The Bowery Gallery in
Chelsea is currently presenting a
collection of oil paintings by Nagib Nahas for the show Street Views. Nahas’ paintings depict scenes taken from different
times of day and different times of the year mostly around his neighborhood of
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. He beautifully illustrates the warm sunlight shining upon
the Verrazano Bridge which contrast with the shadows of buildings, houses, and
parked cars. Similarly, Yellow House and
Ochre Tree, gloriously renders the sun shining on the front of a
deep-yellow colored townhouse situated between two other homes, one of which
has a tree in front of it with brightly colored autumn leaves.
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| Bridge View (2014) by Nagib Nahas |
Other images such as Boothbay, Pink Bike shows us a family’s
backyard in the summertime surrounded by vibrant green trees with a bright pink
motorbike parked near the driveway. Another summertime image, Ogunquit, June illustrates two cars in
the driveway of a campground or a hiking trail parked next to each other, one
facing forward, the other turned back with the trunk open.
Nahas highlights the
springtime with Early Spring that
shows us cars in the parking lot of a housing project with trees unveiling
bright green leaves and violet-colored flowers blooming after a long winter
season. Finally, Nahas portrays winter in Patches
of Snow featuring bare trees and patches of snow on the sidewalk, hence the
name of the painting.
At The Bowery
Gallery, 530 W. 25th St., through Sept. 27. The
gallery is open Tues.—Sat. from 11 a.m.—6 p.m.
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