Renee Borkow: " Kaleidoscope"
Chelsea, New York: The Viridian Artists gallery is proud to present Kaleidoscope, an exhibition of new works by artist Renee Borkow.
An invigorated and refreshing voice of mixed media collage has emerged through Renee Borkow in her exhibition Kaleidoscope. Reflecting the flora, fauna, space and light of New York’s High Line the new works by Borkow represent a break from the all too typical understanding of this treasured park on the West Side of Manhattan to bring forth what has been interpreted by an extraordinary hand and eye mixed with unseen aspects and uncovered history to reveal a newly displayed truth for all.
Through an intimate pairing of patterns and colors, of cuts and lines brought into shape, Renee Borkow has brought to life for the viewer what so many think they may have seen and already understood. But her unique field of vision has a new story. Squares and rectangles fit into patterns that move the eye like the West Side architecture itself as the red and brown colors of the collages evoke the bricks of the buildings and the streets that surround one when walking the High Line. It is a flowering of images. Oranges and yellows flow through a richness of layered depiction bringing forth what one naturally sees of birds and butterflies, with images drawn from the past in horses and wranglers as this area had been the home of the West Side Cowboys who at one time led the trains that came through with horses to warn pedestrians. Having worked much in collage and shown her work in many exhibitions across the United States over many years, Borkow is no stranger to finding the aesthetic threads that lie underneath a theme or a place. A marvel of visual juxtaposition is created with these works just as it had been when men on horses rode through and worked the streets of the city.
Kaleidoscope, so aptly named, is a wonder of patterns and color coming together in so many vibrant variations to illustrate the multifascinations of what one can take in while walking the High Line, while reminiscing of its history. Borkow has brought forth in her collage a tour de force of images in rich textures, of boots and butterflies, of words and of flowers and the life of beauty that rises to the surface over time to extol a captured awe presented so eloquently.
Gallery hours: Tuesday through Saturday 12-6PM
For further information : call )212 414 4040 / email ) viridianartistsinc@gmail.com
website) www.viridianartists.com / instagram) @viridian artists
An invigorated and refreshing voice of mixed media collage has emerged through Renee Borkow in her exhibition Kaleidoscope. Reflecting the flora, fauna, space and light of New York’s High Line the new works by Borkow represent a break from the all too typical understanding of this treasured park on the West Side of Manhattan to bring forth what has been interpreted by an extraordinary hand and eye mixed with unseen aspects and uncovered history to reveal a newly displayed truth for all.
Through an intimate pairing of patterns and colors, of cuts and lines brought into shape, Renee Borkow has brought to life for the viewer what so many think they may have seen and already understood. But her unique field of vision has a new story. Squares and rectangles fit into patterns that move the eye like the West Side architecture itself as the red and brown colors of the collages evoke the bricks of the buildings and the streets that surround one when walking the High Line. It is a flowering of images. Oranges and yellows flow through a richness of layered depiction bringing forth what one naturally sees of birds and butterflies, with images drawn from the past in horses and wranglers as this area had been the home of the West Side Cowboys who at one time led the trains that came through with horses to warn pedestrians. Having worked much in collage and shown her work in many exhibitions across the United States over many years, Borkow is no stranger to finding the aesthetic threads that lie underneath a theme or a place. A marvel of visual juxtaposition is created with these works just as it had been when men on horses rode through and worked the streets of the city.
Kaleidoscope, so aptly named, is a wonder of patterns and color coming together in so many vibrant variations to illustrate the multifascinations of what one can take in while walking the High Line, while reminiscing of its history. Borkow has brought forth in her collage a tour de force of images in rich textures, of boots and butterflies, of words and of flowers and the life of beauty that rises to the surface over time to extol a captured awe presented so eloquently.
Gallery hours: Tuesday through Saturday 12-6PM
For further information : call )212 414 4040 / email ) viridianartistsinc@gmail.com
website) www.viridianartists.com / instagram) @viridian artists
