OK HARRIS WORKS OF ART
is pleased to announce six solo exhibitions:
Laura Moriarty
Daniel Calder
Bill Fisher
Andrew Garn
Marilyn Turtz
Roger Watt
January 25 – March 1, 2014
Artists will be present on Saturday, January 25th from 3-5pm
Erratic Mud 2013 pigmented beeswax 13 x 6.5 x 7.5 in.
Laura Moriarty
Laura Moriarty presents Intimate Monuments, a new series of freestanding sculptural paintings comprised of layers of pigmented beeswax. These sculptures are created through processes that mimic geological forces, such as heating and cooling, erosion, subduction, compression and friction. Configured as monumental, architectonic blocks, the pieces focus attention on vividly colored and abstractly patterned surfaces and function as core samples of the process, with exposed layers embedded with shell-like deposits, much like fossils in sediment. Yet the relatively small scale of the pieces also suggests a playfulness, a miniaturization that relates to educational models – and distills the vast time-space continuum of geology into something containable that fits into your hands.
Vanishing Act 2013 mixed media 72 x 48 in.
Daniel Calder
Blackboards are not typically a vehicle for personal expression. More commonly, they are used to disseminate knowledge to a broader audience. They are a window to specialized information – an education tool. The blackboards in this installation will serve both functions. They will feature elements from our civic memory and act as a receptacle for the thoughts, feelings, or perhaps even indiscretions of viewers. I am providing the first half of an equation and inviting the visitors to finish the experience – blurring the line between artist, art and audience.
Charlie I’m Drunk – 2013 oil and encaustic on wood 60 x 60 in.
Bill Fisher
The imagery in Bill Fisher’s work is based on childhood memory, appropriated diagrams, and reflections of the visual realities of urban decay. His work expresses a continuing dynamic of time, experience, personal perception and the complex nature of the human drama we call life.
Red Eye 2013 color coupler print on aluminum 20 x 24 in.
Andrew Garn
Andrew Garn has been documenting feathered urban dwellers since 2008. The close-up portraits ennoble; they reveal the individuality, personalities and inner beauty of this common bird. Photographs of the pigeon developmental process, including one hour old hatchlings, peepers and fledglings, give insight to a mostly secret world. High speed electronic flash of pigeon flight illustrates the incredible and graceful maneuverability of our avian neighbors. The artist and the gallery will be donating to the Wild Bird Fund twenty percent of all sales of Andrew Garns photography.
Poplars in Snow – 2010 oil on wood 12 x 8 in.
Marilyn Turtz
Marilyn Turtz’s current oil paintings offer glimpses of the suburban landscape in winter. Turtz captures the essence of the scene with sensitivity to time and atmosphere and respect for the painted surface. The images bear witness to frozen moments in time and speak with quiet intimacy of the iconic nature of the every day.
Old #47 2012 graphite on Bristol board 10.25 x 16 in.
Roger Watt
Roger Watt’s graphite drawings reflect his long held fascination for the effects of light on industrial metal and his work increasingly explores its atmospheric properties in everyday situations.
About OK Harris
OK Harris was founded by Ivan C. Karp in 1969 in the SoHo district of Manhattan. After having been co-director of Leo Castelli Gallery from 1959-1969 during which time he was instrumental in launching the careers of pop artists such as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg, Claes Oldenberg, Tom Wesselmann and John Chamberlain, Ivan broke away and decided to launch his own gallery. Its establishment in SoHo as the first gallery on West Broadway helped inspire the development of the area’s fine arts character.
OK Harris exhibits contemporary art and photography, and on occasion mounts shows of antiques and collectibles. In its capacious facility, it is able to mount six, one-person shows simultaneously and has seven such exhibitions in the course of a year.
OK Harris Works of Art
383 West Broadway
New York, NY 10012
Phone: 212.431.3600
