Silvermine artist Mark Schiff Featured in NYC Art Show

The paintings of Mark Schiff combine the beauty and immediacy of Claude Monet’s work with the abstraction and energy of Jackson Pollock. Specializing in watercolor and acrylic pigments, Schiff uses painting to express his love for nature and the freedom that he finds in his work. His love of watercolor lies in its spontaneity and unpredictability: what Schiff calls “the mystery of the medium,” which could be considered parallel to the mystery of life. He incorporates watercolor pencils, crayons, and ink into his pieces to give each painting a sense of depth and dynamism. When working in acrylics, Schiff layers paint to create texture and interest, forming pieces that are bold and grounded. When he can, he paints en plein air, allowing nature to inspire him and dry his pigments more quickly, increasing the sense of spontaneity in his work.

As a practicing restorative dentist, Schiff started painting in watercolor after visiting an artist’s studio on vacation. He is now a sustaining associate member of the American Watercolor Society and was awarded Best in Category for watercolors at the 2011 Westport Arts Festival.

Exhibition Dates: August 25, 2015 – September 12, 2015

Reception: Thursday August 27, 2015, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat 11-6

Gallery Location: 530 West 25th St, Chelsea, New York

Event URL: http://www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/Mark_Schiff.aspx

Featured artists:

Emerging Transformation

Nathanael Carroll | Annika Banko | Jan Cyr | Mark Schiff | Ariel Gold | Michael Christidis | Donna Drapeau | Judy Blundell | Waltraud Oetzel | Marco Petracci | DAVO

About the Exhibition

Poignant Moments Trapped in Time: Emerging Transformation

There is something eerily quiet about the artworks included in the NYC exhibition Emerging Transformation. The artists have distorted familiar scenes in careful deliberation to create a distinct, almost uncanny, atmosphere. Sweeping, empty landscapes, emotional portraits, static still lifes, and nonrepresentational abstracts have pared down their elements to the essentials, presenting the world in a still, powerful way. Even energetic scenes forcefully stop time in poignant moments, causing the viewer to stop along with the action and take life slowly, reverently, and deliberately.

About Agora Gallery

Agora Gallery is a contemporary fine art gallery located in the heart of Chelsea’s fine art district in New York. Established in 1984, Agora Gallery specializes in connecting art dealers and collectors with national and international artists. The art gallery’s expert consultants are available to assist corporate and private clients in procuring original artwork to meet their organization’s specific needs and budget requirements. With a strong online presence and popular online gallery, ARTmine, coupled with the spacious and elegant physical gallery space, the work of our talented artists, who work in diverse media and styles, can receive the attention it deserves. Over the years Agora Gallery has sponsored and catered to special events aimed at fostering social awareness and promoting the use of art to help those in need.