Tag: plant

Sopheap Pich at Tyler Rollins Fine Art

Silhouetted against natural light, the translucent petals of a blossoming flower from the cannonball tree contrast tightly shut pods in the foreground, but each indulges our pleasure in organic forms. Cambodian artist Sopheap Pich’s largest flowering plant sculpture to date sprawls across Tyler Rollins Gallery’s floor in Chelsea, recalling trees planted near Buddhist temples. Though they resemble the sal tree associated with Buddha’s birth, the plants arrived in Southeast Asia from the Americas via Sri Lanka, a reminder of complicated histories. (Through Feb 4th).

Sopheap Pich, Rang Phnom Flower, bamboo, rattan, metal wire, plywood, steel, metal bolts, 325 x 180 x 65 inches, 2015.
Sopheap Pich, Rang Phnom Flower, bamboo, rattan, metal wire, plywood, steel, metal bolts, 325 x 180 x 65 inches, 2015.

Amy Lincoln at Morgan Lehman Gallery

New York artist Amy Lincoln carefully studies particular plants, then incorporates them in paintings of the natural world so crisp and vibrantly colored, they’re almost hallucinogenic. (At Morgan Lehman Gallery in Chelsea through May 7th).

Amy Lincoln, Variegated Rubber Plant, acrylic on panel, 20 x 16 inches, 2016.
Amy Lincoln, Variegated Rubber Plant, acrylic on panel, 20 x 16 inches, 2016.

Christopher Adams at Garvey Simon Art Access

Christopher Adams’ ceramic plants appear at once fragile and
robust; the material of their thin, scrolling leaves suggests something
breakable, the vigorous growth at center hints at expansive potential.  Garvey Simon Art Access in Chelsea is overrun
with variations on the plant in a range of glazes and finishes, making for a provocative
merger of biology and decoration. 
(Through Nov 7th).

Christopher Adams, from the ‘Primordial Garden’ series,
2015.

Paula Hayes at Salon94 Bowery

Titled ‘Morning Glory,’ this installation of hand-cast acrylic light sculptures by visual artist and landscape designer Paula Hayes is devoid of actual plant life (vs the terrariums and gardens for which Hayes is known) but trapeze-like hangers cleverly suggest fast-growing vines. (At Salon94 Bowery through March 21st).

Paula Hayes, installation view of ‘Morning Glory,’ at Salon94 Bowery, Feb 2015.

Sarah Braman in ‘Zabriskie Point’ at Jack Hanley Gallery

Man-made objects and nature come together in surprising ways in this sculpture by New York artist Sarah Braman, as a cube recalling modernist architecture perches atop a massive tree stump (nature sacrificed?). A table and houseplant complete this pretty assemblage which points to the domestic realm as a place where nature is potted for pleasure and convenience. (At Jack Hanley Gallery on the Lower East Side through Feb 8th).

Sarah Braman, Underthunk, welded steel, color gels, glass, tree stump, house plant, aluminum, 65 x 35 x 70in, 2014.