Look Deep into Adriana Cora’s Images in Portals of Perception at Agora Gallery
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| Adriana Cora, Red Roses 01, Mixed Media on Canvas |
Beauty is not the subject of Adriana Cora’s mixed media canvases, but rather the raw material from which they are created, tweaked and repeated in layers across multiple works. The basic units of her compositions are nude female figures and images of roses, set against color fields of red, white or black. In places the flowers engulf the image, covering every area and corner with petals and stems. Cora conveys an almost Warholian delight in repetition and process, testing different combinations of flower patterns, color schemes and models, to delightful effect.
A self-taught artist from Buenos Aires, Cora uses very contemporary techniques to create juxtapositions of media, form and color that have an almost gothic quality to them. Swathed in lush textures, deep reds and layers of roses, each work is rich with tactile information. Eventually, the roses and nude figures become pictorial elements rather than figurative subjects, combinations of lines and forms that stand in stark contrast to one another. Cora almost overwhelms us with beauty, and then asks us to look deeper.
Exhibition Dates: March 23, 2010 – April 13, 2010
Reception: Thursday, March 25, 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/Adriana_Cora.aspx
Portals of Perception bridges the wide expanse of artistic possibilities, gathering together impressionist, realist, and abstract works. What we find, surprisingly, is not the differences but the similarities as these talented artists vocalize the inspirations of places, people, and feelings. While the particular visual language may differ, the spirit behind the works has many overlapping areas, because to be human is to realize ourselves within our mental and physical environs.
Featured Artists:
Majbrit Bartholdy, Tulay Cakir, Adriana Cora, German GEO, Milt Masur, Clive Rowe, VéroniKaH
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
212-226-4151