With an initial slow start due to the winter nor'easter that blew in, Volta, like the other fairs, was back up to speed on Thursday. Each booth had solo projects. This could be "putting all your eggs in one basket" financially for some galleries but it also avoided the cacophony of images at other fairs.
Volta had alot of surface play and materials play. There was quite a bit of what I'll call "controlled abstraction" and very little concept work. Paintings on view leaned to the less academic side. Little to no tight, rendered realism.
Probably my favorite work from the fair was at
Jan Kossen (NY). These pieces by
Troy Simmons mixed concrete w colorful acrylic/plastic stripes. An unusual and very effective pairing. The piece above was in the 3x5'+ range, and they had a few smaller ones to the side. I want one!
These
Tomashi Jackson pieces at
Tilton (NY) reflected the mixed media prevalent at Volta, playing with material, imagery, shape and texture.
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| William Bradley at Unix Gallery, NY |
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| Didier William at Anna Zorina Gallery, NY |
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| Jeong Yun, Choi at Bien Gallery, Korea |
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| Myung Nam, An at Bien Gallery, Korea |
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| John Cheatwood at Beers (London) |
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| John Cheatwood at Beers (London) |
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| Takato Yamamoto at Gallery Kogure (Tokyo and NY) |
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| Aubrey Levinthal at Nancy Margolis Gallery, NY |
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| William Buchina at Slag Gallery, Brooklyn |
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| William Buchina at Slag Gallery, Brooklyn |
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| Starsky Brines at Galerie Heike Strelow, Frankfurt, Germany |
Not a great photo, but this little portrait caught my eye. Rendered in purple, loaded with paint on the face but better appreciated in person. Looks a bit like a violet Willem DaFoe, eh?
Probably my favorite work from the fair was at Jan Kossen (NY). These pieces by Troy Simmons mixed concrete w colorful acrylic/plastic stripes. An unusual and very effective pairing. The piece above was in the 3x5'+ range, and they had a few smaller ones to the side. I want one!
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