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| The artists assembled for the group exhibition “Microcosms”, include Walter Markham, Bill Hall, and Todd Rosenbaum. The microcosmic nature of the work in this visually arresting exhibition is, in large measure, informed by the landscape. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Bill Hall’s intimate paintings
on wood depict foliage in frenetic explosive colors that vibrate and reverberate against cool skylines. Hall’s remarkable dexterity as a painter and his keen sense of color and composition bring a certain power of observation to bear on his meticulously constructed paintings of the natural world. He lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. |
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| Bill Hall, Untitled, oil on wood, 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Walter Markham’s drawings are influenced by Eastern aesthetic philosophy, particularly the notion he describes as “a mental exercise by unifying elements of chance and control, and more pointedly idea that each drawing is a moments encounter with water, paper, brush, and ink”. Indeed, Markham’s marvelously executed drawings point to the rich aesthetic tradition from which they derive their meaning, but they are also staggering works of contemporary art. Walter lives and works in Brooklyn, NY and this is his second show at Hogar Collection. | ||||||||||||||||
| Walter Markham, untiled, mascara and pencil on paper, 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Todd Rosenbaum’s new sculptures fashioned in steel, bronze and cement, respectively, resemble natural disasters or post-apocalyptic landscapes. Rosenbaum’s preoccupation with the dialectic between what he refers to as “the constructed world” and the “natural world” is resolved by grafting architectural armatures to his beautifully cryptic landscapes. Todd lives and works in Brooklyn, NY and is co-director of Hogar Collection. | ||||||||||||||||
Todd Rosenbaum, detail from "Majestic hide-a-way", steel, bronze, wood, cement and plastic, 2004- 2005 |
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