(openPR) - Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature Israeli artist, Goodash, in Altered States of Reality: an Exhibition of Analog and Digital Photography. The exhibition is scheduled to run from April 16, 2010 through May 07, 2010 (opening reception: Thursday, April 22, 2010).
A fading and crumbling façade reveals a wizened ethnic face peering back at us. In the world of Israeli artist, Goodash, one never knows what to expect. His unique art form awakens us to endless possibilities; no matter where you are, there are remnants of those who trod the path there before you. He tries to make connections in the minds of his viewers, things are not as explicit as they may seem. "I want to offer more than one meaning, more than one possible scenario." Memory, time, and texture all play critical roles in the aesthetic of Goodash’s work, with a boundless creative energy at the helm. Goodash has dubbed his unique style as "photodrawing" since he often "paints" scenes with his camera, collaging his drawings into it whenever the message calls for it, adding a bit of digital magic if needed, and printing each work on a large scale canvas.
Goodash (a.k.a. Gideon Spiegel) lives and works in Tel Aviv.

Exhibition Dates: April 16, 2010 – May 07, 2010
Reception: Thursday, April 22, 2010, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Gallery Location: 530 West 25th St, New York City
Gallery Hours: Tues – Sat, 11a.m. - 6 p.m.
Event URL: www.agora-gallery.com/ArtistInvite/Goodash.aspx

Consumed with exploring our world as they uniquely see it, the artists in Agora Gallery’s “Altered States of Reality: an Exhibition of Analog and Digital Photography” use a myriad of visual vocabularies and technologies. Differing in method, these artists share in the passionate quest to articulate the moments often ignored in everyday life. Influenced by Surrealism and Abstractionism alike, these artists boldly investigate their psyches and natural surroundings. The results, at once harmonious, perplexing and alluring, take us on an inspirational visual journey.

Featured Artists:
Tiziana Borghese, Luca Bracali, Betsey Chesler, R John Ferguson, Wilda Gerideau-Squires, Offer Goldfarb, Goodash, Iglessias, Ethel Jimenez, Seo Jo, Gabriel Leitner, Uri Mahlev, Eli Matityahu, Shoichi Matsumoto, Angelina McCormick, Zvetan Mumdgiev, Sahaj Patel, Marcio Pilot, Alexandre Plattet, Gustavo Rasso, Carolyn Rogers, Clint Saunders, Shifra, Artyom Shulga, Federico Swarovski, Eberhard Vogler

About Agora Gallery
Agora Gallery is a fine art gallery located in the heart of New York City’s Chelsea art galleries district that was established in 1984 and is famous for showcasing a spectacular array of talented artists from around the world and around the corner, while providing quality and original art to collectors. The gallery also publishes ARTisSpectrum Magazine, a bi-annual magazine that is distributed to museums, galleries, art institutions and art schools around the world. It provides artists, collectors, museums, galleries, art organizations and enthusiasts with access to the work of internationally talented emerging and mid-level artists as well as feature articles, reviews and interviews. Agora Gallery is also the sponsor of Art-Mine.com, one of the most comprehensive resources available worldwide to view and purchase fine art from emerging, mid-level and well-established artists. Most recently, the gallery launched agoraartgalleryblog.com, a blog designed to provide helpful information and advice for artists while providing a forum for artists to help one another by sharing their experiences and thoughts.

Contact:
Lee Eagle
Public Relations
Agora Gallery
Lee@agora-gallery.com

Agora Gallery
530 West 25th St
Chelsea, NY 10001
lee@agora-gallery.com
212-226-4151