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In this email I thought to highlight a few paintings by Gary Ruddell that hang in his current show.  There are some wonderful pieces to view. The exhibition ends May 25th.  Please do not hesitate to reach me for further information: andrew@galleryhenoch.com

Ruddell_Fire-and_ice
Gary Ruddell, STUDY FOR FIRE AND ICE, Oil on Panel, 48" x 40"

Ruddell_first-step
Gary Ruddell, FIRST STEP, Oil on Panel, 60" x 60"

Ruddell_blind-vision
Gary Ruddell, BLIND VISION, Oil on Panel, 52" x 52"

Ruddell_Reflection
Gary Ruddell, REFLECTIONS, Oil on Panel, 52" x 52"



BP
BP PORTRAIT AWARD
National Portrait Gallery - London
V i n c e n t   G i a r r a n o

Now in its thirty-fourth year at the National Portrait Gallery(London), the BP Portrait Award is the most prestigious competition of its kind in the London art scene and a top award recognized world wide. Gallery Henoch is pleased to announce that artist Vincent Giarrano  will be included in this year's exhibit. 
 
Giarrano_AURETA - BP_Award  
Giarrano's painting (pictured right)
"Aureta Thomollari at Fashion Week-NYC" will be shown among the 55 finalists.

  

The exhibition runs:

June 20 - September 15, 2013

  

  

  

 Click to view additional paintings by the artist 

  

Vincent was kind enough to share the following about the painting:

  

I first found Aureta Thomollari when I saw her blog on the internet (aureta.typepad.com). 

 

I remember thinking "This is someone who is incredibly passionate about clothing. This is what she lives for." I felt Aureta would be an amazing subject, so I asked her about working together. She liked the idea and we met when she came to Fashion Week in New York City. My concept for working with Aureta was to capture something authentic about her experience at this event. Seeing her hotel suite filled with designer clothing and cosmetics, I knew this was a setting that fit my idea. I asked her to do things that were about her normal daily routine. Aureta relaxing on the bed while blogging was perfect. It expressed so well the things I knew and felt about her. The composition of what I saw was also very appealing to me. I look at my scene as if it's an abstract painting, just a composition of shapes and colors. If it works as that, then I know it has the right foundation to be a successful painting.

Clothing and fashion is one of my interests for my work. I've always marveled at the scope and range of the fashion industry. For me, it's a truly classic subject, right along side architecture and the tradition of painting women.

  

This piece is part of a series of paintings I've been doing about life in New York City. My focus with this work is to capture the intense reality that I feel there. The city has a bigger than life energy that you can't help but feel.

 

Aureta Thomollari at Fashion Week-NYC

oil on linen

16x20

 

 

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FROM THE LAST EMAIL:

ny_magNew York Magazine
Loves this exhibition and has listed it in the 
   
NYMAGAZINE
TOP "25 things to do" section.  





OPENING TONIGHT:
   
ALEXANDRA PACULA   +   GARY RUDDELL
 
Thursday, May 2nd, from 6 - 8 pm
 
frontwall  

Gallery Henoch invites you to a two person show for Alexandra Pacula + Gary Ruddell.
Both artists present a vibrant exploration of life captured in oil on canvas.   Pacula_SODDEN_ILLUMINATION

 
Pacula's pictures of city nights investigate a world of visual intoxication. "I am fascinated by the ambiance of the city at night and its seductive qualities. The breathtaking turbulence of speeding vehicles and hasty pedestrians evoke feelings of wonder and disorientation." To do this Pacula captures the rhythm of the city through its electric pulse: its lights in motion.
Right: SODDEN ILLUMINATION, Oil on Canvas, 42" x 30"
 
 Gary Ruddell's  imagery captures a world seemingly caught in a temporal flux, where figures act out miraculous feats of levitation and balance.  We do not know how or why these feats are possible but we stand in silent observation of the phenomenon.  The turbulent nature of the subject matter exposes the viewer to the artist's metaphysical search for "being and identity."  For this, Ruddell draws on his observations of his own children.  As they grow from adolescence to adulthood, they have to navigate the unknown paths that will evolve their individual character. 
 

Pacula_Chromatic Harmony Above: Alexandra Pacula, CHROMATIC HARMONY, Oil on Canvas, 46" x 46"
Smulka
 
 GARY RUDDELL:
Ruddell_Study_for_Paradise
above: Gary Ruddell, STUDY FOR PARADISE, Oil on Canvas, 48" x 60"
 
Ruddell_ADRIFT
Gary Ruddell, ADRIFT, Oil on Panel, 52"  52"



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J O H N   E V A N S 
New painting on view in the lower gallery.

Evans_MELODY
John Evans, MELODY, Oil on Canvas, 40" x 96"
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