Free Wheel: New Work by Rodney Alan Greenblat
December 1, 2007–January 13th, 2008
The artist states that "Free wheel is my approach, as well as the main imagery in these works. Try to let the colors and images flow easily out of my being and onto the paper directly, without much planning. I noticed many circular forms, wheels or pizzas, all freely appearing. Flowing from one paper to the next, many other forms emerged, abstracted raisins, socks, rainbows, clouds, flowers, stars, all bumping into each other and moving around. Watercolors were the perfect medium for this type of exploration, because of their directness, speed and brilliance. A reflection of my interest in Zen Buddhism has also manifested itself in these works. The wheel itself is an ancient symbol of Buddha's teaching."
During the 1980's Greenblat was always a very high profile part of the East Village Art scene. And along with Keith Haring and Kenny Scharf, Greenblat was a central figure in shows at Gracie Mansion Gallery and The Whitney Biennial. Greenblats' new work still retains the original playful nature associated with those East Village days, but now it points to more complex concerns.
His work is
in the collections
of the San Diego
Museum of Contemporary
Art; the Chrysler
Museum; the
Groeninger Museum,
Amsterdam; The
Museum of Art,
Rhode Island
School of Design;
the Neuberger
Museum, and
others.
Also on display
will be a group
show –featuring
gallery artists:
Jim Goss, Bart
Gulley, Jim
Holl, Karen
Moss, Martha
Lloyd, Lucio
Pozzi, Eric
Rhein, Ed Smith,
Dan Welden and
others.