; a wonderful collection of impressionistic oil paintings with thick use of paint and bold depictions..

Alexo Wandael

June - July, 2015

-AEREA SALON Installation-

52 West 21 Street, New York, NY 10010

- SHOW DESCRIPTION -

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present this exhibition of works by Alexo Wandael.

Capturing worlds with a voice is in essence what most photographers strive for, to tell a story with out having to speak and for one to hear it by looking. In this collection from Alexo Wandael, we are faced with the juxtaposition of different worlds from his trajectory and the origin brought forth from it. The works selected for this exhibition are pieces from his “Light Emphasis and Veils” collections which merge together to reveal his subjects in an intense and courageous manor.

“Light Emphasis” is the manipulation of a photograph to give it the freedom which Alexo believes the subject deserves. The subject is given weightless to deter the outlining distractions that inhibit the beauty to be unfurled. Wandael has recreated an enchanted effect, one that reminded him of photos from the beginning of the 20th Century of his grandmother, photos that were blurred around the edges, but the subjects were kept in focus. 

Wandael’s latest series “Veils” is an effortless construction, which possesses themes from both his Heim Muse, and Light Emphasis collection. The muse is revealing her beauty but is still somehow masked. The simplicity of form is eradicated as the intense vivacity of color and enchantment is felt to an immense degree. Stimulating the concept of beauty felt with in a living person, yet dormant still as the mask achieves to diffuse the viewer by keeping her hidden; a both enchanting and mysterious accomplishment.

Wolfgang Leidhold

June 3 - July 2, 2015

- PRESS RELEASE -

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “Knots & Simple Things” a solo exhibition of works by Wolfgang Leidhold, from June 3 - July 2, 2015. The exhibition will open with a reception on June 3 from 7-9 p.m.

Knots are the central theme that pervades Wolfgang Leidhold’s artwork for many decades. “Everybody’s got his or her individual knot” is the motto of his current exhibition. The idea to the knot-paintings was sparked off on a trip to Indonesia many years ago. On leaving the city of Yogyakarta, an Indonesian fellow artist presented a knot he had made himself from rattan as a farewell gift. When handing it over he said: “That’s the way I feel, most of the time.” Recently unearthed from a box of his memorabilia, Leidhold turned the gift into a model for one of his first knot-paintings.

Each knot has its own history. When the artist’s home was recently renovated, the house electrician, involuntarily, created another dummy for the recent group of big and small knots. The electrician’s material was surplus ribbon cable, which he had used for new electric wiring, crumbling and discarding the leftovers. The artist retrieved it from the trash bin. Other models again the artist made himself. Many other nodes came from the hands of children and friends becoming part of the Small Knot Group. Some come as sculptures, others as drawings or scribbles. But in any case: Everybody makes a unique knot design. They are as individual as fingerprints. Thus, the knot-paintings are the final stage in a social art project.

While the knots represent the main part of the exhibition, others come from Leidhold’s Mythology Series - for example The 10.000 Things, a theme adopted from the creation story of the Dao De Jing. This series demonstrate Leidhold’s subtle tonalities of color and elegantly balanced compositions, evoking dream-like landscapes. Upon closer examination, the paintings allude to stories of creation, sacrifice, and adoration taken from religious sources such as the Old and New Testament, Greek mythology, and Chinese Daoism. The intersection of spiritual themes and mythological narratives reveals the artist’s search for a visual language that synthesizes various cultures and civilizations.

Wolfgang Leidhold was born in 1950 in Dortmund, Germany. He studied painting from 1972 to 1975 under the mentorship of Hans-Jürgen Schlieker (1924 - 2005), a leading figure of the German Art Informel at the Arts Center of the University of Bochum, Germany. In 1982, Leidhold received his PhD in Social Sciences, with minors in Chinese Studies and Philosophy. As a research fellow, he studied at Stanford University in 1976 and Georgetown University in 1986. Since 1992, Leidhold has been a professor of Political Science at the University of Cologne, Germany, with a focus on History of Ideas and Political Theory. He is the author of numerous books and articles.

Kim Jae Il

June - July, 2015

-Private Viewing Room-

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “Found Vestiges” an exhibition of works by Kim Jae Il, June - July, 2015. The exhibition will be open form June 1 until the end of July at the private showroom of the gallery.

The Vestige series are traces and marks, as visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence, something that is disappearing. These pieces became the artists expression, creating the last vestiges as a part or organ of an organism that has become reduced or functionless in the course of evolution. These works as a surviving evidence or remainder of some existing living condition, as a very slight trace or amount of something. As if it was a degenerate or imperfectly developed organ or structure that has little or no utility, but that in an earlier stage of the individual, or in preceding evolutionary forms, the organism performed an artistic useful function.

Kim Jae Il was born in 1969 in Seoul, Korea. Kim Jae Il's process of expression is hiding and burrowing to make the image and appearance visible. His forms differ with every work displaying themselves by perspective and sculpturesque convention. He believes in expressing the objects and ideas farther dynamically, assuring the works cannot be plane figures; existing somewhere between cubic and plane concepts by containing flat structures. Creating 3-dimension sculptural expressions and 2-dimension pictorial expressions, in one screen, is how Kim Jae Il's work is best described. Forming a unique process of intaglio, materializing several traces of our surroundings. It is his own language to engrave his vestige, unwilling to lose this in his works.

Kim Jae Il earned his B.F.A and M.F.A at Hong Kong Ik University in Seoul Korea. He has had numerous solo and Group Exhibitions through out Europe, Asia, and the US including, Korea, Hong Kong, New York, and Miami. His works have been a part of many important collections through out the world and he has received Awards from the Seoul Museum of Art, the National Museum of Contemporary art in Korea, and a Contemporary Sculpture award in Seoul Gallery. He is a member of Hongik Sculptor's Association, the Korean Sculptor's Association and the Korean Fine Arts Association.

Alexo Wandael

April 1 - May 8, 2015

- PRESS RELEASE -

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “Revealing Muses” a solo exhibition of photography presenting Alexo Wandael, from April 1 - 30, 2015. The exhibition will open with a reception on April 1 from 7-9 p.m.

Capturing worlds with a voice is in essence what most photographers strive for, to tell a story with out having to speak and for one to hear it by looking. In this collection from Alexo Wandael, we are faced with the juxtaposition of different worlds from his trajectory and the origin brought forth from it. The works selected for this exhibition are contrasted greatly, as pieces from his “Light Emphasis, Heim Muse, and Veils” collections merge together to reveal his subjects in an intense and courageous manor.

Battling the force of nature and urge to keep beautiful in an aging society, Alexo defines timeless beauty with the heart of the mannequin and bridges his subjects with a new light from his “Heim Muse” series. The mannequin captures colors and sounds of the flow of life in his depictions, with heavy saturation and powerful dramatizations. The photos are layered with energy, as one can feel the complexity of the image through the intertwined profiles and fleeting faces characterized. Although the mannequin remains stagnant, the heart is felt through the dynamics of the photograph, as it comes to life with the use of rendered color and aggressive composition.

“Light Emphasis” is the manipulation of a photograph to give it the freedom which Alexo believes the subject deserves. The subject is given weightless to deter the outlining distractions that inhibit the beauty to be unfurled. Wandael has recreated an enchanted effect, one that reminded him of photos from the beginning of the 20th Century of his grandmother, photos that were blurred around the edges, but the subjects were kept in focus. 

Wandael’s latest series “Veils” is an effortless construction, which possesses themes from both his Heim Muse, and Light Emphasis collection. The muse is revealing her beauty but is still somehow masked. The simplicity of form is eradicated as the intense vivacity of color and enchantment is felt to an immense degree. Stimulating the concept of beauty felt with in a living person, yet dormant still as the mask achieves to diffuse the viewer by keeping her hidden; a both enchanting and mysterious accomplishment.

Alexo Wandael is an international artist, with a passion for art and an eye for beauty. His images are a creative force for international brand names across the globe. Alexo Wandael studied photography and architecture at the University of Ferrarra, Italy. After practicing in Berlin and Los Angeles, he later moved to New York where he now resides. Alexo has been showcased in various exhibitions throughout Europe and the U.S. and, his work has also been added to the permanent collection of The Museum at FIT in New York. His photography can be best described as at times hauntingly beautiful with many undertones of mood and intensity as found, for instance, in the book “Wandael Presents Wandael” showcasing his photography trajectory. Or in his recently published artful photojournalistic book about a solo Motorcycle Trip across the United States titled “Dear America: from NY to SF”.

- PRESS & NEWS -

• Wall Street International

• THE WORLEYGIG

• La VOCE di New York

AEREA SALON

52 West 21 Street, New York, NY 10010

Cindy Shaoul

December 19, 2014 - March 19, 2015

- SHOW DESCRIPTION -

- INSTALLATION VIEW -

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present this exhibition of works by Cindy Shaoul.

Most of our immediate feelings upon seeing shattered or broken glass are that of unease. This is most likely due to the fact that the only times we really see it are during an accident or unfortunate situation, for example a car crash, robbery, etc.

A few years back in 2011, artist Cindy Shaoul endured a car robbery, following which she experienced ongoing sensations of sadness, anger, frustration, and chaos. When the time came to replace her windshield glass, she thought to herself:  “This glass is beautiful, why would I clean up the pieces to just throw it away? I can do something beautiful with this!”

In this collection, Cindy’s goal was to transform trauma and the negativity we associate broken glass with, to beauty, art, creativity, and inspiration. She wanted to deliver the message that broken glass can come to symbolize survival and triumph as much as it can danger and misfortune.

 “If we really dig around, and put the pieces back together, we can create art.”  In this collection, this is precisely what Cindy did. She turned a potentially traumatic life event into motivation to deliver her message artistically.  “In every potential loss or dangerous situation, there’s also a potential for triumph and beauty.” She hopes that the public can appreciate this collection of art and maybe transform a misfortunate event in their own lives to try and see the beauty in it, like Cindy has in creating these pieces of art.

Affordable Art Fair

Booth # 1.36

March 25 - 29, 2015

METROPOLITAN PAVILLON

125 West 18th Street

(between 6th and 7th Avenues)

New York, NY 10011

- EXHIBITION BROCHURE -

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to participate in Affordable Art Fair at the Metropolitan Pavilion on March 25-29 for the spring edition 2015. Please join Lilac Gallery as we show in Affordable Art Fair NYC – an art fair dedicated to discovering incredible new artists and contemporary artworks, and experience hands-on workshops, talks, and tours with fellow art lovers.

This year we will feature photography works by Steven Hirsch, Andre Plessel, Laura Okita and Paul Gerben, paintings by Cindy Shaoul, George Nemethy, Wolfgang Leidhold, LA II (Angel Ortiz), Michelle Hill and Julie Filipenko, drawings by Richard Shaoul and Santiago Fuentes Bo over mixed media and sculptures by Daniel Fiorda.

Private Preview Party:

Wednesday, March 25 from 7-10pm

Show schedule:

Thursday, March 26 from 11am - 10pm

(AAF After Dark 8-10pm)

Friday, March 27 from 11am - 8pm

(Free admission 6-8pm)

Saturday, March 28 from 11am - 8pm

Sunday, March 29 from 11am - 5pm

- PRESS & NEWS -

• New York Post - REAL ESTATE HOME

• Affordable Art Fair NYC - Spring 2015 highlights

Pop-Up Show

March 12 - 30, 2015

- PRESS RELEASE -

Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “ECLECTIC” a solo exhibition of works from March 12 through 30, 2015. The exhibition will open with a reception on March 12 from 6-8 p.m.

Selecting an eclectic variety of works from the artist contrasting styles, this exhibition showcases a collection of pieces by the artist discovering his unique trajectory. His strong sense of composition and fluid use of natural light creates pieces that range from abstract interpretations of celebrity portraits to beautiful depictions of nature and form, reflecting the raw energy of the urban landscape.

His approach to Mixed Media artwork and strong composition is what sets his work apart from the ordinary. Having a fine art background & studied at Pratt University, RISD, and University of the Arts in center city Philadelphia. He has achieved a fresh and transformed perspective on pop art. His use of color is attractive and inviting, as a soft and filtered technique subdues the vibrancy; manufacturing an entirely messy yet clean and controlled composition.

His consuming passion for art and fine objects has inspired him to create his iconic art style of photography. He has been published in numerous magazines including People, ELLE In Style and E! Entertainment. His works are in many private collections, and most recently he has been commissioned to create custom artwork for celebrities, athletes, luxury homes, offices & restaurants.

- PRESS & NEWS -

• Wall Street International

Group Show

January 28 - Februrary 25, 2015

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Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “Stepping Out in New York,” a group exhibition of oil paintings and photography presenting Cindy Shaoul, Alexandra Roshan Gottlieb, Michelle Hill, Shima Akter, Julie Filipenko, Laura Okita and Kristina Nemethy, from January 28 through February 25, 2015. The exhibition will open with a reception on January 28 from 7-9 p.m.

Revealing a glimpse into the world of art from woman in New York, the pieces selected for this group show are more about their creators. Women have a relationship with this big city; they play more than one role at home and at work, and certainly are wearing more than just one hat. The works selected are intriguing, visually stunning, impactful, truly original, and indeed their creators are more than just artists. They are mothers, writers, teachers, travelers, marathon runners, builders, art directors, kendo fighters, and most of all, conquering this big city and doing more than merely creating art. This is what encompasses this exhibit; the fact that each artist represented is not only an artist, they are this and so much more.

The art tells about their life, and what is important to them. How their experiences and New York City have influenced them, or simply what gives them the most comfort in expressing themselves artistically. The different energies from the woman presented mirrors the potential and excitement for all of what Manhattan has to offer. In this exhibit each artist is “Stepping Out in New York” in their own way, presenting what is close to them, and how their artwork portrays a glimpse into their lives as an artist and much more.

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Steven Hirsch

November 12, 2014 - January 5, 2015

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Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “Gowanus: Off the Water’s Surface,” a solo exhibition of photographs by Steven Hirsch, from November 12, 2014 through January 5, 2015.

Stunning with toxic beauty, the abstract and psychedelic work on view was captured by Steven Hirsch’s lens at the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, one of America’s most polluted waterways. Revealing otherworldly waterscapes in the slime and detritus atop the tainted water, Hirsch’s painterly images swirl in a frenzy of elusive shapes and bright and explosive colors. The artist, known for his many projects depicting the fringe, states, “I would sit there on the side of the canal, and what looked like a giant painting by Monet would be there in front of me hovering on the surface of the water.”

Many of the more than 25 photographs on view reveal such hints of Impressionistic hue and texture. Hirsch, in his exploration of the industrial wasteland, finds a saturated palette of golds, deep purples, gleaming silvers, ebony blacks, phalto blues, and intense pinks. And within the intangible worlds depicted, arise visions of figures, faces and bodies, and natural forms like waterfalls, landscapes, glaciers, and galaxies.

Steven Hirsch was born in Brooklyn, New York. His work has appeared in numerous publications including The New York Times, Paris Match, Time, Wired, Vice, The Huffington Post, The Atlantic and Stern. He has taught at the International Center of Photography, The New School, Parsons School of Design, the School of Visual Arts, New York University and is currently teaching at Pratt Institute. Hirsch has been awarded two New York Foundation for the Arts grants and his work has been widely exhibited and collected by The Museum of Modern Art, Polaroid Collection, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Israel Museum, Library of Congress, and the Contemporary Arts Center of New Orleans, among others. He lives and works in New York City.

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André Plessel

October 17 - November 6, 2014

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“André Plessel: Visions” spotlights acclaimed German art photographer André Plessel’s signature dramatic, romantic art photographs in black & white, along with a series of his very unique new color processed photographs, which garnered a huge amount of attention at his recent “Processed Photographs” exhibit at the acclaimed Monika Mohr Gallery in Hamburg, Germany, which ran throughout the summer.  

Plessel’s new color processed series features his own unique method of adding color to the black and white images by hand, which are then exposed by a developer liquid applied with a brush, thus creating a dramatic new aesthetic look. Each of these photographs is uniquely “one-of-kind” making them even more desirable.

His black and white silver gelatin photographs and his color-processed black and white prints are all hand printed and signed. For over twenty-two years now, André Plessel has been driven by his ultimate passion, that of black and white photography. His artwork creates dramatic, sometimes erotic, yet delicate images with great attention to his own style of lighting. It has been said that his artistic photographs convey and play upon sensual tension, as opposed to blatant sexuality.

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Summer Group Show

FEATURING:

Daniel Fiorda, Chaval, Santiago Fuentes Bo, Jose Landoni

August 13 - September 4, 2014

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Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present "Argentinean Affair" a group show of Argentinean artists exhibiting paintings and sculptures by Daniel Fiorda, Chaval, Jose Landoni, and Santiago Fuentes Bo.

Lilac Gallery is proud to have some of Argentina's finest painters and sculptures exhibiting together for the first time in their new and exciting gallery. All artists have worked and lived in New York at some point in their carriers, today they are living and working around the world. With each artist displaying unique expressions and different stories to tell, the gallery is offering an eclectic taste of art to New York City here on 5th Avenue. 

Daniel Fiorda will be showcasing new works from his White Box Series. Taking objects such as old typewriters and 35mm cameras, he transforms these objects into high-end art. The objects are placed in concrete, creating an altered composition. He then encases the subject in a white wooden box, affecting the composition along with elements of perspective and proportion. The change of color from utilitarian to artistic is spotlighted to great effect. The new white color enhances the form. This is also aided by the isolation of the object. The moving parts of the old piece are now stilled making the motion implied, thus creating an affect completely different and unique in every possible way. Daniel Fiorda lives and works in Miami, Florida.

The Art of CHAVAL & Santiago Fuentes Bo

Small worlds, multiple connections

Perfect mates and partners are also in a state of tension. They run in opposite directions and use different resources in order to show different perceptions of the world. Similarly, the works of these two Argentinean artists are like batteries charged with multiple meanings, references to diverse cultures, art history, popular iconography, and a vast inner world.

Figurative art created with an almost photographic hyperrealism, eye-level focal points that allow us to see images from a clear and serene frontality, and a multiplicity of narrative elements and portrayed subjects, establish a strong link in the works of both artists. However, when they take different paths, their results can be quite different.

Chaval constructs his images from a purely pictorial perspective, for painting is his only tool and resource to build his images and display his poetry: figures, landscape, and mood created with only brushes and color; in his work, even spills and blank spaces are eloquent, and they serve a good faith narrative and aesthetic. Light is also key, and the artist always portrays it as ideal, almost apocryphal: a light of dusk, flat, melancholic, the light that makes everything look golden and a bit more beautiful, precisely because it’s about to fade into darkness.

Fuentes Bo displays a more graphic style as he starts creating with gloss paint, pencils and pens on wooden tables or PVC, connecting the world of street art and graphic design that he comes from, and creating fantastic and delirious images with an urbane and contemporary sense of humor. His hallucinatingly refined depictions of animals remind us of Frans Snyders’ portraits; that’s how we have a Dutch still life in the midst of chaotic graffiti, randomly annotated supermarket receipts, slogans, pixels, and coffee spots.

Both artists are also connected by their marked sense of humor, but, while Fuentes Bo is pop, irreverent and frivolous, Chaval prefers the unnerving, sardonic, subtly off-centered, in the midst of a reality that, while perfect, lurks menacing.

-Mariano Soto, Art Historian

Jose Landoni's sculptures function as objects of contemplation that are far removed from any representation of violence. By doing so his intention is to create a state of peace in the mind of the observer. One constant aspect Landoni maintains throughout his work is its austere character: the use of simple forms and the purity of the line in space, representing an entity of physical and spiritual union in the treatment of light and shadow. Even if in some instances his artwork alludes to some specific themes of life, the main objective of his work is purely aesthetic, and has no political, social or ideological purpose. His main purpose is for peace and tranquility. Something that is very hard to find in our ever changing and complex society. Jose Landoni lives and works in New York City. 

“The Debut”

Richard Shaoul

Additionally, Lilac Gallery will be debuting American artist Richard Shaoul. Richard will be showcasing works from his “Maps” collection. These works are depictions of the worlds and places that exist in his mind, and can only be expressed through highly detailed drawings of maps designed for others to experience. Shaoul lets us discover a whole different urban landscape scene through his eyes and experiences. These maps are extremely magical, with a childlike essence. By looking closer, you will see how these pieces of art are highly detailed with an extremely intense correlation between fantasy and reality.

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Allan Tannenbaum

July 10 - August 7, 2014

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Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present “ICONIC LEGENDS”, an exhibition of photographs by ALLAN TANNENBAUM, featuring images of stars from the worlds of art and entertainment.

Creating the art of photography at its finest, Allan Tannenbaum has been photographing now for nearly 5 decades. Tannenbaum has caught life in action on the front lines, and captured all aspects of history, from sheer beauty and joy, to trials and tragedy. This exhibition is focused on personalities of the 1970s who are still iconic legends today. These photos reveal unique stories and a glimpse into the world of these legends and the man behind the camera.

Tannenbaum earned his BA degree from Rutgers University in 1967, where he photographed for the campus newspaper, and made films for his art courses. He continued making films as a graduate student at San Francisco State College and as an independent filmmaker in New York. Tannenbaum taught photography and filmmaking at Rutgers University from 1970-1972.

Upon the publication of the SoHo Weekly News in 1973, he became the Photo Editor and Chief Photographer and continued covering the New York City art, music, politics, show business, and nightlife scene until 1982. Sigourney Weaver, Jack Nicholson, Mick Jagger and, John Lennon are among some of the icons that he has photographed.

Tannenbaum’s works have been featured in books, exhibitions, and have appeared regularly in publications such as Newsweek, Time Magazine, Life Magazine, Rolling Stone, Paris Match, and Stern. His photos have graced the covers of Time magazine three times and Newsweek five times.

In 2003 many of Tannenbaum’s photographs from the SoHo news era was put into a book published by German publisher Feierabend Verlag, called New York in The 70s. The book immediately won critical acclaim and was sold out upon the first printing. It is now a prized collectors item, a classic on collectors’ shelves. His second book of New York City photos from the following two decades including 9/11 was published in 2005. His third book, John & Yoko – A New York Love Story was published in 2007, and was named by American Photo Magazine one of the ten best photography books of 2007.

Tannenbaum’s New York in the 70s was first exhibited at the International Photojournalism Festival, Visa Pour L’image, in Perpignan, France, in 1997. His work has been exhibited in places such as at the Pushkin Museum in Moscow, the Govinda Gallery in Washington, D.C., Galerie Renoma in Paris, and the Draywalk gallery in London.

Like his subjects, in the world of photography, Allan Tannenbaum has become an iconic legend in his own right. He lives with his wife Debora in Manhattan.

Daniel Oglander

June 11 - July 8, 2014

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The gallery is pleased to present a body of work Admission by Daniel Oglander. In these works Daniel utilizes text as the agent to intricate conceptual metaphors, visual insights, and complex narratives. The role humorous and "simple" texts take on in this exhibition echoes the role in "art" currently as a tool which disarms the viewer, allowing them to trust the artist before they are hit with concepts and processes which often reveal the harsh realities of our current political climates and complex societies.

Daniel achieves to draw in the viewer to participate in his art with the use of bright colors and edgy designs, allowing you to try and "puzzle" together Daniel’s inner workings. His gut impulses when he sees something that makes him react in a certain way. One may find that they are mildly racist/sexist/funny/sad and out right all over the place.

These phrases are all stored in his mind. Sometimes they should be said, but he stops himself out of fear for alienating friends or loved ones. Other times his thoughts are so extreme that he has to pause and reflect; later to write the thought down. 

The artist states “Writing the phrases out is cathartic form of personal therapy. The process of outlining the letters and painting them is quite a long drawn out process...very time consuming. So it allows me to really think about the thoughts themselves and the situation in which I thought it. Sometimes my ideas are solidified, other times my mind is changed and I feel differently. I still want the thoughts to remain a secret and I don’t expect that to change.”

Daniels process when painting these elaborately large works is almost as if he has “sugar coated” these thoughts into a beautiful mystery; works of art that are so extremely filtered that we the audience have the chance to get a glimpse of his mind by taking the time to look through the sugar. And when you finally “solve” the puzzle, you find yourself either chuckling, in shock, or just perplexed. These works are striking in the fact that they are so large, so beautiful, and yet so mysterious. 

We all need secrets...they are a necessary part of a functioning society. Most people can not handle the truth, and that is normal. The truth hurts and ignorance may be bliss. These pieces serve as a way for the artist to "out himself” without being too direct or assertive. 

Daniel Oglander states "Every once in a while my mouth gets me into trouble...Ill say something extremely off color and then end up offending the people around me...usually strangers. These encounters then end up being worked over in my brain, worried about, over analyzed...then eventually, I realize that its ok. I was just being myself and I shouldn't apologize for it. But this internal conflict always takes place. Be yourself and just be crass, or temper your thoughts and appease others. These paintings are an attempt to bring out these feelings in an attempt to get them out on canvas before they come out of my mouth."

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Cindy Shaoul

May 15 - June 4, 2014

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Lilac Gallery New York is pleased to present, “BREAKING THE GLASS”, an exhibition of works by Cindy Shaoul.

Most of our immediate feelings upon seeing shattered or broken glass are that of unease. This is most likely due to the fact that the only times we really see it are during an accident or unfortunate situation, for example a car crash, robbery, etc.

A few years back in 2011, artist Cindy Shaoul endured a car robbery, following which she experienced ongoing sensations of sadness, anger, frustration, and chaos. When the time came to replace her windshield glass, she thought to herself:  “This glass is beautiful, why would I clean up the pieces to just throw it away? I can do something beautiful with this!” In this collection, Cindy’s goal was to transform trauma and the negativity we associate broken glass with, to beauty, art, creativity, and inspiration. She wanted to deliver the message that broken glass can come to symbolize survival and triumph as much as it can danger and misfortune. “If we really dig around, and put the pieces back together, we can create art.”  In this collection, this is precisely what Cindy did. She turned a potentially traumatic life event into motivation to deliver her message artistically.  “In every potential loss or dangerous situation, there’s also a potential for triumph and beauty.” She hopes that the public can appreciate this collection of art and maybe transform a misfortunate event in their own lives to try and see the beauty in it, like Cindy has in creating these pieces of art.  

Having built a diverse body of work since her early career ranging from portraits to abstract paintings of the universe, Cindy has unearthed a new collection rooted deeply in the study of natural shapes, textures, and a new medium: glass. Having traveled and lived in different parts of the world, her experiences have brought new weight to the ideas which are exhibited in her works today: a connection to simple details and earth like materials. Cindy captures moments in each piece that are tranquil, raw, and detached. These new works exude light, a grounded backdrop, and hints of earth like gold materials which resemble concrete and stone; close to the nature of both the natural earth and manmade elements of New York City.

Shaoul lives and works in New York City, NY.