TW Fine Art is pleased to present "I Never Promised You A Rose Garden," which will feature works by Erika Keck (primary), Katarina Riesing (primary), Joseph Leroux (primary), Stephan Doitschinoff (primary), Stacey Lee Webber (primary), Richard Gabriele (primary) and Donna Napoli-Steele (primary), Ted Noten, Ghada Amer & Reza Farkondeh, Mickalene Thomas, Carlos Betancourt, McDermott & McGough, and Matthew Brandt. The exhibit opens to the public with a reception on November 27th at 6 pm and will run through December 28th.
"INPYRG" marks the inaugural group exhibition for TW Fine Art's second season in the heart of Palm Beach, returning to its sprawling space on storied Worth Avenue. A contemporary exploration and examination of depictions of flora and fauna in contemporary art, the exhibit consists of a number of still lives, particularly floral still lives, which have had a long and storied past in art history -- representing humanity's connection with nature.
The eponymous phrase for the title of this show has been associated with the struggle to regulate mental health. In a day and age where society is struggling to preserve and protect the environment and its own sense of safety, security, and mental well-being, it seemed ever prescient to examine what natural beauty means in the visual arts in this new decade of the 2020s.
Each of the artists in this exhibition takes a distinctly post-modern approach to figurative depictions of flora and fauna as well as material choices –– using anything and everything… except for flowers themselves. As is TW's signature at its Palm Beach Outpost, this collective exhibition will feature works both from artists represented by TW Fine Art and works from renowned blue-chip artists, highlighting TW Fine Art's active role in both the primary and secondary art markets.
Highlights:
Erika Keck creates three-dimensional paintings of bouquets that challenge the conventions of painting and sculpture, examining the prototypical divide between abstraction and figuration –– yet, at the same time, the artist insists she is a painter and not a sculptor. Like natural flowers, Erika's bouquets experience gravity under their own weight. The works are composed entirely of materials found in paintings –– hanging wire, wood, textile, joiners and fasteners, and, of course, paint.
Richard Gabriele will be presenting three of his large scale "Magic Carpets," which build upon traditional Eastern textile motifs while transforming the palpable nature of the work by creating the illusion of a floating rug with handmade and hand-frayed Japanese paper. The handmade paper for the oversized watercolor paintings is from the Iwano paper mill (run by Japanese Living National Treasure Ichebei Iwano).
Stacey Lee Webber will be presenting six brand-new works. Utilizing the artist's mastery of soldering currency builds new and exciting worlds that both carry the societal weight of the materials from which they are derived (coins) while also being liberated from the staid imagery of currency to form new narratives. Additionally, for the first time, TW will also be displaying and making some of Stacey's handmade jewelry available for sale beginning in December.
This exhibition is running concurrently with "Hubert Phipps: Takes Flight," a solo exhibition of sculptures and wall works by Hubert Phipps. There will be a reception from 6-9 pm at the gallery on the 27th.
To RSVP for the opening reception on Sunday, November 27th at linds@lindsey.media.
