NYC Gallery Visits

ROBERT MILLER GALLERY/Barthelemy Toguo: The Pregnant Mountain

I thought that this show was interesting to say the least. The paintings largely consisted of abstract forms, many which appeared like mutilated figures. The paintings were quite large. There was a point when I was staring at about 5 paintings, all of which contained a very spiral like pattern. It created a very dizzying and unsettling feelings. Also I could not see the relevance of the club symbols in each painting. Was he trying to imitate playing cards? WHO KNOWS?

ANDREA MEISLIN GALLERY/Jed Fielding: Look At Me

I enjoyed this show. Right when you walk in you are met by a portal in which to view the gallery. It seems a little straight forward, but I like it. The space seemed a little crowded. I wish their had been more space for which to display the works. Besides that I felt the work was personal. The ways in which Fielding portrayed the figures were very diverse. Sometimes the children looked like normal children, just playing and hanging out. Other times he captures what appears to be the pain and frustration which exists within each child. Although I do think it is ironic that he depicts images of blind children. One final note, I feel that the portraits are more real because the children can not see what they look like, therefore they are not trying to show off to anyone. They are merely representing themselves as they are.

MITCHELL-INNES&NASH/Enoc Perez

I enjoyed this show as well. The paintings clearly projected a mood and sense out into the room. The color pallete was very appropriate for what Enoc was going for. The most successful aspect of the paintings were the surfaces. The roughness of the paint surface sent me back in time. I associated the overall rough nostalgic feel with xerox copies. Overall my favorite piece was the painting of the two figures, it really captured the mood more then any of the others. In response to the gallery space, it was large, and I enjoyed the juxtaposition of the large scale painting with the much smaller one. The smaller painting gave me some relief from the much larger paintings in the exhibit.