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Cloudscapes of Jacques Descoteaux at Agora Gallery

10-16-2012 04:24 PM CET | Arts & Culture

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Jacques Descoteaux-Earth Tones

Jacques Descoteaux-Earth Tones

At first glance, Canadian artist Jacques Descoteaux’s canvases resemble abstract color field paintings, but as the eye adjusts and subtle variations in tone and texture emerge, they turn out to be landscapes. Originally inspired by the flat topography and vast skies of the region surrounding James Bay, where he spent time years ago, and the urban environment of Toronto, where the artist is now based, Descoteaux paints what would almost be better described as cloudscapes. His compositions are often pure sky, beautiful shifting gradients of oil paints applied in many thin layers to create subtle shifts in light and tone.

Details of scale and setting emerge gradually, revealing dramatic cliffs, stunning shafts of sunlight and expanses of gray coastal fog. And yet, even in seemingly monochromatic visual climates, Descoteaux manages to wrest color and spontaneity from his images, inflecting endless grey clouds with shades of purple, orange, green and blue, blurring the boundaries where water and sky meet. Majestic landscapes teeter towards abstraction in his wondrous canvases.

Exhibition Dates: October 9th, 2012 – October 30th, 2012
Reception: Thursday, October 11th, 2012
Gallery Location: 530 West 25th St, New York City
Gallery Hours: Tues – Sat, 11a.m. - 6 p.m.
Event URL: http://www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/Jacques_Descoteaux.aspx

About the Exhibition

Agora Gallery has a lovely, lively set of shows for you this October, with something to delight every taste. In Beyond Borders: an Exhibition of Fine Art from Canada, talented Canadian artists display their integrity, ingenuity and artistic excellence with artworks that seem to sparkle on the walls. Elements of Form: Kozo Takano / a solo exhibition presents the mesmerizing art of a Japanese artist who specializes in bringing out the wonder in the rhythm of ordinary life, and Portals of Perception features the work of artists who can translate their inimitable perspective and inspiring ideas into physical forms that we can all appreciate and enjoy. The exhibitions will open on October 9, 2012 and continue until October 30, 2012. The opening reception will take place on the evening of October 11, 2012, and all art enthusiasts are warmly welcomed to attend and meet some of the artists responsible for these alluring artworks.

Featured Artists:
Beyond Borders: an Exhibition of Fine Art from Canada
Bernice Sorge | Tania Doucet | Lone Tratt | Katie Brennan | Gladys Gonzalez | Jérôme Scullino | Donna Bonin | Jacques Descoteaux | Marla Freedman | Patrice Carmichael | Sylvie Drolet | Jane Richardson | Maya Vinokurov
Elements of Form: Kozo Takano / a solo exhibition
Kozo Takano
Portals of Perception
Bharati Sagar | Teddy Wayne Brown | Debra Lohrere | Roberta Dixon | Berenice Michelow | Cristina Popovici | Brady Steward | Barbara Bilotta | Antonio De Santis | Mark Salevitz | Samar Albader | Katherine Jenkins
Interviews with the artists and high resolution images are available upon request.

About Agora Gallery

Agora Gallery is a fine art gallery, established in 1984 and located in the heart of New York City’s Chelsea art galleries district. It 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. Gallery II, an elegant adjacent gallery space, gives artists the ideal area for a solo or group exhibition of their own, organized and publicized by Agora Gallery. The gallery 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 international talented artists as well as feature articles, reviews and interviews. Agora Gallery is the proud sponsor of ARTmine, one of the most comprehensive resources available worldwide to view and purchase fine art. The gallery also runs Agora Art Blog, 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.

530 West 25th Street, New York, NY
10001
Tel. (212) 226 - 4151
Joyce Asper

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