Norwalk artist John Newcomb to Exhibit in NYC this July!

Painter John Newcomb uses acrylic on canvas to often quite literally blur the line between humans and animals. With each image, Newcomb introduces the viewer to a new combination of creature and human behavior. Often, animal heads and even torsos adorn human bodies in action, working out, incarcerated, having tea, or dressed impeccably. These hybrid creatures each maintain their own personalities, covering both a variety of positions in human society and an array of animals. Chimps, walruses, peacocks, toucans, gorillas and many others reside in saturated settings, painted in a straightforward manner. With rich, textured strokes, Newcomb explores facets of humanity. Each figure, subtly outlined in dark warm lines, cuts into the dotted and carefully patterned backdrops to highlight the main action of the piece. In some instances, the animals themselves become the pattern, cut along geometric lines and sliced into comparison with human figures.

Working from Connecticut, John Newcomb imbues these “beasties” with a bold, surreal nature, and a legibly thoughtful tone. From loneliness to love, greed to obsession, the animals become portraits of humanity.

Exhibition Dates: July 8, 2016 – July 28, 2016

Reception: Thursday July 14, 2016, 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/John_Newcomb.aspx

Featured Artists:

Figuratively Speaking

Nadia Lassman | Grace Dam | Orfeo | Jerry Anderson | Laura Saldarriaga | Dino Rinaldi | John Newcomb | Alexandros Megas | Martin Grace | Gustavo Gallardo | Robert Scurfield | Inna Gershov-Slutsky | Auriane Margueron

About the Exhibition

Figuratively Speaking: Bringing figure and shape into focus

The universal appeal of basic shapes and figures, expressed in images that range from portraits to landscapes to still lifes, is brought into the spotlight in the exhibition Figuratively Speaking. The artists in this show employ a diverse range of approaches and media, using photography and the tools of digital art, as well as oils and acrylics, to illustrate the many forms and meanings that the figure can take. Whether those figures represent people, animals, objects or beings that solely exist in the artist’s imagination, they all bring a strong energy to the paintings or photographs built around them. In abstract and representational settings, they confirm the power that the relationship between figure and background holds. From bright, sharp images in which the subject stands out clearly to moody, densely textured works that put the figure at a tantalizingly remote distance, these artists offer a surprising variety of ways to bring that relationship alive. They all demonstrate how one of art’s basic concepts is always open to new, fresh interpretations.

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.

Images:

John Newcomb, Meanwhile, Down at the Zoo, Acrylic on Canvas, 48''x 36''
John Newcomb, The Con Man, Acrylic on Canvas, 60''x 36''
John Newcomb, Vanity, Acrylic on Canvas, 60''x 48''