Charline von Heyl at Petzel Gallery

Is it a serpent?  A leg in fishnet stockings?  A feathered neck?  None of the above?  New York based German artist Charline von Heyl’s latest paintings at Chelsea’s Petzel Gallery come loaded with associations for viewers willing to engage the myriad suggestions.  (Through October 5th)  

Charline von Heyl, Pancalist, acrylic on canvas, 2012.