The show’s suggestive title—Flora and Fauna— hints at the elements Lyon uses to depict domestic scenes. Houseplants and a pet cat entwine with the human figures, their curves and shadows intermingling. The show includes self-portraits and portraits of others, and will be live exclusively online at 33 Contemporary’s Artsy site through May 31.
According to 33 Contemporary curator Didi Menendez, Lyons’ new series marks a departure in subject matter. For many years Lyon painted her children. Now they are grown and attending college, and Lyon has refocused on her empty nest. “Ellen’s focus has changed to her surroundings,” Menendez says. “Her cat makes an appearance and is representative of several poetic metaphors and subliminal messages. If you look deeply into the cat’s eyes, you may find Ellen looking back at you.”
Lyon has long employed self-portraiture to explore women’s roles. Adding still life elements to these self-portraits allows her to play with symbolism.
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Dream-like Aura
There is something simultaneously haunting and beautiful about the paintings of Stephen Mackey.
Through the Mirror
It’s been said that art is a mirror for the person looking into it. The viewer sees themselves. Even when the subject doesn’t look like them, or is even human, or is even living. Artists may be painting very specific things from their own being, but the viewer can instantly rewire that to fit their lives with just one glance.
Epic Proportions
Grrowing up on a farm in West Texas, Michael Tole was perusing his family's 1956 Collier's Encyclopedia when the color plates of Baroque paintings caught his attention. Today, he paints inventive Baroque and Rococo figurative extravaganzas that look like they could be part of a Renaissance art collection.
Roadside America
This January, Altamira Fine Art will be hosting a solo exhibition for Scottsdale, Arizona-based artist Geoffrey Gersten.
Close to Home
For Spencer Simmons, 2018 was a milestone year. Only 24 at the time and a few years after earning a fine art degree from Arizona State University, Simmons won the Donald Jurney Traveling Fellowship which enabled him to paint and study in Europe for several months.
CASEY CHALEM ANDERSON A Love for the Land
New England artist Casey Chalem Anderson is captivated by the idea of place.
Face to Face
For well over a month, 33 Contemporary Gallery, in collaboration with 33PA, is hosting a group show at its Palm Beach County, Florida, showroom, that explores modern approaches to the timeless genre of portraiture. Opening January 9 with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m., and running through February 28, the show will feature 12-by-12-inch portraits by talented members of the PoetsArtists community. For those who can't attend in person, the exhibition will also be online on Artsy for its duration.
Fresh Energy
Art Palm Beach returns to Florida with a diverse range of contemporary art.
A Historic Tradition
Salmagundi Club presents the 148th annual exhibition of works in black and white.
B.C. NOWLIN & SHARI LYON Skyward
C. Nowlin is, and always has been, unapologetically true to himself. In high school, he got kicked out of art class because he insisted on painting burning buses to illustrate a school field trip.
