Alex Bradley Cohen at Nicelle Beauchene Gallery

Young Chicago-based artist Alex Bradley Cohen channels the vibrant color and inventive perspectives of David Hockney’s 80s paintings in expressively distorted portraits of friends and family now on view at Nicelle Beauchene Gallery.  Against a fiery orange carpet and cool blue background beyond the terrace, this subject comes across as both guarded and open, inviting viewers to engage further.  (On the Lower East Side through Nov 10th).

Alex Bradley Cohen, Morley Music, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 24 inches, 2018.

Alex Bradley Cohen in ‘Elaine, Let’s Get the Hell Out of Here’ at Nicelle Beauchene Gallery

Tariq’s multi-colored shirt and the explosion of lines on the wall behind him – not to mention his colorful crown – merge a man and an abstract artwork in young Chicago-based artist Alex Bradley Cohen’s painted portrait. (In ‘Elaine, Let’s Get the Hell Out of Here’ at Nicelle Beauchene Gallery through Aug 18th).

Alex Bradley Cohen, Tariq, acrylic on canvas, 44 x 40 inches, 2015.