EXPRESSIVE PAINTING 2013
The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck
6 Wonson Streets
Gloucester, Massachusetts
Through JANUARY 27
Abstract art can be divisive, inspiring both devotion and disdain — with
its admirers appreciating its rich context and cerebral, inside-the-canvas
themes, and its critics abhorring its lack of form and, some say, talent.
“It does take more time to live with an abstract
painting,” acknowledged Ruth Mordecai, curator of
“Expressive Painting 2013,” which aims to explore
the complex and demanding nature of abstraction.
“It demands more from the viewer, perhaps. It’s like
getting to know a person — it takes time.”
Running through January 27 at the Cultural Center
at Rocky Neck in Gloucester, the show features about
20 pieces from a mix of artists — some whose CVs
include national and international shows, some who
are just starting to reveal their work to the world —
including Mordecai, Yhanna Coffin, Mary Cole, Susan
Erony, Laurel Hughes, Deborah Lloyd Kaufman and
Tom Nihan.
Encompassing acrylic, oil and mixed media on
paper and canvas, the pieces range in both size and substance. Some of the forms and themes
are recognizable; some are purely abstract, laying
bare moods, movements and themes with intense
brushwork, shapes, shading, rich layers and patterns
of circles.
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