505

an anonymous artist late 20c., Anna Hepler, Mary Tsiongas, Tom Waldron, and James Westwater
March 4 – April 8

A minimalist gallery wall displaying names of artists and a small framed artwork; focus on textual art installation with the number 505 and artist names.
A minimalist art gallery room with two landscape paintings hung on a light grey wall and an abstract, low, cubic chair-like sculpture positioned centrally on a grey carpeted floor.
A minimalist art gallery with a plain white wall featuring a small framed picture on the right and an egg-shaped object floating near the center-left.
An art gallery room with white walls displaying various framed artworks, a sculpture on a pedestal, and a bench on the left for viewing.
A gallery wall with a small framed painting next to a list of artist names: an anonymous artist, Anna Hsiang, Mary Tigler, Tom Waldron, and James Westwater.
A small, framed golden artwork centered on a large, plain white wall, flanked by brown edges, with a fire extinguisher at the bottom right corner.
A minimalist art gallery wall featuring a small framed painting of a blue circle centered on an orange square, next to a doorway with the number 505 and a list of artist names.
An art gallery interior displaying a framed abstract painting on a gray wall and a white pedestal with two small sculptures to the left.
A minimalist art gallery installation featuring a small black sculpture on a white pedestal, with a dark, elliptical object suspended on the white wall above it.
A minimalist white wall featuring a classic framed painting on the left and a modern oval-shaped mirror on the right.
An art gallery room with white walls displaying various framed artworks, including a prominently featured ornate silver frame with a modern painting.
A modern art gallery with beige walls featuring several landscape paintings, and a square wooden bench placed at the center on a gray carpeted floor.
A minimalist art gallery wall displaying three spaced-out items: two abstract, pastel-colored shapes on the left, and a small, framed classical painting on the right.
Three black origami boats lined up on a white ledge, with a blurred street scene in the background featuring a white van.
A painting of a spherical object with a tricolor design in blue, white, and red, resembling a beach ball, set on a metallic tripod stand. The artwork is framed in a dark, ornate frame and displayed on a white wall.

Press Release

Richard Levy Gallery is pleased to present 505, a group show that samples five artists with strong New Mexico influences. These artists meld traditional methods with innovative approaches, creating art that both nods to the past and looks to the present. 505 includes work by an anonymous artist late 20c., Anna Hepler, Mary Tsiongas, Tom Waldron, and James Westwater.

James Westwater’s mixed media collages incorporate appropriated imagery from Thomas Gainsborough’s The Blue Boy and re-contextualizes the classic portrait with an ultra chic universal logo; mixing iconic imagery with his own contemporary brand. An anonymous artist late 20 c. similarly begins with vintage materials from old physics texts and blends them seamlessly with refined oil paintings of everyday objects in a mastered and classic trompe l’oeil style for which the artist is known. UNM digital media professor Mary Tsiongas takes a more direct art historical reference, in this case a landscape by Albert Bierstadt, and using green screen effects digitally superimposes a figure to interact with the iconic painting. As a result the painting “comes to life” through her subtle use of video.

Tom Waldron’s, wooden wall sculptures, brightly colored with enamel paint, resemble reductive impressions of everyday objects; from women’s accessories to mechanical objects. Anna Hepler’s traditionally crafted ceramic sculptural forms resemble pieces of volcanic debris, while maintaining a refined geometric awareness.

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Dates: March 4–April 8, 2011
Reception: March 4, 6–8 pm
Hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 11 am–4 pm
Location: 514 Central Avenue SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Contact: 505.766.9888, info@levygallery.com, www.levygallery.com @levygallery