Ben Sanders in ‘Elysian Redux’ at Asya Geisberg Gallery

Taking an 80s aesthetic as inspiration, Ben Sander’s steel vase is a surprisingly sturdy support for an abstract design of floating shapes and heavily textured lines of lavender paint. Sander’s accompanying 2-D work behind likewise balances the substantial – thick marks resembling giant paint strokes – with unanchored shapes including ping pong and Wiffle balls to offer an amusing musing on taste. (At Chelsea’s Asya Geisberg Gallery through June 25th).

Ben Sanders, Blue Tube Dude, enamel and oil on steel, 16 x 6 inches, 2016 in front of ‘Untitled,’ acrylic on magnet-inlaid MDF, rubber, ping pong balls, Wiffle ball on enameled steel, 28 x 34.5 inches.
Ben Sanders, Blue Tube Dude, enamel and oil on steel, 16 x 6 inches, 2016 in front of ‘Untitled,’ acrylic on magnet-inlaid MDF, rubber, ping pong balls, Wiffle ball on enameled steel, 28 x 34.5 inches.