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77 East 3rd St.
/virtu.all
OPEN CALLS
GROUP EXHIBITION
seeing what isn’t there
Contact
Information
October 4 - October 25
CESAR FINAMORI: BENEATH THE MASKS
Presented by:
BLACKMORE, J. ART
Opening Reception
10.4 @7pm - 9pm
10.4 @7pm - 9pm
~What is more compelling than trying to make sense of a distorted face or just barely recognizable abstract form in front of you? To understand what lies beneath?
In the series ‘Vivian Girls’, Cesar breaks portraits of classical beauties down to their basic shapes and lines; through his multilayering techniques, the girls -each with charming and unassuming maidenly names- are reformed into brilliantly abstracted, wild faces. Bold circles and rings, once humanizing features, eyes, nose, and mouth, pour out from the forms of heavy, frenetic broken brushstrokes, against vividly saturated color fields. The jarringly warped faces yield something of the uncanny, complex yet nameless emotional narratives on full display.
Also making their debut in this exhibition, Cesar’s more recent ‘Spring Girls’ series and a selection of wonderfully abstracted, still life works. Flowing along this same vein as the Vivians, bright colors bubble from the faces of nymphs, mysteriously dark and fixed in the murky background. They appear more as moss-covered Green Man motifs, rather than symbols of untroubled youth and feminine beauty. The artist presents here a darker retelling of the myth of the spirits as harbingers of spring: through the sacrifice and decay of their earthy forms brings forth the cycles of nature and life.
Born in Brazil and based in Manhattan at present for over a decade, Cesar Finamori began his Vivian paintings and the ‘Lost Girls’ series in 2016. His works have been featured in several art shows, including Sotheby’s New York MvVO AD ART Show in 2018, as well as the SoHo Superfine Art Fair in 2019. In January 2020, selections from the series were
highlighted in an article of the The Cut - New York Magazine*. Throughout his artistic career, he has directed and contributed creative lead to numerous graphic design, advertising and artistic projects, with a great deal of inspiration from everyday metropolitan life.
About Blackmore, J.
For more than a decade, I’ve channeled my professional support, eye for artistic detail and abilities in driving the sales of fine and decorative art to numerous cultural and commercial organizations in New York. In 2019 I made the decision to soft-launch ‘BLACKMORE, J.’ and began introducing myself as an art dealer. My long-term goal is to bring personal growth and success to individual artists, matching their artwork to clients seeking to collect or decorate. I have come this far in my journey thanks to the bonds I’ve formed with different members of the art world (Creators, consumers, suppliers, designers, or general art lovers), listening to, and gauging their needs, visions, and experiences.
Website: https://www.blackmorej.com/, Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackmorej_art/
About All Street Gallery:
Founded in 2018, All Street NYC presents works by emerging and underrepresented artists whose works demonstrate social engagement and community empowerment. First established as an artist collective and grassroots protest organization by born and raised New Yorkers, All Street NYC is a space that is both created by and for artists. Having deep roots in New York City, the gallery and collective share a background in public art and activations as a means of creative protest and resistance. Such socially engaged work has carried into their gallery space as they opened their doors on 77 East Third Street, and as they now open their second location at 119 Hester Street.