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The Nature/Culture Divide in Nicolette Benjamin Black's Art at Agora Gallery
The Nature/Culture Divide in Nicolette Benjamin Black's Art at Agora Gallery
Nicolette Benjamin Black is a contemporary artist who is very influenced by the Australian Aboriginal art movements' use of the dot, dash and stroke art-making methods. She loves the simplicity of the mark, believing that a single mark makes the difference on paper as a single person makes a difference to anything in a democracy.
New York,
NY,
United States of America
(prbd.net)
16/04/2011
Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature Australian artist, Nicolette Benjamin Black, in Out from Down Under & Beyond: Fine Art from Australia and New Zealand. The exhibition is scheduled to run from May 12, 2011 through June 1, 2011 (opening reception: Thursday, May 12, 2011).
About the Artist
Nicolette Benjamin Black’s finely detailed drawings depict the restorative delicacy of nature amidst the devastation of late consumer capitalism. Responding to Western society’s addiction to consumer goods, Benjamin Black is a multidisciplinary artist working in a range of mediums such as watercolor, gouache, ink, ball point pen and sculpted paper to render faintly apocalyptic snapshots of contemporary environmental phenomena. Influenced by the Australian Aboriginal Artist’s connectedness to their land, Benjamin Black often draws onto paper she has crafted from plant fiber or old clothing. Despite its critical subject matter the visual impact of the image is sweetly, softly discovered – filled with wispy shadows and crisp pockets of light, Benjamin Black’s paintings and drawings are as ephemeral and jubilant as the source from which they come.
Nicolette Benjamin Black was born in 1955 in Canberra, Australia and is of European, Jewish and Australian heritage. She currently creates art in her homeland of Canberra where she lives with her husband on a 10 acre sustainable farm.
Exhibition Dates: May 12, 2011 – June 1, 2011
Reception: Thursday, May 12, 2011, 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: http://www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/Nicolette_Benjamin_Black.aspx
About the Exhibition:
In Gallery I, marvel at the works in Out from Down Under & Beyond: Fine Art from Australia and New Zealand. Showing considerable flexibility and experimentation in colors, style and theme, these works are the product of a shared heritage and geographical background. Labyrinth of Color presents energetic yet perfectly balanced artworks which offer a sense of vibrancy and optimism in the world. Evocative, moving and sometimes whimsical, Sensorial Realms features the work of artists who bring us images of thought-provoking and emotive glory.
Featured Artists:
Out From Down Under & Beyond: Fine Art From Australia and New Zealand: Lyn Beaumont, Nicolette Benjamin Black, Kate Diggles, Steven Dix, Ember Fairbairn-Ramsay, Jane Flowers, Leigh Gordon, Joolie Green, Caroline Josephs PhD, Helene Leane, Isaac Petersen, Rebecca Rath, Alison-Jane Rice, Rebecca Saunders, Mark A J Willems
Labyrinth of Color: Dominique Boutaud, Claire Champy, Cary Griffiths, Chad Redl, Ford Weisberg
Sensorial Realms: Andrea Bottelli, Patricia Brintle, Rosa Ibarra, Careen Joplin Langstieh, Rania Mesiskli
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 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 international talented artists as well as feature articles, reviews and interviews. Agora Gallery is also the 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.
About
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 also publishes ARTisSp
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