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Crest Fest 2013

Summer is here – it’s time for barbecues, trips to beach, and art shows in hardware stores! Join me at Crest Fest this weekend for a huge party and art show located in the aisles of Crest Hardware in Williamsburg. It’s a unique event that’s become a local institution. Crest Hardware installs artwork alongside the store’s regular merchandise and launches the whole event with a party complete with live music, djs, vendors, and food from local restaurants. It’s an all ages/family friendly event and a great opportunity to see some wonderfully creative hardware-themed artwork!

Saturday, June 8th 1-8pm (show runs through Aug 18)

Crest Hardware Art Show
558 Metropolitan Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11211
www.CrestArtsNYC.com
www.CrestFest.com

Group Show at Brooklyn Oenology Opens Tonight

Group Show: ‘WILLIAMSBURG GALLERIES KEEP IT LOCAL‘  all March long!

FRIDAY, March 15th:   Group Gallery Show RECEPTION

7:00pm – 11:00pm  at the Brooklyn Oenology Tasting Room

A NEW FIRST!!!  BOE has invited some of the great Williamsburg galleries to display work by Brooklyn artists in a collaborative show with a local focus.  Participating galleries include Art101, Causey Contemporary, Figureworks, Frontroom, Parker’s Box, and Pierogi!

Join us for a reception on 3/15 and view works by participating BK artists including Ophir Agassi, Jennifer Baker, Julia Whitney Barnes, Thomas Broadbent, Howard Gross, Carey Maxon, Melissa Murray and Michael Sorgatz.  Light hors d’oeuvres will be served.

http://www.brooklynoenology.com/?page_id=571

Faces of Figureworks – Self Portrait Group Exhibition

Faces of Figureworks – Self Portrait Group Exhibition
January 5 – March 3, 2013
Reception: Friday, January 11th from 6-9PM

Byron BROWNE • Ingrid CAPOZZOLI FLINN • McWillie CHAMBERS • Marvin CHERNEY • George CONSTANT • Howard EISMAN • Philip EVERGOOD • Bonnie FAULKNER • Ernest FIENE • George GILLSON • Reina GILLSON • Matthew GREENWAY • Red GROOMS • Chaim GROSS • Mimi GROSS • Bernard GUSSOW • Abraham HARRITON • Bertram HARTMAN • Fred HATT • Joseph KAPLAN • Benjamin KOPMAN • Jack LEVINE • Elim MAK • Irving MA…RANTZ • Herman MARIL • Fletcher MARTIN • Felicia MEYER MARSH • Joachim MARX • Michael MASSEN • Meridith MCNEAL • Artem MIROLEVICH • Arlene MORRIS • Susan NEWMARK • Rusel PARISH • Robert Andrew PARKER • Joachim PROBST • Ellen RAND • Phillip REISMAN • Audrey RHODA • K. SAITO • Jacquelyn SCHIFFMAN • Michael SORGATZ • Raphael SOYER • Moses SOYER • Anthony TONEY • Mary WESTRING • David YAGHJIAN • Barbara ZANELLI • Marguerite ZORACH • William ZORACH

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FIGUREWORKS
fine art of the human form
168 North 6th St. (1 block from Bedford Avenue “L” train)
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 11211
www.figureworks.com
hours: Saturday and Sunday from 1-6PM

Figureworks is pleased to open the new year with over 50 self portraits from its contemporary and 20th century list of artists.

Artists create self portraits for various reasons but frequently it is done as a reflective point in their career. Securing that moment in time when they feel the need to record their presence. Similar to a journal entry, it may manifest in a quick sketch such as the drawing Philip Evergood created in 1944 documenting his life threatening surgery or Byron Browne’s ink drawing of his model with added self at his easel. These sketches were not created for exhibition purposes and are often stashed away with other personal belongings. Oppositely, some are finely executed oils done during long studio hours of self reflection, like those by Ernest Fiene and Joachim Marx. Equally personal, these significant executions are intended to preserve a specific place and time.

Additionally, a number of pieces in this exhibition were created specifically for patrons who commissioned the artist’s portraiture for their collection. This includes the drawings by Red Grooms and Chaim Gross. Others, such as McWillie Chambers and K. Saito, were executed upon request specifically for this exhibition. These types of portraits start from a very different place than those mentioned earlier. The artist, typically just the hand behind the canvas, is asked to now become the subject. Over twenty years ago, Ingrid Capozzoli Flinn had only privately done self portraits. A labor intensive oil painter, this request was very challenging for her as she was forced to spend many hours looking back into the mirror of time.

This exhibition encompasses all of these processes and emotions in a wide range of media from pencil, oil, ink and wood to glass and digital imagery. Artists from different generations and practices are represented. It is also worthy to note the diverse self portraits by couples George & Reina Gillson and William & Marguerite Zorach which reinforces the individuality and personal expression which goes into each work.
Figureworks is located at 168 N. 6th St., Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 11211, one block from the Bedford Avenue “L” train. The gallery is open to the public Saturday and Sunday from 1-6 PM and is dedicated to exhibiting contemporary and 20th century fine art of the human form.

For more information please email harris@figureworks.com, call the gallery at 718-486-7021 or visit us online at www.figureworks.com

October 2nd Friday Williamsburg Gallery Night

Join me Friday, October 12 from 6-9pm at Figureworks Gallery for 2nd Friday Gallery Night. All of the galleries in the neighborhood will be open late and we’ll have a reception for my solo show at Figureworks. Hope to see you there!

Figureworks is located at 168 N. 6th St., Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 11211, one block from the Bedford Avenue “L” train. The gallery is open to the public Saturday, and Sunday from 1-6 PM and is dedicated to exhibiting contemporary and 20th century fine art of the human form.

Postcards!

Addressing postcards this weekend for the Sept show at Figureworks. Even though we live in an era of instant communications, it’s still nice to hold an actual piece of paper in your hand – a reminder of the physical world.

New Solo Exhibit at Figureworks in September

I’m very happy to announce a very special solo exhibit this fall at Figureworks gallery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

MICHAEL SORGATZ
STREETWISE

SEPTEMBER 8 – NOVEMBER 4, 2012
Reception: Friday, September 14th from 6-9PM

Across the Plaza, acrylic on canvas, 30″ x 40″, 2011

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FIGUREWORKS
fine art of the human form
168 North 6th St. (1 block from Bedford Avenue “L” train)
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 11211
www.figureworks.com
hours: Saturday and Sunday from 1-6PM

Figureworks is very pleased to open this new season with new paintings by Michael Sorgatz. This is Michael’s first exhibition with the gallery and we are honored to showcase his latest series.

Michael’s paintings are immediately captivating by their vibrancy and playful abstraction. They keep one’s interest by discovering that they hold a whole world within them which is familiar to those living or walking throughout the New York City landscape. Clusters of human forms begin to surface amidst a lively and chaotic ground. The atmosphere of the city is apparent and the pace of these darkened figures breaking up the horizon feels familiar and expected, as if the need to move from their oncoming direction is inevitable. Though these paintings capture an everyday New York moment, the energy and movement in the work transcends far beyond a single moment.

Figureworks is located at 168 N. 6th St., Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 11211, one block from the Bedford Avenue “L” train. The gallery is open to the public Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 1-6 PM and is dedicated to exhibiting contemporary and 20th century fine art of the human form.

For more information please call 718-486-7021 or visit us online at www.figureworks.com. Continue reading →

Crest Hardware Art Show June 30

Crest Hardware Store in Williamsburg has an annual summer art exhibit, all of the artworks are displayed in the store among the merchandise and have some relationship to the theme of hardware. It’s a lot of fun and brings out a unique creative spirit. The works are whimsical, clever, inventive, and display a huge range of talent and ability. I’m very happy to be participating and will be showing the “Artbot” – a 21 inch tall figure made from wood and assorted hardware featuring three abstract paintings. I think of it as a 3D version of my artwork turned inside out. There’s a massive launch party on Saturday, June 30th with food, drinks, live music – it’s perfect for all ages and is a guaranteed good time. I hope to see you there!

TIME OUT NEW YORK – Crest Fest named as one of Time Out New York’s “Cool Free Events” of the summer. “There’s a cadre of talented artists capable of turning lug nuts, bolts and rivets into show-worthy pieces—and they’re out in full force at this annual art exhibition.”

Saturday, June 30, 1-7pm

CREST TRUE VALUE HARDWARE
558 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 388-9521

http://cresthardwareartshow.com

HBO Girls

Happy to have some paintings in the background of the new HBO show Girls. They appear in the behind the scenes documentary – Invitation to the Set.

December Art Shows

We’re ending the year big! Two events in early December coming up.

Lolita Bar Closing Party
December 1st, 6-9pm
Lolita Bar, 266 Broome @ Allen on the Lower East Side
http://www.lolitabar.net/

Holiday Art Show and Sale
Come Support Your Local Artists
Paintings, Prints, Drawings, Photography, Sculpture, Jewelry, & Ceramics. All at or under $500!
Saturday December 3rd from 2-6pm

Sweet Lorraine Gallery
“Holiday Group Show”
opening 6-9pm, Saturday December 3rd
ART & Wine & Music & Hors D’Oeuvres

Screwball Spaces 183 Lorraine St. 3rd Fl. Brooklyn N.Y. 11231