CLOSE TO THE BONE: A Descent into Collective Melancholia
Thu, Apr 25
|New York
An exhibition by celebrated Romanian artist Radu Oreian
Time & Location
Apr 25, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
New York, 200 E 38th St, New York, NY 10016, USA
About The Event
Our next exhibition, opening at the Brâncuși Gallery on April 25, brings about an immersion into collective melancholy, inviting viewers to lose themselves in a meditative state of mind, marked by the bleak realization of a troubled human condition. Entitled "CLOSE TO THE BONE", it centers on celebrated Romanian artist Radu Oreian, whose paintings are complemented by the works of three of his international peers: the Americans Mark Ryan Chariker, and Kate Meissner and the Mexican María Fragoso Jara.
Through a series of figurative paintings, the exhibition presents a raw and unfiltered depiction of the human condition, capturing the new metaphorical wrinkles of modern life and, as society grapples with today’s challenges and upheavals, reflecting the emotional landscape of our time. Viewers are confronted with introspective portraits and bodies that seem to be suspended in a state of emotional turmoil. Each brushstroke carries the weight of accumulated collective drama, reflecting the…