Kristina Garon: A New Spin on the Natural World at Agora Gallery NYC

“When I am creating art,” Kristina Garon says, “it just comes to me naturally.” That feeling of naturalness and spontaneity is at the heart of what gives her paintings their appeal. “I can’t wait to see what comes to my canvas,” she adds, and that journey of discovery is something viewers also make while taking in her work. In what initially appear to be abstract swirls and patterns, faces and objects emerge, adding an element of human drama to the juxtapositions of colors and lines. That mix of worlds and tones gives her works energy and movement.

Working in acrylics, Garon capitalizes on the textures they provide and their intense colors. The paints in her works often have a liquid quality, sometimes seeming as if they were poured onto the canvas, at other times showing the power of the creative hand in the brushstrokes with which they are applied. When combined with her shimmering colors, the resulting surfaces pulse with life, reflecting the artist’s positive intent. “With my paintings,” says Garon, “I hope to create more positive energy and joy.”

Exhibition Dates: December 23, 2014 – January 15, 2015
Reception: Thursday January 8, 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/Kristina_Garon.aspx

Featured artists:

Pathway to Abstraction

Christine Brunelle | Virgil Carrillo | Kristina Garon | Andrew Glass | Irina Gorbman | Biddy Hodgkinson | Hallveig Hansdottir | Ingegärd Hyllander | Kenji Inoue | Elena Kozhevnikova | CUFU | JungHee Lee-Marles | Neil Leinwohl | Brice Poircuitte | Reymond Romero | Judy D. Shane | Petra Skopalova

About the Exhibition

The Long, Abstracted Road

Pathway to Abstraction is what it sounds like - a journey that takes us from sense and understanding to the complete decomposition of comprehension as we know it. As the featured artists tear further and further into the tapestry of reality, the spectator is left to wade through the remnants of figuration: colors, forms, and texture leave traces of each artist’s unique story. An almost post-apocalyptic impression settles, as each scene entices the viewer to seek out something familiar in the foreign shapes and alien lines. The ghosts of cityscapes, surreal visages, and shadowy allusions to the human body are deeply embedded in these powerful compositions, leading the viewer on a mysterious trail away from the familiar and into something wholly unfamiliar, primal, and peculiarly beautiful.

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.