Innerspace
Innerspace
by Gregg Emery
chashama 210 Art Space
210 East 43rd Street
New York, NY
(between 2nd and 3rd Ave)
September 5 - 15, 2013
Artist Reception: Thursday, September 12th 6pm-9pm
Gallery Hours: Thursday-Sunday, 11am-6pm
Following his well received 2012 West Village show, an exhibit of Gregg Emery's recent paintings will be on view in midtown this September. His acrylic works on muslin are boldly gestural, seemingly simple but radiate an athletic confidence coupled with a heartfelt introspection. The range of colors is inspired by an equally diverse group of stimuli including popular movies, sunset over a mall, and the things we overlook in our busy lives, even the food in front of us.
Emery’s art is best prefaced with a historical anecdote; A courtier of Pope Benedict IX approached Giotto, a well-known 15th Century Italian painter, asking for a drawing he could send to his Holiness. Giotto gathered paper, a brush, and red ink. Then , with a twist of his hand drew a perfect circle. Then, with a smile, he said to the courtier, “There’s your drawing.. It’s more than enough. Send it along and you’ll see whether it’s understood or not.” Like Giotto, Emery revels in how simple marks - a circle, a sweeping gesture, or a straight drag of paint - can make so many complicated colors and forms.
Artist Bio:
Gregg Emery was born in Bombay, NY, a rural community outside Montreal filled with dairy farms and bordering the Akwesasne Mohawk Reservation. In a town with few creative stimuli and even fewer traffic lights, Emery sketched at the earliest age wherever and whenever possible; his grandest dream was making it to New York City. An even farther thought was having his, his fourth solo exhibition, this time located at Chashama Gallery at 210 E. 43nd Street.
Gregg Emery received his Bachelor of Arts with departmental distinction from Hartwick College and a Masters in Fine Art from the Maryland Institute, College of Art, where he studied under Babe Shapiro, Power Boothe, Hermine Ford and Sal Scarpitta. He is currently the Chair of the Visual Arts and Art History department at the Dwight-Englewood School in Englewood, New Jersey, a private, coeducational K-12 school. Emery enjoys teaching art & art history, sharing his knowledge and experience with a younger generation. He also coaches volleyball and lacrosse. His artwork is included in numerous private and public collections including the permanent collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art.
See more of Gregg Emery’s work on his website at www.greggemery.com
