The Bowery Gallery in
Chelsea is currently presenting a series of paintings by Grier Torrence for a
show titled Through the Notch.
For his second show at the
gallery, Torrence offers several landscape, still-life, and figure compositions
that revolve around his family and he emulates the style of his biggest
influences including Van Gogh, Cezanne, and Gauguin.
One painting that stands
out the most titled Through the Notch is a landscape painting that features members of
his family gathered outdoors in the backyard of his or his family’s home. In
the background there are hills, a lake, mountains, and the gradually darkening
sky suggests it’s summertime, in the early evening hours.
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| "Through the Notch" (2013) by Grier Torrence |
The people in the painting
include a young woman standing alone, a preteen girl playing her guitar sitting
next to a table holding a vase of assorted flowers, and another preteen girl
and an older man standing across from each other with the family dog sitting
between them. In this piece, Torrence is most likely capturing the relaxed
atmosphere and his family comes together to enjoy the nice, warm, long days of
summer.
Another intriguing work
titled Dark Horse depicts two
ballerinas dancing near the edge of a balcony looking over a harbor and various
objects including a chessboard can be seen on the ground. On the other side of
the pool is a statue of someone riding a horse and behind the statue is a river
with a whole other city on the other side.
At The Bowery Gallery, 530 W. 25th St., through
Mar. 21. The gallery is open Tues.—Sat. from 11 a.m.—6 p.m. There will be a
closing reception at the gallery Sat., Mar. 21 from 5—7 p.m.
