Leslie Wayne in ‘Compilation’ at Jack Shainman Gallery

Working to music (including like Patti Griffin’s ‘One Big Love,’ after which the series was titled) and restricting her painting to shaped surfaces like this draped rag, New York artist Leslie Wayne explains that she was seeking to capture the ‘eureka moment,’ when inspiration takes over and a piece ‘works.’  (At Chelsea’s Jack Shainman Gallery through Aug 17th).  

Leslie Wayne, One Big Love #63 (Paint/Rag #5), oil on panel, 2011.

Carlos Vega in ‘Compilation’ at Jack Shainman Gallery

On two cold, grey sheets of lead, Spanish-born artist Carlos Vega depicts a tree bearing lively fruit represented by used postage stamps – icons drawn from a diverse array of cultures and times.  (At Jack Shainman’s 20th St location through Aug 17th).  

Carlos Vega, detail of ‘Ivory Tower,’ stamps and oil paint on lead, 2012.