Tomer Aluf presents a group of paintings triggered from news stories, memories and false rumors. Utilizing a method of erasure instead of traditional rendering, Aluf depicts feelings of anxiety and violence in his works. Rather than enslaving the paint to his initial ideas, Aluf often makes mista... Read more
Tomer Aluf presents a group of paintings triggered from news stories, memories and false rumors. Utilizing a method of erasure instead of traditional rendering, Aluf depicts feelings of anxiety and violence in his works. Rather than enslaving the paint to his initial ideas, Aluf often makes mistakes during the creative process, thus forcing the viewer to reassess conventional standards of “good painting” and artistic beauty.
Like backyard philosophers everywhere, David Hornung is perplexed by the mystery of fundamentals like memory, the flow of time, and the sheer enigma of existence. Domestic implements, simple structures, books, lawn ornaments, fences and the flora and fauna of the country populate his paintings in loosely knit scenarios. Hornung is compulsively drawn to iconic images that synthesize what is seen with what is known: a distillation of the visible that evokes a reality beyond appearance.
In his recent work, Vithya Truong seeks a delicate balance between certainty and ambiguity, clarity and obscurity, reality and imagination, as well as representation and abstraction. The familiar becomes unfamiliar, leaving viewers with more questions than answers. At first glance, the predominantly grey paintings may evoke a sense of melancholy or loneliness, but upon closer inspection, the sincerity of the images reveals a mysterious yet hopeful depiction of being.
