BERNARDUCCI.MEISEL.GALLERY
37 West 57 Street . New York 10019 . 212.593.3757 bernarducci@meiselgallery.com . bernarduccimeisel.com
S T A I N L E S S S T E E L
REFLECTIVE WORKS IN THREE DIMENSIONS
2 – 25 APRIL 2015
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Bernarducci Meisel Gallery is pleased to present Stainless Steel: Reflective Works in Three Dimensions. This exhibition includes recent works by ALEXANDRA KARRAM, CHERYL KELLEY, KIRSTEN KAY THOEN, HANS VAN DE BOVENKAMP and others. Steel is shiny, reflective, pristine and industrial. The artists in this exhibition work in very distinctive modes and it is through their materiality that it can co-exist for points of comparison and response.
ALEXANDRA KARRAM’S process is about form and composition. She begins by rendering three-dimensional drawings in AutoCAD of linear geometric shapes or creates foam-core models. KARRAM then continues by making steel structures. Her process is as intricate as the geometric compositions. Paired with the smooth texture of steel these heavy sculptures appear to be weightless. Steel no longer becomes something harsh and bulky. It becomes an elegant element of sculpture.
KIRSTEN KAY THOEN’S work appears abstract at first. It is angular and incorporates elements of collage rooted in the physical world. In her sculpture Volcanic Water Triad (2013) she uses duratrans, stainless steel, Plexiglas, and LED’s to create a glowing and mystical effect. Juxtaposing triangular three dimensional shapes with representational imagery of powerful forces of nature, THOEN’S work offers a point of comparison between the manmade and natural world.
CHERYL KELLEY’s work only appears to be three dimensional in her Photorealist rendering of vintage and classic cars with oil on aluminum panel. In Woody Chrysler (2012) KELLEY paints the reflective surface of a vintage Woody Chrysler from mid-20th Century. This classic car was one of the first available to the American public to evoke real wood using all steel construction.
HANS VAN DE BOVENHAMP’S stainless steel sculptures are fluid and playful. Colorado Red Rocks (2004) is painted black. VAN DE BOVENKAMP chooses to accentuate the organic curves of the steel sculptures by painting it back so as to outline it silhouette. It appears to be alive and fluid as if it just froze to pose for its viewer.
For further information or images please contact Marina Press at marina@meiselgallery.com or 212.593.3757. Viewing hours are Tuesday through Saturday 10:00am to 5:30pm.

