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DESCRIPTION:GAS Gallery And Studio is excited to announce its collaborati
 on with artist and curator Joe Walentiny of Galerie Cerulean/Abstract Ar
 t Online (www.abartonline.com)\, to bring you this group exhibit of abst
 ract art and imagery titled ELUSIVE IMAGERY. This art exhibit is on view
  from September 8 &ndash\; October 6\, 2012\, with an Artist Reception s
 cheduled for Saturday September 15\, 2012 from 6 pm &ndash\; 9 pm.\nELUS
 IVE IMAGERY marks the first curatorial collaboration between GAS Gallery
  And Studio and Joe Walentiny\, and will feature works by artists Mikel 
 Frank\, Iona Kleinhaut\, Ravenna Taylor\, Marianne Van Lent\, Janet Shap
 iro Walentiny and Joe Walentiny.\nSome of the work in this show is direc
 tly inclusive of recognizable imagery\, specifically of people and/or pl
 aces. At the other end of the spectrum are purely abstract paintings tha
 t do not appear to reference anything. Regardless of the inclusion of re
 cognizable forms\, or lack thereof\, all of these artists are firmly roo
 ted in the expressive language of abstract art.\nWhile Mikel Frank and J
 anet Shapiro-Walentiny make use of pictures in their pieces\, these serv
 e primarily as visual components\; albeit from a subjective mindset. Mar
 ianne Van Lent&rsquo\;s paintings strongly suggest landscapes but indire
 ctly from a lyrical perspective. Ravenna Taylor&rsquo\;s work suggests p
 ersonal and somewhat interior spaces\, also with a poetic emphasis. Iona
  Kleinhaut&rsquo\;s etchings are perhaps the most extremely non-figurati
 ve pieces in the show but her rendering is simultaneously universal and 
 idiosyncratic. Joe Walentiny aims to tap into the organic order and chao
 s found in nature with a celebration of both.\nThe unifying factor for a
 ll this work is that the imagery for each artist cannot be pinned down t
 o any single interpretation but must be understood within a holistic con
 text. Formal elements such as color\, composition and texture vary from 
 artist to artist as does subject matter and the range of expression. In 
 all cases\, the imagery is always referential\, however directly or not.
  In the end\, what breathes life into this work is the intangibility tha
 t subsequently frees up the interpretation of what this art is and means
 .\nSince 2010\, GAS Gallery And Studio has been bringing unique and dive
 rse art and event programming to the greater New York metropolitan area\
 , specifically the Maplewood and South Orange communities of Northeast N
 ew Jersey\, just a thirty-minute trip from New York City.
URL:http://newarknj.patch.com/events/gas-gallery-and-studio-presents-elus
 ive-imagery-art-exhibit-in-partnership-with-joe-walentiny-of-galerie-cer
 ulean-and-abstract-art-online-eb4ee423
SUMMARY:GAS GALLERY AND STUDIO PRESENTS “ELUSIVE IMAGERY” ART EXHIBIT
  IN PARTNERSHIP WITH JOE WALENTINY OF GALERIE CERULEAN AND ABSTRACT ART 
 ONLINE
LOCATION:411 Ridgewood Rd\, Maplewood\, NJ 07040: 411 Ridgewood Rd\, Mapl
 ewood\, NJ
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