David Gilbert at Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery

Patterns of sunlight and shadow falling over arrangements of cut paper and painted canvas give LA artist David Gilbert’s new work at Klaus Gallery an ephemerality that speaks to art as a process of making.  Calling him a ‘discerning scavenger of poignant and beautiful things,’ the gallery points out how Gilbert captures moments in which something special arises from arrangements of everyday objects.  In this image, a single pink bead and isolated dots of red color at top right add balance and interest to the predicament of the dove at center, which may or may not be captured by both painted and actual netting as it attempts to fly upward into the blue.  (On view in Tribeca through May 6th).

David Gilbert, Dove, archival inkjet print, 13 x 8.6 inches, 2023

Liz Luisada in ‘Klaus on Paper’ at klausgallery.cloud

‘Klaus on Paper,’ a concisely curated, attractively presented five-artist exhibition of paintings and drawings on paper by Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery stands out among the   many new on-line outlets for art.  Liz Luisada’s contributions continue to consider the importance of grids and webs; in this painting from her summer ’18 solo show at the gallery, Luisada suggests that human activity creates and causes movement in each system.

Liz Luisada, communing, watercolor on paper, 27 ¾ x 27 ¾ inches, 2018.

Holly Coulis at Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery

Holly Coulis electrifies the traditional genre of still life, painting arrangements of glasses, pitchers and fruit that sometimes appear to defy gravity while popping dramatically off of the canvas in brilliant color.  In her latest show at Lower East Side gallery Klaus Von Nichtssagend, a bowl of lemons and one lime materialize in three dimensions to perform a wonderfully dynamic juggling act.  (On view through Dec 15th).

Holly Coulis, Arc of Floating Lemons, Lime, oil on MDF, 20 ¼ x 20 ¼ x 20 ¼ inches, 2019.

Demetrius Oliver at Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery

Like Rachel Whiteread’s resin water tower, installed on a New York rooftop in the late 90s, Demetrius Oliver’s cast resin turbines exalt the humble devices used to harness our most precious natural resources. In combination with other pieces in ‘Pneumato,’ his current solo show at Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery, Oliver considers the natural world through everyday objects. (On view through Feb 11th).

Demetrius Oliver, Atmospheric I, II and II, cast resin, steel pedestal, 51 ½ x 15 x 15 inches, 2015.

Holly Coulis at Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery

A reflective countertop doubles the size and lightens the tone of Holly Coulis’ reductive still life, currently on view in her solo show at Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery. Multiple outlines around a tissue box, a carafe and two buds holding a pear give these everyday objects an electrifying glow. (On view on the Lower East Side through Oct 22nd).

Holly Coulis, Pear Plant, oil on linen, 24 x 30 inches, 2017.