NEW YORK, NY – Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature the original work of Stephanie Pitoy in Illumination: an Exhibition of Fine Art Photography. The exhibition opens November 10 and runs through December 1, 2018 with an opening reception on Thursday, November 15 from 6-8 pm. Any art lover who enjoys thought-provoking artworks and meeting talented and interesting artists is encouraged to attend.

About the Artist

Stephanie Pitoy’s collage-based work are designed to express aspects of the human condition impossible to access by language alone. Nevertheless, her works are often constructed in such a way that one can analyze them from the whole into parts, just like the words of a sentence. Love, joy, and melancholy are visually translated into layered, photographically-inspired works that take snippets of everyday life and transform them into universal statements about what it means to be alive in the world today.

Pitoy tends to create underlying narratives in her work, and Reality Check is no exception. There’s a sense of pathos informing these glimpses of high-storied roofs. As communication is a multi-layered, multi-storied experience, this work can be “read” as grappling with the difficulties inherent in encountering a new city. In this context, expression, just like the viewer’s vantage point on these buildings, will feel incomplete, truncated. But within this experience of confusion, there’s the also possibility of experiencing clarity: a sense of artistic control evident in the way Pitoy deliberately redoubles the image used.

Exhibition Dates: November 10 – December 1, 2018

Reception: Thursday, November 15, 2018 6-8 PM

Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat 11:00am – 6:00pm

Gallery Location: 530 West 25th Street, New York, NY

Event URL: https://www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/Stephanie_Pitoy.aspx

Featured Artists:

Lliam Greguez | Danny Johananoff | Stephanie Pitoy | Takuya Yamamoto

About the Exhibition

Illumination: An Exhibition of Fine Art Photography features the work of four contemporary artists as they challenge the notions of traditional photography. Using collage, double exposure, and blurred images, these artists illuminate the grace and beauty of their surroundings, revealing hidden truths of the world around us.

About Agora Gallery

Agora Gallery is a contemporary fine art gallery located in the heart of Chelsea’s fine art district in New York. Established in 1984, Agora Gallery specializes in connecting art dealers and collectors with national and international artists. The art gallery’s expert consultants are available to assist corporate and private clients in procuring original artwork to meet their organization’s specific needs and budget requirements. With a strong online presence and popular online gallery, ARTmine, coupled with the spacious and elegant physical gallery space, the work of our talented artists, who work in diverse media and styles, can receive the attention it deserves. Over the years Agora Gallery has sponsored and catered to special events aimed at fostering social awareness and promoting the use of art to help those in need.