Structure and Imagery

Werner Büttner at Marlborough Gallery April 2 - May 2, 2019 Josh Smith at David Zwirner  April 25 - July 19, 2019 Diana Copperwhite at 532 Gallery Thomas Jaeckel April 30 - June 1, 2019 Frank Wimberley at Berry Campbell Gallery May 30 - July 3, 2019 André Butzer at Metro Pictures June 4 - August 9, 2019 Joan Mitchell at David Zwirner May 3 - July 12, 2019 Prunella Clough at PPOW Gallery May 31 - June 29, 2019

Dana James Hollywood , 2017, ink, dye, oil, encaustic, pigment on canvas 72 x 60 inches. Dana James: Sometimes Seen Dreams October 18 - November 12, 2017 The Lodge Gallery 131 Chrystie Street New York, NY 10002   At first look Dana James ’s new work seems serenely atmospheric. But what appears quiet is quickly shown to be a seething, turbulent conduit to imagined memories, locations and lives unlike the artist’s own. James has previously explored her curiosity about others’ lives and their experiences of Americana, televisions, swimming pools and other trappings of suburbia. But, this new body of work casts off a bit from a more grounded reality to forge links to dreamier images that approach the silent longing and restless searching of the sublime. This mood is facilitated by the paint staining application used to cover the canvases.   The lyrical technique brings out an elegant immutability while James’s palette utilizes pale pinks and ...

(from L to R) Bobbie’s Bluing, Magenta Vampyr, and Young Lochinvar. Photo by Brian Edmonds  Brian Edmonds recently interviewed me for the e-journal, Figure/Ground. "Most of the colors I use come straight from the tube or jar. I do occasionally mix a color if I need something specific. But in any mixing a certain amount of purity is lost.  When I use colors I’m looking for a striking clash that makes my compositions seem anxious, and my forms antagonistic to one another.  I don’t enjoy mixing color, taking notes or acting as a scientist in the studio. I’m for paint, the act of painting and directness." Read the full interview here .