The Primacy of Color: Stamos, Komarin, McDonnell

In abstract art, color is often the dominant means of expression and communication. Given primacy over form, line, and content, it leans heavily on the power to convey emotions, moods, and sensations. Common among the artists in this exhibition is their use of color however each have a unique approached, Komarin symbolic and energetic, McDonnell moody and mysterious, Zinsser tactile and explosive, and Stamos atmospheric and serene.

A master of Post-Painterly Abstraction, Gary Komarin has been at the forefront of contemporary art for over a half century. With a bold and colorful style recognized by collectors and curators worldwide, the viewer is invited to enter the intimate space where a dialogue is established between painter and painting.

Mary McDonnell paints complex meditations in color, form, and texture. Utilizing bold brushstrokes, muted colors, layering, and symbols, she creates dynamic and visually striking compositions that evoke a fluid, organic sensations.

Theodoros Stamos, a member of The Irascibles, is best known for his abstract paintings that explore the relationship between color, light, and space who’s legacy as an influential Abstract Expressionist painter endures to this day.

John Zinsser’s paintings, minimalist and monochromatic, are exciting, gestural explorations of space. Weather using subtle transitions from opaque to translucent washes or impossibly thick impasto, layering and interlacing is a large part of Zinsser’s innovative work and the key to his ability to suggest great depth.

Sculpture is three dimensional by nature however kinetic sculpture further explores themes of motion, time, and change, and is meant to be experienced through movement and offers a continuously changing visual experience for the viewer. Rounding out the exhibition are kinetic sculptures by Jose De Rivera, Jerome Kirk, and Roger Phillips.