Ruminating on sources as diverse as biological specimens and information graphics, Elizabeth Neel arrives at a body of work that is at once minimal and rich in color and detail. In new work at Jack Shainman Gallery’s Tribeca space, bold, arching brushstrokes guide the eye across large canvases marked by distinct, Rorschach-like, mirrored forms that contrast zones of color-wash and splattered paint. Here, Neel suggests a giant, waving plant-like form with extensions recalling the spiky legs of praying mantis. Highlights of white paint call attention to the surface of the canvas while at the same time (at the top of the canvas) suggesting reflections from a shiny surface more like a photo than a painting. (On view through April 4th).
