Hurvin Anderson at Michael Werner Gallery

A tree acts as a pedestal for a climbing figure and as a screen to stop us from seeing him or her in this painting by British artist Hurvin Anderson. To continue the theme of seeing and not seeing, the painting mimics the effect of both a photographic positive and negative, offering an ethereal image that considers the limits of perception. (At Michael Werner Gallery on the Upper East Side through Jan 14th).

Hurvin Anderson, Rootstock, acrylic, oil on canvas, 110 ¼ x 84 ¾ inches, 2016.
Hurvin Anderson, Rootstock, acrylic, oil on canvas, 110 ¼ x 84 ¾ inches, 2016.