Matthew Ronay in ‘Empirical Intuitive Absorption’ at Andrea Rosen Gallery

Does abstract art tap into a subconscious human understanding of the order of the universe? Curator and artist, Matthew Ronay asks this question in Andrea Rosen Gallery’s summer group show. His own colorful wooden sculptures explore forms recalling (in his words) ‘alien deep sea creatures, glandular secretions, vibrating fields of energy, and tongues and protrusions on scales indeterminable.’ (In Chelsea through August 5th).

Matthew Ronay, The Kernel, basswood, dye, gouache, steel, 18 x 31 ½ x 11 ¼ inches, 2016.
Matthew Ronay, The Kernel, basswood, dye, gouache, steel, 18 x 31 ½ x 11 ¼ inches, 2016.