NEW YORK, NY – Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature the original work of André Bakoš in Enlightenment, Delight & Wonder. The exhibition opens June 5 and runs through June 25, 2019 with an opening reception on Thursday, June 6 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 

Swedish artist André Bakoš creates mesmerizing abstract paintings using a colorful pointillist-like technique of dabs or dots of paint applied to the canvas in an intensely layered fashion unique to him. As a result of this application, the colors seem to undulate as both independent entities in the composition as well as a powerful gestalt. The depth present in the works serves to invite the viewer deep into the picture plane. Suggesting anything from dense fauna to cosmic radiation to the night sky, Bakoš creates abstract art specifically to capture the eye and soul of the viewer and allow them to let their fantasies out within the dense paint upon the canvas. His paintings are as infinite as the unexplored and incomprehensible universe.

Bakoš has embodied the romantic ideal of the starving artist working out of passion, for better or for worse. In 2010, feeling at the end of his rope, he sold all of his possessions and bought a one-way ticket to New York. As soon as he took his first steps into Manhattan and experienced the lights, sounds, and raw energy that is New York City, something came alive inside him, and his passion for life was rekindled. Though it took two more years for him to lay brush to canvas, it was in those first moments that his creative spark became what it is today.  Bakoš currently resides in France.

Exhibition Dates: June 5 – June 25, 2019

Reception: Thursday, June 6, 2019 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/Exhibition/Enlightenment,_6_5_2019-Artist-Andre_Bakos.aspx

Featured Artists:

Margaret Adams | Pamela Bennett Ader | André Bakoš | J. Roger Charoux | Venceslao Mascia | Zvia Merdinger | Ashley Morgan | Lisa Sommers

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.