New Work, New York

Matthew Bakkom, Mark Brotherton, Glenn Goldberg and Sylvia Hommert
August 27 – September 27

Read review by Wes Pulkka in the Albuquerque Journal. 

A dark green, glossy ceramic bowl with a slightly translucent band near the top, resting on a light surface. The bowl's texture appears finely ribbed with subtle horizontal lines creating a reflective sheen.
An abstract artwork featuring a gold rectangular shape with rounded corners and ten small loops around the edges, placed on a deep blue background. Inside the rectangle, there is an angular, maze-like pattern with a cluster of small, spiral shapes in one corner.
An abstract geometric design on a yellow background. The design consists of blue-gray and beige shapes, including circles and rectangles. Four of the shapes contain animal silhouettes, such as an elephant, a rhino, and others, arranged vertically.
A minimalist illustration featuring an overhead floor plan of a green and beige building against a dark gray background. Icons within the plan represent amenities such as restrooms, elevators, and seating areas.
A colorful geometric mandala-like design on a plain background. The intricately patterned artwork features concentric circles with a mix of vibrant colors including orange, yellow, and black, and dotted elements, creating a visually appealing and symmetrical composition.
A vibrant mandala-like artwork made of multi-colored corn kernels arranged in concentric circles, displayed on a plain white background. The intricate arrangement features a variety of colors including yellow, orange, red, and green.
Abstract painting featuring various overlapping circles of different sizes, primarily in shades of blue, green, and beige. The circles are interconnected by thin, white drips creating a web-like pattern across the artwork.
An abstract painting featuring variously sized green circles on a textured background. Dark green streaks vertically run down the canvas, partially obscuring some of the circles. The overall tone is muted with a mix of darker and lighter green shades.

Press Release

Richard Levy Gallery is pleased to present a group show of new work by four New York artists.

The exhibition includes two recent paintings from the Glenn Goldberg’s Antidote series.  Goldberg is a grant recipient from the Edward Albee Foundation, the N.E.A.  and a Guggenheim Fellow in Painting. His work can be found in numerous collections, including the Brooklyn Museum, M.O.C.A. in Los Angeles, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and the National Gallery in Washington, D.C.

Sylvia Hommert applies layers of oil, wax, resin, mineral salts, sand, and mother of pearl to panel. Her watery surfaces reference science and nature and  and the surface within each artwork ranges from transparent to opaque. Hommert studied at Otis Parsons School of Arts. She recently left a career in fashion design to pursue her own artistic goals.

Marc Brotherton is interested in technology and communication. His compositions are inspired by plug-ins, the name of software that enables computer programs to execute special instructions. While technology assists in the Brotherton’s work conceptually, his paintings are produced by hand and offer attention to humanity that lacks in the interactions with computers. The artist says, “I want my paintings to perform similarly so that they invisibly effect the viewer — becoming a metaphor for being connected to the work on a human level.”

Matthew Bakkom works from a conceptual basis regarding cinema as his tool kit in the creation of events, sculpture, and motion pictures. During his 2000 residency, World Views on the 91st floor of the World Trade Center, Bakkom developed a body of work evolving motion picture technology into the sculptural medium. His vessels are formed from wound 35mm film and are holographic in nature. Bakkom recently participated in the Whitney Independent Study Program.

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Dates: August 27 – September 27, 2002
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