Helen Pashgian at Lehmann Maupin Gallery

California Light and Space artist Helen Pashgian’s striking acrylic columns are both warm and austere, drawing visitors to Chelsea’s Lehmann Maupin Gallery in closer to see the mysterious, barely visible shapes within.  Calling them ‘presences,’ Pashgian acknowledges that each distinct body has a character that can be perceived by alert viewers.  (On view through May 24th).

Helen Pashgian, (foreground) Untitled (orange), (background) Untitled (green), formed acrylic with acrylic elements, 2009.