Rackstraw Downes at Betty Cuningham Gallery

Concrete embraces nature in this painting of a ‘disprized’ location by New York artist Rackstraw Downes at Betty Cuningham Gallery.  From a seemingly unremarkable spot under a u-turn ramp, Downes considers what and how the eye really sees and how a ‘forgotten’ place might yield a bit of wonder.  (On view on the Lower East Side through Oct 14th).

Rackstraw Downes, Under a U-Turn on the Ramp from the George Washington Bridge to the Rte. 9A North, oil on canvas, 23 ½ x 37 inches, 2013.