June 4, 2019
2-TIMES • Art
Ross Bleckner,
‘Pharmaceutria’
@ Petzel
—
‘An antagonistic,
visual retort to
the divisive 2016
U.S. presidential
election...’
Born:
1949 – New York.
Title translation:
Pharmaceutria =
Sorceress in Latin.
The exhibition:
The ‘Pharmaceutria’
series, completed
within the last three
years, signals a return
to form for Bleckner;
featuring the artist’s
signature dark, hypnotic
Monet & El Greco-inspired
canvases, and investigating
themes of anxiety, loss,
memory and change –
while proposing, through
seductive images of
pulsating beauty and
emotional urgency, an
idea of personal and
social healing, whether
partial or complete.
“I torch them literally
but organically. When
the fire hits the paint,
it reacts. It’s a process
of construction and
reconstruction.
A rebirth.”
2-TIMES highlights:
· The Centuries, 2018
· I Met A Man, 2018
On view at:
Petzel Gallery
—
456 W 18th St,
New York, NY 10011,
United States.
Closes:
June 15, 2019.
Ross Bleckner @ Petzel
PHOTOGRAPHY /
© 2019 Ross Bleckner
—
All images:
Courtesy of the artist
&
Petzel, New York
CREDITS /
