Tag: hands

Maya Brodsky at George Adams Gallery

From the modestly sized to the tiny, Maya Brodsky’s realist paintings at George Adams Gallery draw audiences closer to inspect and appreciate detailed images of the artist, her young daughter and her grandmother.  Though several scenes of Brodsky’s daughter Eda in the hospital after being born are touching in their tenderness and most of the show’s paintings showcase beautiful light effects (sunlight or artificial light), the most moving paintings are of Dusya, Brodsky’s grandmother.  As Dusya rubs Maya’s foot or fastens the buttons of her own sweater, Brodsky renders her fine crown of straight white hair or her well-used hands with loving detail and a sense of gravity that feels profound. (On view in Tribeca through April 1st).

Maya Brodsky, Open/Close, oil on mylar mounted on panel, 5 5/8 x 5 ¼ inches, 2019.

Veronika Pausova at Simone Subal Gallery

Geometry rules this painting by Toronto-based painter Veronika Pausova, who alludes to domestic environments by picturing curtains, cupboards and flower vases in still life paintings that are both tranquil and tense. This standout from her current show at Simone Subal Gallery, titled ‘Neighbour,’ suggests a nosy neighbor twitching her stylish curtains or the reverse – a neighbor tantalizingly out of our view. (On the Lower East Side through July 28th).

Veronika Pausova, Neighbour, oil on canvas, 36 x 30 inches, 2017.

Lorna Simpson at Salon94 Bowery

Lorna Simpson’s understated, monochrome images employ collaged fragments from magazines like Ebony and Jet in a powerful, poetic mediation on race in America. (At Salon94 Bowery on the Lower East Side through Oct 22nd).

Lorna Simpson, Hands, India ink and screenprint on Clayboard, 48 x 36 inches, 2016.
Lorna Simpson, Hands, India ink and screenprint on Clayboard, 48 x 36 inches, 2016.