The Bowery Gallery in Chelsea is currently presenting a
collection of work by Chris Semergieff for an exhibition titled Plein
Air Works. For this show, Semergieff presents several recent paintings
of landscapes throughout the Bronx and Yonkers. Having grown up in New York City,
Semergieff has always been interested in the urban skyline and relationships
between light and space and the works in this show even with limitations in
urban environments. He depicts the atmosphere with the same dedication that his
inspirations like Albert Cuyp, Edward Hopper, Rackstraw Downes, and Antonio
Lopez have done with their landscape paintings of the wilderness and urban
life.
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| Steve's Train Barge Terminal West (2015) by Chris Semergieff |
Semergieff depicts the rundown streets and daily scenery of
Whitlock Avenue in the Bronx and the bridge where the 6 train runs routinely
traveling along the tracks of the curved bridge with the big blue sky in the
background with works like Whitlock
Bridge, Whitlock Curve, Whitlock Spirals, and Swerve. He also captures the ambience
below with images of smashed cones on the sidewalk and people riding bikes.
Other notable works like Steve’s
Train Barge Terminal East and Steve’s
Train Barge Terminal West depict the wide open space of both sides of a
deserted train barge with water from the East River gradually flowing and
dissolving on the dirt as trees, buildings, and bridges can be seen far out in
the distance.
At the Bowery
Gallery 530
W. 25th St., through Jul. 9. The gallery is open Tue.-Sat. from 11 a.m. until 6
p.m.
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