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November Issue 2005
Hidell Brooks Gallery in Charlotte, NC, Features Works by Philip Geiger
Hidell
Brooks Gallery in Charlotte, NC, is presenting the exhibition,
Philip Geiger: New Paintings, from Nov. 4 through Dec.
23, 2005. This will be Geiger's third solo exhibition.
Geiger received his MFA from Yale University in 1980. He currently resides in Charlottesville, VA, where he has been a professor of art at the McIntire department of Art at the University of Virginia for over twenty years. Geiger regularly exhibits on both coasts and his work is represented in many public collections including the Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR; The Chemical Bank and The Citibank, New York, NY; and General Mills, Minneapolis, MN, among many others.
Geiger's lustrous light, loose brushwork and subtle color exquisitely captures the subtleties of daily life and demonstrates the artist's recognition of those inevitable pauses that occur in the midst of life's activities. His works eschew a specific narrative challenging the viewer to meditate on life's daily rituals and thereby opening a window into our collective American subconscious.
Geiger explains, "I begin a painting directly from the figures and subjects I see everyday, starting simply blocking in the light and space. As I work to turn this start into a painting, the idea of the image begins to grow. I want to find the color relationships that will express a certain complexity and mystery of light. I'll move and add figures until I see a convincing human presence. At all stages I stay close to direct observation, taking the painting back to the spot or moment that inspired it."
For further information check our NC Commercial Gallery listings, call the gallery at 704/334-7302 or at (www.hidellbrooks.com).
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