Håvard Homstvedt "The Close-In"
Perry Rubenstein Gallery (534 West 24th Street)
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"The Close-In," Håvard Homstvedt's first solo show in New York features paintings, sculptures, drawings, and a large-scale installation will be on view in all three of the gallery's locations.
Homstvedt's practice is characterized by a lyrical, extensive exploration into art history and century-spanning traditions of craft and textile. Whether painting in the two-dimensional realm or on cast bronze forms, oil and acrylic take to Homstvedt's material in such a way that gives the work its dynamic texture. While there are formal elements that are clearly figurative, they are not narrative and cannot be tied down to a particular time or place; in this sense they give an atmosphere of abstraction.
[Image: Håvard Homstvedt "Cast Shadow" (2008) Oil & acrylic on canvas over board 28 x 24 in.]
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from October 17, 2008 to November 26, 2008