Newark Academy In Livingston To Host Exhibit Of Union City Artist's Work

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Roy Kinzer, a resident of Union City, will show a body of work at the David Teiger Gallery for Studio Arts at Newark Academy in Livingston from September 22 to October 24. A reception will be held at Newark Academy on Thursday, October 5 from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

The exhibit, entitled "Reservoirs of Possibilities," features paintings of fractal landscapes and cityscapes derived from digitally altered topographical maps and satellite images.

According to Newark Academy:

"Upon first approach, the paintings offer striking impressions of aerial views of locations that seem to have atmospheric layers of color and pattern infused. Moving in for a closer look, one discovers a myriad of subtleties and details that both sink back into the landscape and also rise to the surface. The use of collaged maps brings together abstract and representational shapes, and highlights the fractal patterns that surround us, both in nature and man-made."

“I work in the tradition of the Hudson River School Luminist painters, who used perspective, magnified scale and dramatic lighting to explore the sublime, the feeling of rapture or awe caused by the beauty and terror of nature," Kinzer said.

Kinzer has been making and teaching art for more than 30 years. He has an extensive exhibition record and frequently completes commissions for art consultants, corporations and private collectors. He is a past recipient of the prestigious Pollock-Krasner Artist Grant. He holds a Certificate of Art from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and an MFA from Vermont. College of Fine Arts.

In addition to sharing his work with the Newark Academy Community, Kinzer has been chosen to be the 2017-18 Artist-in-Residence.

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