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PAINTINGS
John Krifka Thursday, June 6 through Saturday, June 29, 2024 Opening Reception: Thursday, June 6, 5-7:00 pm Art Forum Online (Zoom): Thursday, June 20 at 7:30 pm (Click for video) |
John Krifka, Holiday Studio, oil on canvas
PAINTINGS
John Krifka
With his selection of old and new paintings at Gallery A3 in June, John Krifka reflects on his evolution towards abstraction.
In his first solo show at Gallery A3, John Krifka brings together an array of work that documents his exploration of pictorial space and that demonstrates various ways he has been “moving differently forward” as he shifts his style in painting over three decades. As he explains, his earlier works, such as Holiday Studio, often incorporate a wide-angle layout of furnishings with the display of everyday objects either spreading out or closing in. This, he notes, is a more traditional view of the picture plane.
John Krifka
With his selection of old and new paintings at Gallery A3 in June, John Krifka reflects on his evolution towards abstraction.
In his first solo show at Gallery A3, John Krifka brings together an array of work that documents his exploration of pictorial space and that demonstrates various ways he has been “moving differently forward” as he shifts his style in painting over three decades. As he explains, his earlier works, such as Holiday Studio, often incorporate a wide-angle layout of furnishings with the display of everyday objects either spreading out or closing in. This, he notes, is a more traditional view of the picture plane.
John Krifka, Lv Rm, oil on canvas
In contrast, in his newer work, such as Lv Rm, he distorts the picture view and moves toward increased abstraction. He may compress shapes together or expand them larger, using lines and planes of color to imaginatively redefine an interior space. “Having lived 30 years in New York City, the rhythm, rigor, and pace of that environment no doubt influenced my earlier work,” says the artist. “Now, living in western Mass., that pace and a delineation of exactness may no longer matter.”
John Krifka, Redress, oil on paperboard
Art Forum Online
On Thursday, June 20, Krifka will present an online Art Forum and show images of the paintings in the exhibit. Referencing the phrase “moving differently forward,” he will discuss his shift towards a more abstract form of figuration in his work. This Art in Community II program is supported in part by grants from the Amherst Cultural Council and the Springfield Cultural Council, local agencies, which are supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
On Thursday, June 20, Krifka will present an online Art Forum and show images of the paintings in the exhibit. Referencing the phrase “moving differently forward,” he will discuss his shift towards a more abstract form of figuration in his work. This Art in Community II program is supported in part by grants from the Amherst Cultural Council and the Springfield Cultural Council, local agencies, which are supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.