Manic Botanic
Blue Review Project Space is pleased to present Manic Botanic, an exhibition curated by Garvey|Simon and Dina Brodsky. Featuring works by over twenty artists, the show celebrates flora in all its diversity and sublimity. It will be exhibited virtually online, and also by appointment to examine works in person.
Manic Botanic
June 17 – September 17, 2020
Blue Review Project Space
Curated by Garvey|Simon and Dina Brodsky
Blue Review Project Space is pleased to present Manic Botanic, an exhibition curated by Garvey|Simon and Dina Brodsky. Featuring works by over twenty artists, the show celebrates flora in all its diversity and sublimity.
Meticulous, nuanced petals and sensuous stems belie the ubiquity of their subjects, and gesture towards the deft hand of their makers. Whether miniature or grandiose in scale, these floral icons are utterly ecstatic. Margot Glass’s delicate graphite and goldpoint dandelions and Dina Brodsky’s diaristic trees are byzantine meditations on impermanence and memory. Miriam Escofet and Grace Devito each bring their background in portraiture to their floral still lifes, capturing the subtle nuances and individuality of each bloom. Eric Wert, Amy Laskin, and Marina Kiselyova celebrate the opulence of their blooms with lavish and decorative detail; conversely, Jordan Wolfson, Tyler Swain, and Melanie Parke each bow to the humble simplicity of their botanicals.
Christopher Adams explores adaptive radiation with ceramics, and Sarah Phillips arranges her specimens into kaleidoscopic patterns, rendering their quotidian subjects surreal and exotic. Jose Escofet’s oil paintings are similarly punched up and surreal. A bouquet of fragile monoliths, Frederick Brosen’s watercolor blossoms are feats of gentle precision, L.C. Armstrong’s bomb fuse paintings are laced with an element of danger, Tim Nighswander’s amaryllis photographs are modern memento moris, and Brandy Kraft’s oil paintings are portrait-like in their hybrid specificity. David Morrison and Mary Reilly’s hyperrealist colored pencil and graphite drawings are charged with a sense of intimacy and rigor, while Jimmy Fike achieves the same effect through his objective, almost scientific lens.
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Trees of Life
A fundraiser and virtual exhibit, organized by The Blue Review and Masks For Doctors initiative. Our goal is to raise funds for protective gear for essential medical workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A fundraiser and virtual exhibit, organized by The Blue Review and Masks For Doctors initiative
Our goal is to raise funds for protective gear for essential medical workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
In the current environment, the medical workers stand strong, tall, and often unprotected in the face of grueling working conditions in nursing homes and clinics, much like the enduring tree in the wind. They are a reminder to us all that we can, and we will, persevere.
This virtual exhibition, curated by The Blue Review, features twelve talented artists from across the US. For every purchase, 50% of the sale price will be a tax-deductible donation towards putting protective equipment in the hands of front-line medical staff. The rest goes towards supporting the artists at a time of great need.
Please support Masks for Doctors by purchasing one of the beautiful paintings or making a donation.
Masks For Doctors
Masks for Doctors’ mission is to support under-protected essential medical staff in clinics, private practices, and nursing homes along with visiting nurses, phlebotomists, and EMTs. They started by delivering protective gear to doctors and nurses fighting COVID-19 in hospital settings and then moved to the most vulnerable and underserved populations within the healthcare system. Masks for Doctors is 100% volunteer run organization that partners with COJECO.org, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) foundation based in New York, thus making your donations over $200 tax-deductible.
Please support Masks for Doctors by making a donation! All donations above $200 are tax-deductible. A postcard with a painting from Trees of Life exhibit will be sent to everyone who provides their mailing address.
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If you see a painting you love and want to purchase it, simply click on the image for more information on how to contact the artist directly.
