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Indepth Arts News:
"RALLOU MALLIARAKIS : ILLUMINATIONS New Depictions of Trees and Their Branches"
2010-04-27 until 2010-05-22
First Street Gallery
New York, NY,
USA United States of America
Branches lit by sunlight or a street lamp at dusk, dawn, or late evening; the image of a wintry tree emerging into view after an early morning shower; a stark cluster of summer trees against the side of a brilliant orange shed: whether the environment is urban or rural, Rallou Malliarakis' recent
paintings depict an array of trees and their branches at alternating times of day, lit by varying sources of light, and set in different locations. RALLOU MALLIARAKIS : ILLUMINATIONS is on exhibit at First Street Gallery from April 27 through May 22, 2010. First Street Gallery promote their artists with a Gallery Portfolio at absolutearts.com.
In her last exhibition at First Street Gallery, the artist explored the
characteristics of birch trees in deep forest settings, paying particular
attention to the architectural arrangements of these powerful pillars as they
appear in nature, and to the dramatic realities of peeling bark. In her new
work, on view from April 27th through May 22nd, Malliarakis has shifted focus
from trunk to branch, from bold mass to delicate, intricate structures that
clearly define the complexity of trees and their graceful presence in the
world. Her use of color is never literal, but rather explorative, subjective,
and expressive.
How trees with their expansive, unruly branches are transformed by light, and
how they are affected by weather or time of day, is the dominant theme of this
lyrical exhibition. The images are brought to life free from purely factual
description; despite the artist's figurative references, her paintings
convey an imaginative, abstract quality that suggests intriguing ambiguities
in many of the pieces that are on view at First Street Gallery.
View more of this exhibition
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