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StephenWestfallJesusandBossaNova StephenWestfallJesusandBossaNovaOpensThursdayNovember768p.m.ContinuesthroughDecember282013LennonWeinbergInc.514West25StreetNewYorkNewYork10001212.941.0012www.lennonweinberg.com Scheherazade201372x72inchesoilandalkydoncanvas TCooroLStephenwestallspaintingsvyrvovdroudromocoordbcoordcomoo.Emrromo-oo-mmvromdxdoryord-drromrooomodrmWdrcookdrcorord-bdomrcbrco.Hbrdbourdcbrcomurdmrcrvbyumordobrvooco.ToocovcuddmbordrodyNvjodPIdmodByzdcorvr.ToJoMcLuFrkSSoLAMrNcoKruckdJoBrvccryoWorkocourdoModr.LobvouryorMAlwaysinthebackofmymindareMatisseandMondrianperhapsMatisseevenmoresowhichiswhyIdontpaintlikehim.ButhessomebodyIthinkaboutalotinthewaythatIguessEllsworthKellythinksaboutMatisseanddoesntpaintlikehimeither.ItsthereintheworkifyoucanimagineMatissedoinghardedgepainting-somethingthathewouldnthavedonebutthethingabouthistoricaldistanceisthatyoucandoamash-uplikethat.TrrdrococoorWork.Aoo2001dbuomkurdcfcocoorocrorrdbururdbckcboocoorodvcdrcdcur.Moorkoxdcdcoudooomorofur-roudrobuby2010Wccoordrcyxocormoodobdymdcoroud. Hehasnowexpandedthecolorrangetoincludegreyortaupepinklighteranddarkergreensandbluesabrighteryellowandabrownerred.HesaysthatamongthepaintingsinthecurrentexhibitionbothRosewoodandSandalwoodinvokeapalettemorealignedwiththeearthypaletteoearlyCubismwhilemostotheothersdistributehigherkeyedcolorthroughdesigninamannerakintoDelaunaysOrphism.Eachcolorismixedotenwithitsowncomplementparadoxicallymakingitmorevividlyitsel.Valuesrangerombrillianttomutedandromlighttodarkcausingthepaintingstopulseandficker.Westallbeginswiththepremiseorandomdistributionocolors.Ashene-tunestheplacementocolorsinhisvisuallycomplexyetdeceptivelysimplestructuresandhebuildsupthepaintingslayerbyhand-paintedlayercontrastsandassociationsamongthecolorsbegintocohereintoauniedatmosphere.Bythetimeheisnishedeachpaintinghasitsownglowandadistinctivecolortemperament.TotheextentthatcolorhaslightandlightiscolorWestallhasmadethesepaintingsromthecolorolightitsel.JillWeinbergAdamsNewYork2013 Djinn201324x24inchesoilandalkydoncanvas Dindi201324x30inchesoilandalkydoncanvas Magnolia201172x72inchesoilandalkydoncanvas Rosewood201341x34inchesoilandalkydoncanvas HighPlains201248x36inchesoilandalkydoncanvas NatureBoy201260x80inchesoilandalkydoncanvas Cherbourg201324x18inchesoilandalkydoncanvas JesusandBossaNova201336x36inchesoilandalkydoncanvas FavorableConditions201326x26inchesoilandalkydoncanvas Sandalwood201330x24inchesoilandalkydoncanvas TimeTellsUsWhattoDo201372x72inchesoilandalkydoncanvas Persimmons201324x24inchesoiloncanvas Otherwise201348x48inchesoilandalkydoncanvas STEPHENWESTFALLb.1953receivedhisMFAin1978romtheUniversityoCaliorniaSantaBarbara.Hisfrstsoloexhibitionin1984atTraceyGaretinNewYorksEastVillageearnedreviewsinArtinAmericaandArtnewsthattooknoteohisparticularbrandogeometricabstraction.Exhibitionsollowedduringthe1980sandintothe1990satDanielNew-burgGalleryinNewYorkGaleriePaalinMunichGermanyandGalerieWilmaLockinSt.GallenSwitzerland.Animportantexhibitionopaint-ingstookplaceatAndreEmmerichGalleryinNewYorkin1995ollowedseveralexhibitionsatGalerieZurcherinParis.Westallhasbeenrepre-sentedinNewYorkbyLennonWeinbergsince1997andhashadsixexhi-bitionsattheirlocationsinSohoandChelsea.HeexhibitednewgouachesatkunstgaleriebonninGermanyin2013andwillexecutealarge-scalewallpaintingattheMasonGrossSchoolotheArtsatRutgersUniversity.WestallhasbeenincludedinseveralimportantsurveyexhibitionsoabstractpaintingincludingAbstractionabstractionsgeometriesprovisoiresattheMusedartmoderneinSaint-EtienneFrancein1997andinbothexhibitionstitledConceptualAbstractionfrstatSidneyJanisGalleryin1991andintheexhibitionthatrevisitedthatshowwhichtookplaceattheHunterCollegeArtGalleryin2012.SurveyexhibitionsohisworkhavetakenplaceatColgateUniversityin2000andWesternCarolinaUniversityin1999.WorksbytheartistareinthecollectionsotheWhitneyMuseumoAmericanArtinNewYorktheKemperMuseuminKansasCitytheLouisianaMuseuminHumlebaekDenmarktheMunsonWilliamsProctorMuseuminUticaNewYorktheBaltimoreMuseumoArtandtheMuseumoFineArtsBoston.WestallhasreceivedgrantsandawardsromtheNationalEndowmentortheArtstheAmericanAcademyoArtsandLetterstheNancyGravesFoundationandtheGuggenheimFoundation.HereceivedaRomePrizeFellowshipandspentayearattheAmericanAcademyinRomeduring2009and2010.HeisaproessorattheMasonGrossSchoolotheArtsatRutgersUniversityandinthegraduateprogramatBardUniversity.HeisaContributingEditoratArtinAmerica. LENNONWEINBERGINC.
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StephenWestfallJesusandBossaNova StephenWestfallJesusandBossaNovaOpensThursdayNovember768p.m.ContinuesthroughDecember282013LennonWeinbergInc.514West25StreetNewYorkNewYork10001212.941.0012www.lennonweinberg.com Scheherazade201372x72inchesoilandalkydoncanvas TCooroLStephenwestallspaintingsvyrvovdroudromocoordbcoordcomoo.Emrromo-oo-mmvromdxdoryord-drromrooomodrmWdrcookdrcorord-bdomrcbrco.Hbrdbourdcbrcomurdmrcrvbyumordobrvooco.ToocovcuddmbordrodyNvjodPIdmodByzdcorvr.ToJoMcLuFrkSSoLAMrNcoKruckdJoBrvccryoWorkocourdoModr.LobvouryorMAlwaysinthebackofmymindareMatisseandMondrianperhapsMatisseevenmoresowhichiswhyIdontpaintlikehim.ButhessomebodyIthinkaboutalotinthewaythatIguessEllsworthKellythinksaboutMatisseanddoesntpaintlikehimeither.ItsthereintheworkifyoucanimagineMatissedoinghardedgepainting-somethingthathewouldnthavedonebutthethingabouthistoricaldistanceisthatyoucandoamash-uplikethat.TrrdrococoorWork.Aoo2001dbuomkurdcfcocoorocrorrdbururdbckcboocoorodvcdrcdcur.Moorkoxdcdcoudooomorofur-roudrobuby2010Wccoordrcyxocormoodobdymdcoroud. Hehasnowexpandedthecolorrangetoincludegreyortaupepinklighteranddarkergreensandbluesabrighteryellowandabrownerred.HesaysthatamongthepaintingsinthecurrentexhibitionbothRosewoodandSandalwoodinvokeapalettemorealignedwiththeearthypaletteoearlyCubismwhilemostotheothersdistributehigherkeyedcolorthroughdesigninamannerakintoDelaunaysOrphism.Eachcolorismixedotenwithitsowncomplementparadoxicallymakingitmorevividlyitsel.Valuesrangerombrillianttomutedandromlighttodarkcausingthepaintingstopulseandficker.Westallbeginswiththepremiseorandomdistributionocolors.Ashene-tunestheplacementocolorsinhisvisuallycomplexyetdeceptivelysimplestructuresandhebuildsupthepaintingslayerbyhand-paintedlayercontrastsandassociationsamongthecolorsbegintocohereintoauniedatmosphere.Bythetimeheisnishedeachpaintinghasitsownglowandadistinctivecolortemperament.TotheextentthatcolorhaslightandlightiscolorWestallhasmadethesepaintingsromthecolorolightitsel.JillWeinbergAdamsNewYork2013 Djinn201324x24inchesoilandalkydoncanvas Dindi201324x30inchesoilandalkydoncanvas Magnolia201172x72inchesoilandalkydoncanvas Rosewood201341x34inchesoilandalkydoncanvas HighPlains201248x36inchesoilandalkydoncanvas NatureBoy201260x80inchesoilandalkydoncanvas Cherbourg201324x18inchesoilandalkydoncanvas JesusandBossaNova201336x36inchesoilandalkydoncanvas FavorableConditions201326x26inchesoilandalkydoncanvas Sandalwood201330x24inchesoilandalkydoncanvas TimeTellsUsWhattoDo201372x72inchesoilandalkydoncanvas Persimmons201324x24inchesoiloncanvas Otherwise201348x48inchesoilandalkydoncanvas STEPHENWESTFALLb.1953receivedhisMFAin1978romtheUniversityoCaliorniaSantaBarbara.Hisfrstsoloexhibitionin1984atTraceyGaretinNewYorksEastVillageearnedreviewsinArtinAmericaandArtnewsthattooknoteohisparticularbrandogeometricabstraction.Exhibitionsollowedduringthe1980sandintothe1990satDanielNew-burgGalleryinNewYorkGaleriePaalinMunichGermanyandGalerieWilmaLockinSt.GallenSwitzerland.Animportantexhibitionopaint-ingstookplaceatAndreEmmerichGalleryinNewYorkin1995ollowedseveralexhibitionsatGalerieZurcherinParis.Westallhasbeenrepre-sentedinNewYorkbyLennonWeinbergsince1997andhashadsixexhi-bitionsattheirlocationsinSohoandChelsea.HeexhibitednewgouachesatkunstgaleriebonninGermanyin2013andwillexecutealarge-scalewallpaintingattheMasonGrossSchoolotheArtsatRutgersUniversity.WestallhasbeenincludedinseveralimportantsurveyexhibitionsoabstractpaintingincludingAbstractionabstractionsgeometriesprovisoiresattheMusedartmoderneinSaint-EtienneFrancein1997andinbothexhibitionstitledConceptualAbstractionfrstatSidneyJanisGalleryin1991andintheexhibitionthatrevisitedthatshowwhichtookplaceattheHunterCollegeArtGalleryin2012.SurveyexhibitionsohisworkhavetakenplaceatColgateUniversityin2000andWesternCarolinaUniversityin1999.WorksbytheartistareinthecollectionsotheWhitneyMuseumoAmericanArtinNewYorktheKemperMuseuminKansasCitytheLouisianaMuseuminHumlebaekDenmarktheMunsonWilliamsProctorMuseuminUticaNewYorktheBaltimoreMuseumoArtandtheMuseumoFineArtsBoston.WestallhasreceivedgrantsandawardsromtheNationalEndowmentortheArtstheAmericanAcademyoArtsandLetterstheNancyGravesFoundationandtheGuggenheimFoundation.HereceivedaRomePrizeFellowshipandspentayearattheAmericanAcademyinRomeduring2009and2010.HeisaproessorattheMasonGrossSchoolotheArtsatRutgersUniversityandinthegraduateprogramatBardUniversity.HeisaContributingEditoratArtinAmerica. LENNONWEINBERGINC.