Exhibition Image, Sebastian Black, Tales I Knows, C-L-E-A-R-I-N-G, New York
Photo Credit: Cincala Art Advisory
In his current exhibition at C-L-E-A-R-I-N-G, Sebastian Black merges abstraction with narrative storytelling using the devices of the “puppy painting” and the “puppy tale.” Each boldly colored work contains an evocative title that, when transcribed, conforms to the face of a dog while the amorphous composition of each painting revolves around the features of a puppy. Black approaches each painting as a constantly shifting puzzle, echoing Modernist painters from the early twentieth century. Black also includes “period pieces” in which he revives the period as a mythical protagonist in art history that traditionally indicated a clear stop. His playfulness contributes a new perspective on a now century old tradition of abstraction.
Tales I Knows is on view through January 10, 2016.
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