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Conrad Roset - solo show @ Spoke Art, by Ken Hashimoto on Aug 26, 2015 18:47:55 GMT 1,
โPaleโ Conrad Roset solo show 8/29/15 โ 9/26/15
Learn more on Facebook here - www.facebook.com/events/1754540004773695/
Request and advance collectors preview by emailing us at spokeartgallery (at) gmail .
Spoke Art is pleased to present โPaleโ, the debut U.S. solo exhibition by Barcelona-based artist Conrad Roset. For this monthโs show, Roset brings his gestural and illustrative style to the gallery, filling the walls with new ink paintings from his latest exploration of the female form.
Known for his โMusesโ series, Rosetโs paintings demonstrate a careful eye for portraiture, as well as the artistโs knowledge of color through experimentation and deliberate, yet gentle mark-making. Rosetโs exquisite contoured line drawings, paired with his luscious use of watercolors, often convey the tender emotions and tranquil mood of his muses. These weightless compositions explore sexuality through his contemporary nymphs, whom hold a similar divinity to the muses of antiquity.
โPaleโ is a continuation of this ongoing series, and a masterful observation of the female frame. For this exhibition Roset has chosen to explore the curves of the body as minimal ink silhouettes. โPaleโis an examination of contrast, with bold opaque blacks and lighter, more refined touches of color. โThe most important research for me,โ explains Roset, โis about composition, and how I can show the outfits and gestures through simplified black shapes.โ Roset commands the page with control over both the imageโs negative space and itโs elegant female subjects.
Rosetโs studies act as a considered exercise in defining which details of the figure are necessary to shape, and which parts can fade into the paper. There is a clear dialogue between the human form and subtle abstraction in Rosetโs work; streaks of paint and splashes of color sometimes highlight the more sensitive parts of the human physique, and at other times veil the subject, adding a mystery to the muse and desire for more.
Please join us August 29th from 6pm -10pm for the opening reception of โPaleโ. Complimentary beverages will be served and the artist will be in attendance.
Learn more: Spoke Art - www.spoke-art.com/ Conrad Roset - conradroset.com/
โPaleโ Conrad Roset solo show 8/29/15 โ 9/26/15 Learn more on Facebook here - www.facebook.com/events/1754540004773695/Request and advance collectors preview by emailing us at spokeartgallery (at) gmail . Spoke Art is pleased to present โPaleโ, the debut U.S. solo exhibition by Barcelona-based artist Conrad Roset. For this monthโs show, Roset brings his gestural and illustrative style to the gallery, filling the walls with new ink paintings from his latest exploration of the female form. Known for his โMusesโ series, Rosetโs paintings demonstrate a careful eye for portraiture, as well as the artistโs knowledge of color through experimentation and deliberate, yet gentle mark-making. Rosetโs exquisite contoured line drawings, paired with his luscious use of watercolors, often convey the tender emotions and tranquil mood of his muses. These weightless compositions explore sexuality through his contemporary nymphs, whom hold a similar divinity to the muses of antiquity. โPaleโ is a continuation of this ongoing series, and a masterful observation of the female frame. For this exhibition Roset has chosen to explore the curves of the body as minimal ink silhouettes. โPaleโis an examination of contrast, with bold opaque blacks and lighter, more refined touches of color. โThe most important research for me,โ explains Roset, โis about composition, and how I can show the outfits and gestures through simplified black shapes.โ Roset commands the page with control over both the imageโs negative space and itโs elegant female subjects. Rosetโs studies act as a considered exercise in defining which details of the figure are necessary to shape, and which parts can fade into the paper. There is a clear dialogue between the human form and subtle abstraction in Rosetโs work; streaks of paint and splashes of color sometimes highlight the more sensitive parts of the human physique, and at other times veil the subject, adding a mystery to the muse and desire for more. Please join us August 29th from 6pm -10pm for the opening reception of โPaleโ. Complimentary beverages will be served and the artist will be in attendance. Learn more: Spoke Art - www.spoke-art.com/Conrad Roset - conradroset.com/
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