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George Billis Gallery is pleased to present a new body of work by Iris Kufert-Rivo - on view through March 30th. This exhibition features the artist’s new geometric paintings from her Structure Series.
Kufert-Rivo describes her work, "pattern and repetition of forms is a subject I’ve pursued for decades. This new set of paintings called The Structure Series is inspired by the urban environment in which I dwell. The rhythmic, geometric and architectural shapes seen from the studio window are rehabilitated into this series of paintings.
My works are visceral and unplanned. The process and creative journey is what drives me to make new paintings. I view the Structure Series as a metaphor for the conflicting times in which we live. Social, political, personal, and economic upheaval is always experienced, processed and then restructured. These paintings examine the constructs of intellect and emotion through the repetitive use of the square, how it is presented and organized, and how color characterizes the psychology of the works.
The honed images from my visual vocabulary are made using straight edges and palette knives. Without the advantage of a brush, I create a connection instead between the straight edge and the hand. I can develop the emotional balance through color and the momentum of frenetic or calm, claustrophobic or spatial through the repetition, layering and organization of shapes."
Iris Kufert-Rivo received her MFA from Bard College, Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts and has been exhibiting widely across New Jersey and the U.S. She has curated at the Henry Street Settlement/Abrons Art Center in New York and the 125 Frist Street Gallery in New Jersey. Kufert-Rivo has exhibited at the Mana Contemporary and had a solo exhibition at the Jersey City Museum.
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Kufert-Rivo describes her work, "pattern and repetition of forms is a subject I’ve pursued for decades. This new set of paintings called The Structure Series is inspired by the urban environment in which I dwell. The rhythmic, geometric and architectural shapes seen from the studio window are rehabilitated into this series of paintings.
My works are visceral and unplanned. The process and creative journey is what drives me to make new paintings. I view the Structure Series as a metaphor for the conflicting times in which we live. Social, political, personal, and economic upheaval is always experienced, processed and then restructured. These paintings examine the constructs of intellect and emotion through the repetitive use of the square, how it is presented and organized, and how color characterizes the psychology of the works.
The honed images from my visual vocabulary are made using straight edges and palette knives. Without the advantage of a brush, I create a connection instead between the straight edge and the hand. I can develop the emotional balance through color and the momentum of frenetic or calm, claustrophobic or spatial through the repetition, layering and organization of shapes."
Iris Kufert-Rivo received her MFA from Bard College, Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts and has been exhibiting widely across New Jersey and the U.S. She has curated at the Henry Street Settlement/Abrons Art Center in New York and the 125 Frist Street Gallery in New Jersey. Kufert-Rivo has exhibited at the Mana Contemporary and had a solo exhibition at the Jersey City Museum.
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George Billis Gallery opened its second location in the Culver City area of Los Angeles in 2004 and marks its 22nd year in the Chelsea arts district in New York City. George Billis shows work by both emerging and established artists. For more information please contact the gallery at:
2716 S. La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90034
T: 310-838-3685
F: 310-838-3438
email: [email protected]
www.georgebillis.com
2716 S. La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90034
T: 310-838-3685
F: 310-838-3438
email: [email protected]
www.georgebillis.com
