12/15/2012

An Art Gallery Is A Place Of Beauty

By Bernard Miner


Nola Zirin started out on her career in contemporary art by studying print-making. Her works of hyper realism have been exhibited in many places, including the Library of Congress and the Mark Gallery. Zirin uses a combination of materials including spray enamel, oil paints and hand-cut stencils to create layered dark surfaces which she then scrapes away to reveal luminous undertones. The finished picture has a photographic feel, which in her own words, stimulates both the senses and the intellect. This statement could almost exemplify the purpose of the art gallery.

Another renowned contemporary artist whose works can be seen at the art house is Jeffrey Maron. His tough, beautiful sculpture has a distinctly spiritual and mystical quality. Maron has a long history of exhibiting in New York and elsewhere. His work is proudly displayed in many corporate, public and private collections. Paradoxes of the religious and sensual abound in his animist pieces.

Art house curators like to present themed displays. Groups of associated artists or those expressing a similar trend in the contemporary art world are often exhibited together in an attempt to make the audience contemplate topical issues through art. Current movements include Lyrical Abstraction, Pop art, Photo realism, post minimalism and Street art.

The Israeli contemporary abstract artist Daniella Sheinman shifted her speciality from acrylics to pencil and graphite on large scale canvas. This Sisyphean process produces stunning black and white imagery. Her own description of the aim of her work seems to sum up the art hall itself too. She believes that she sheds layers, trying to arrive at the core of things, and that people can never see the entire picture, if they stand back they will see the whole, if they draw nearer, they will see the details better.

Online galleries display pieces from past, present and future shows to promote various exhibitions rather than selling direct from the internet. Art that is presented in a web gallery is limited in the extent to which it would appear in the real world. The virtual art hall can not replicate natural lighting, and it is difficult to make items visible from different angles, and impossible to view in 3D.

The cosmopolitan world of the art gallery, publishing house and art dealer is becoming more international and commercial today than ever before. The business of contemporary art is a very competitive market, but there are possibilities of large profits. This is why good galleries will pay a stipend to ensure the artist can survive until the day that his or her brand of art is suddenly noticed by collectors. An art house cultivates collectors, does public relations on the artists' behalf and encourages critics to publish reviews.

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