Kathryn Markel Fine Arts is pleased to present Familiar Things: Art and Intimacy
This group show of gallery artists curated by Emily Vescio seeks to slow the immediacy of these overlooked encounters by using art as a distancing mechanism, forcing the viewer to be present. The action of viewing an artwork prompts cerebral engagement, bringing an intellectual dimension to objects and encounters that we experience in a purely mechanical manner. Though the pieces featured diverge in their formal language, they are joined by an ethos of familiarity, in addition to an understated palette. Juxtaposition between stillness and dynamism and abstraction and figuration facilitates a rigorous formal agenda that further immerses the viewer in the subject matter. The exhibition runs through September 3rd, 2024. It features Tamar Zinn, Stanley Bielen, Sarah Irvin, Samantha Haring and Sydney Licht.

Winsome Figs, Stanley Bielen, 2023