NEW YORK, NY – Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature the original work of Maria Beykirch in Spring Awakenings. The exhibition opens April 28, 2018 and runs through May 18,  2018 with an opening reception on Thursday, May 3 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

German artist Maria Beykirch creates bold gouache abstractions on paper, layering pigments with collaged materials to create vivid compositions. Drawing from nature, personal stories, and music, the artist’s paintings are meditations on contrasts — lightness and darkness, movement and still, chaos and calm. These opposing forces create powerful tensions that capture vast ranges of human emotions in pictorial form.

In her works, Mrs. Loth and Sommerkleid, the artist applies floating swaths of rich color against a neutral background. Simultaneously abstract and bodily, the shapes take on life and stand in stark juxtaposition to the ghostly etched and thinly painted lines that fill the remainder of the compositions. Meanwhile, Silent Letter and Nar take on a graphic quality with jumbled letters and askew ellipses painted in thick, bold black. The repeated symbols appear to be simultaneously emerging from the void and sinking into darkness. Finally, Bosco Biati mimics musical staff paper, with black lines breaking the picture plane into five measured parts. Bright patches of textured pigment hint at the synesthetic transmutation of music into emotive color.

Exhibition Dates: April 28 - May 18, 2018

Reception: Thursday May 3, 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/Maria_Beykirch.aspx

Featured Artists:

Spring Awakenings

Jerry Anderson | Maria Beykirch | Abigail Custis | Lizzy Forrester | Nancy Holleran | Maribel Matthews | Margit Enggaard Poulsen | Becky Sungja Kim | Jenna Rose Simon

About the Exhibition

Spring Awakenings

Spring Awakenings features recent works from nine emerging artists working in painting, drawing, and mixed media. These artists offer fresh insight into established subjects, imbuing the traditions of portraiture, landscape, and still life with a renewed sense of wonder and excitement. The works on view present new worlds in which the everyday is transformed and conventional ways of interpreting the world are disrupted.

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.