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Peter Schenck"Rembrandt Woman", acrylic painting, portrait, abstract, cubism, classic pose2018
2018
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"Rembrandt Woman" is an intriguing painting, a woman in classic Dutch master portrait pose with a hand modestly holding her secrets dear, yet portrayed with cubist abandon, folding in Picasso, Chaim Soutine and Francis Bacon alongside Rembrandt's dark background and key light source. Rembrandt Woman takes its pose, subject matter and composition from the painting titled, “A Young Lady Smiling” (believed to be Rembrandt's wife, Saskia) painted in 1633. Here on Schenck's canvas, a swirl of form and color works harmonically to pull the rug out from under an easy interpretation or categorization.
"Rembrandt Woman" is an acrylic paint on canvas measuring 24" tall by 20" wide. It was included in the group show "Other Worlds" at 198 Allen Street Gallery, New York City in May 2019, and in the artist's solo show "Comedy Cellar" at Freight + Volume Gallery, New York City in June 2018. (See last two photographs for an installation views, respectively.)
From Daniel Gerwin – "Schenck’s color is vibrant, wild, saturated to the point of overheating, and altogether brilliant in the balancing of hues, temperatures, shapes, and color quantities. The paintings have a remarkable coherence for their dizzying juxtaposition of so many small chromatic passages." (Essay: The Anxiety and the Ecstasy)
Peter Schenck lives and paints in Brooklyn, NY. He received his BFA from Boston University (2006) and his MFA from the University of Pennsylvania (2009). Schenck has exhibited his work internationally and nationally, including Tales of Art Gallery (Imola, Italy), Sebastien Adrien Gallery (Paris, France), Freight + Volume Gallery (New York, NY), BravinLee Programs (New York, NY), Andrew Edlin Gallery (New York, NY), The Dot Project Gallery (London, UK), Arts + Leisure Gallery (New York, NY), Lesley Heller Workspace (New York, NY), The Delaware Contemporary Museum (Wilmington, DE), Tyler School of Art (Philadelphia, PA), Vox Populi Gallery (Philadelphia, PA), TSA Gallery (Brooklyn, NY), Victori + Mo Gallery (Brooklyn, NY), Airlock Gallery (San Marcos, CA), HOLA Fresh Start (Santa Monica, CA), and The Santa Barbara Center for Art, Science, and Technology (Santa Barbara, CA).
Further, he has been an artist in residence at The Vermont Studio Center (Johnson, VT) and the DNA Residency (Provincetown, MA). Schenck has been featured in publications such as The New York Times, Timeout New York, Juxtapoz, Two Coats of Paint, Battery Journal, #FFFFFF Walls, Painting is Dead Blog, and Elephant Magazine.
- Creator:Peter Schenck (1660 - 1711)
- Creation Year:2018
- Dimensions:Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 20 in (50.8 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Toronto, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU134527241452
The artists most obviously in Schenck’s pantheon are Picasso, Philip Guston, and Peter Saul. Their patriarchal power is noteworthy in the context of the Oedipal eyeballs repeated from one painting to the next; Schenck’s work manifests the anxiety of influence, but the ecstasy as well. The fear of painting in the wake of such magnificent and terrible fathers is palpable, but no less so is Schenck’s obvious delight in adapting their discoveries to his own purposes. His works demonstrate his mastery over his idiosyncratic cartoonish language, his personal world of symbols, and his palette, which is all his own. Schenck has arrived at a place in his artistry where he gets the last laugh. - Daniel Gerwin, contributing art critic to Art Forum, The Brooklyn Rail and Hyperallergic Peter Schenck / Artist Bio: Peter Schenck (b. 1983, New York, NY) lives and paints in Brooklyn, NY. He received his BFA from Boston University (2006) and his MFA from the University of Pennsylvania (2009). Schenck has exhibited his work internationally and nationally, including: Tales of Art Gallery (Imola, Italy), The Dot Project Gallery (London), Galerie Sebastien Adrien (Paris, FR), Young International Artists Art Fair (Paris, FR), Freight + Volume Gallery (New York, NY), BravinLee Programs (NYC), Andrew Edlin Gallery (NYC), Arts + Leisure Gallery (NYC), Lesley Heller Workspace (NYC), The Delaware Contemporary Museum (Wilmington, DE), Tyler School of Art (Philadelphia, PA), Vox Populi Gallery (Philadelphia), TSA Gallery (Brooklyn, NY), Victori + Mo Gallery (Brooklyn), Airlock Gallery (San Marcos, CA), HOLA Fresh Start (Santa Monica), and The Santa Barbara Center for Art, Science, and Technology (Santa Barbara, CA). He has been an Artist in Residence at The Vermont Studio Center (Johnson, VT) in 2015 and the DNA Residency (Provincetown, MA) from 2016 - 2021. Schenck has been featured in publications such as The New York Times, Timeout New York, Juxtapoz Magazine, Two Coats of Paint, Wall Street International Magazine, Elephant Magazine, #FFFFFF Walls, and the Painting is Dead Blog. Schenck’s work is included in both American and international collections.
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