Whether pulled from tradition or passion, we love the way these artists use color to express themselves and their worlds.
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1. Employing materials typical to Mali, namely woven and dyed cloths, hand-embroidered and stitched together, Abdoulaye Konaté draws on the West African tradition of using textiles as a mode of communication and commemoration at Blain|Southern
2. Beyond the aesthetics of the race, Brian Alfred explores the global threads that feed into making all aspects of the race possible. Depicting both pieces and scenes of tracks across the world, oil slogans, and referencing companies that contribute monetarily to the races, he broadens his global consciousness.at AMERINGER | McENERY | YOHE
3. Recognized for exceptional color intensity, William Pachner’s works often depict erotic and biblical themes. His drawings and paintings contain a paradox of meanings: the form, movement, and gesture affirm vitality, yet they are tinged with horror and violence. Loss and absence—of sight, family, and homeland, alongside the personal and artistic annihilation Pachner has faced—are represented in various configurations unique to each composition at Mindy Soloman Gallery
4. Alicia McCarthy’s energetic works weave together color, pattern and occasional lyrical or understatedly profound phrases. The artist is drawn to the discarded. Digesting the city’s landscape, ambivalent everyday items sheared from their original intent are re-appropriated into intimate art objects at V1 Gallery
5. Soaked, Not Resting will examine the different ways in which renowned Color Field painter Helen Frankenthaler and emerging artist Aimée Parrott negotiate the picture plane, looking in particular at both artists’ deployment of staining at Pippy Houldsworth Gallery
6. Chamberlain, De Kooning & Others at Allan Stone Projects
