{"id":8226,"date":"2019-06-28T18:05:31","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T22:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/?p=8226"},"modified":"2025-02-11T14:31:39","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T19:31:39","slug":"scott-olson-at-james-cohan-gallery-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/28\/scott-olson-at-james-cohan-gallery-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott Olson Abstractions at James Cohan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Scott Olson\u2019s new biomorphic abstractions at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamescohan.com\/exhibitions\/scott-olson2\">James Cohan Gallery<\/a>\u2019s Lower East Side location continue to tap into the language of early 20<sup>th<\/sup> century non-objective art, engaging the imagination with a pleasing play of color and form.\u00a0 A rectangle of dark space at the bottom of the composition sets off what\u2019s above \u2013 an array of shapes that tempt interpretation, guiding the eye along diagonally sloping paths toward imagery that resembles the stalks of plants or, above, a segmented area that suggests an arachnid or segmented fruit.\u00a0 (On view through July 26<sup>th<\/sup>).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8227\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8227\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/28\/scott-olson-at-james-cohan-gallery-2\/scott_olson-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8227\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8227\" src=\"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/scott_olson.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/scott_olson.jpg 1748w, https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/scott_olson-104x150.jpg 104w, https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/scott_olson-277x400.jpg 277w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8227\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scott Olson, Untitled, oil on linen with artist frame, 33 \u00bd x 23 \u00bd inches, 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scott Olson\u2019s new biomorphic abstractions at James Cohan Gallery\u2019s Lower East Side location continue to tap into the language of early 20th century non-objective art, engaging the imagination with a pleasing play of color and form.\u00a0 A rectangle of dark space at the bottom of the composition sets off what\u2019s above \u2013 an array of &hellip; 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