This is one of my latest paintings completed for the upcoming show. I captured its process with this time lapse video. You will see me in the frame in the beginning to get a feel for how I work. Later in the video I focus just on the painting so you can see the painting morph before your eyes.
You can see this painting and others in person on May 22nd at the opening gala for Painting Resurrected. The show will also feature the work of BORBAY, and Jeremy Penn.
Show Details – May 22, 2010, 6-9PM, 393 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York NY
SUPERNATURAL EVENT: PAINTING RISES FROM THE GRAVE ON MAY 22, 2010
NEW YORK, NY–Many listless art critics have glibly declared: “painting is dead.” Another offered $10,000 for proof of expiration. On Saturday, May 22, 2010, BORBAY, Jeremy Penn and Ari Lankin offer evidence to the contrary. Opening for one-night-only in TriBeCa, Painting Resurrected will exhume eighteen contrasting paintings, supernaturally confirming – the demise of painting has been greatly exaggerated. Myths will be shattered, precedents will be set and cocktails will be served.
Find out more on the official event site, and RSVP on Facebook.
Location: 393 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10013 | TriBeCa
Date: Opening Gala: Saturday, May 22nd, 2010 | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM; Private Viewings by Appointment: Sunday May 23rd, 2010 – Tuesday May 25th, 2010
Admittance: Open to the public
About Jeremy Penn
Jeremy Penn was born in 1979 in New York and studied Fine Art at both the University of Maryland and Pratt Institute. Penn’s paintings are best known for using color to elicit an emotional response. His works have been exhibited internationally and have gained acclaim from curators at museums such as The Museum of Modern Art, New York and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. In 2009, Penn was honored as the “Featured Artist” for New York’s first Freedom Week. In 2010, Penn’s art was awarded both ASFD’s Pinnacle Award and the ADEX Gold Medal. His works have been prized by notable collectors, including the Crown Prince of Dubai. Energized by the caprices of popular culture, Penn’s recent work explores the evolution of celebrity.
About Ari Lankin
Ari Lankin was born in the suburbs of Philadelphia in 1980. He received his BFA in Painting and Economics from Brandies University. Although a wide traveler and avid road tripper, it is Manhattan that has been his home and inspiration as an artist, fueling his investigative and intuitive approach to painting. His concerns with systems, dreams, chaos and order, realities, and relational flow can be read in his work. The flux of these influences affords multiple interpretations, and allow for both moments of recognition and uncertainty. Ultimately he is concerned with risk taking, wisdom, process and chance rather than emulating a preconceived final image.
About BORBAY
Voted Time Out New York’s Most Creative New Yorker in 2009, Upper East Side artist BORBAY has painted famed landmarks around the world. On display will be BORBAY’s collage paintings, comprised of New York Post headlines and layer upon layer of acrylic paint. Driven to capture the actuality of society, this series visually displays the paradox of love, lust, murder, sex, sports, betrayal, triumph, religion, rape and politics in one place… concepts any person reading a daily newspaper will see juxtaposed without a second thought. His works have been acquired for private and corporate collections around the world.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Contact: Jason Borbay | info@paintingsresurrected.com | Phone Number Provided Via Email
I will be performing in this on Monday, April 19th. A concept from the mind of Rory Scholl, ARTPROV combines creativity from varying disciplines into one big show. Join me and the crew of Artprov this upcoming Monday for a night of improv hilarity, live music, and yours truly painting. I will be wildin’ out on the canvas for the duration of the show. When the improv stops, I stop. The interesting part is they will be doing improv skits based on my paintings that they have never seen before, and I will be painting something inspired by their improv.
From the creator of Artprov:
Artprov brings artists from different mediums together to inspire each other to create new works of art. On Monday, April 19, the improv troupe Creative Outlets (with MAC award winning comics from Broadways Next Hit Musical, BTK Band and Chicago City Limits) will perform scenes based around artist Ari Lankin’s pieces. In turn, Ari will paint a new piece based on the scenes based on his paintings. Circle of life sort of thing…
Guest Artist: Ari Lankin
Cast: Debbie Rabbai, Jeff Scherer, Rory Scholl, Ann Scobie, Greg Triggs
Pianist: Eric March
Date:
Monday, April 19, 2010
Time:
8:00pm – 9:00pm
Location:
The Peoples Improv Theater
Street:
154 w 29th Click here for map
Ripped into this sucker for an average of 10 hours per day for a week straight. I wasn’t always rolling the camera. 1 picture every 30 seconds; 24 pictures for every second of film. The still image is from my cell phone, and not the finished image. High res final painting will be posted in the near future.
I am working on a series focusing on imagery of plugs. Here is a preview. Remember that we all have relations.
Let us all enjoy writing the full year of 2010 on every document. It is a very satisfying year to look at. The above image is a work in progress close up photo of a recent painting. This scene is of a rat poppin’ a bottle of champagne. That’s french for sparkling wine. Eyeballs? Below is the whole painting taken earlier in the evening of the above picture.
Emotional Architecture is about the human psyche, or perhaps the universal psyche in all things. A psyche that is at once focused on a moment and at other times a reflection of a life thus lived. These carved out and built up spaces are places of habitation and avenues of exploration. These moments I relate to the human experience. Moments of growth, transition, relation, stillness, movement, departure, choice, and with more contemplation comes experience. These paintings are static, but as the history of the viewer changes so does the experience of looking. Read More
