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New York′s Golden Age of Bridges
Paintings by Antonio Masi
Empire State Editions, University of Fordham University Press
New York 2012
The long awaited 119-page hardback book is here! There are 50+ color images of paintings by Antonio Masi and multiple, beautifully written essays on the history of New York bridges by author Joan Marans Dim.
Call or email Paul Scott Gallery for details!
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Artist Focus: Josh George |
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Narrative Insights
It was a great moment when we at Paul Scott Gallery first saw the works of Josh George. The works caught our attention instantly with unusual scenes and intriguing subjects. His color palettes are hard to ingnore. The various  mixed application collage materials he uses just made us want to study each work carefully--discovering, discerning and frankly, guessing. It was readily clear that Josh not only has a contemporary, modern vibe, but the natural talent and subsequent training to have very strong compositions and palettes.
Josh is influenced by creative experiences from his childhood. He was the consumate "boy doodler" if you will. He drew robots, barbarians and superheroes and grew up reading comics and watching action movies. However, Josh is also influenced by the 17th Century Italian master, Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Annibale Carracci--again, not easy to figure out.
 Following these childhood influences, he attended the Kansas City Art Institute graduating with a degree in illustration. After finding great success as an illustrator, his work began to evolve into the current style of mixed media narration. He uses paper, wall paper, fabric and found objects mixed with oil to craft evocative narrative stills. It is not uncommon to find remnants of a street map or a handwritten letter artfully embedded in a figure's foot or in a cumulus cloud in the sky. Yet, these "pieces" are only a small part of the overall effect. He recently referred to his current works as "narrative snap-shots," exlpaining that shots were the scene in which a movie changes directions. This moment is exciting as the viewer anticipates what is going to happen next.
Josh has enjoyed great success over the last ten years with numerous sales and exhibitions in Missouri, New York City, Washington D.C. and Italy. He has been with Paul Scott Gallery since late 2010. |
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Antonio Masi, master watercolorist, receives more new honors! |
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Masi′s watercolor painting, ″The Trip Home″, won Second Place in The Artist′s Magazine 26th Annual Art Competition in the andscape⁄Interior segment.
It is featured on page 60 of the magazine′s December, 2009 issue. Congratulations!
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The accolades continue for Masi as he was one of the artists featured in the Fall issue of American Artist′s Watercolor Magazine.
There were nine beautiful works featured by Masi in the eight page article including the one pictured here: ″59th Street Nocturne″.
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 Paul Scott Gallery is very pleased to begin the representation of Angus, a Scotish born colorist who now lives in San Francisco with his f amily. Through the combination of vibrant color planes and dissecting lines, Angus has the uncanny ability to energize the often mundane genre of still life. His careful selection and arrangement of objects--fruit, vegetables, cloths, oddities--help to create a story that far exceeds any literal depiction of the subject. The objects becomes characters, the color becomes personalities and the lines become chapters. All that is left is each viewer's own reaction--antd that is what Angus wants!
Be sure to keep an eye on this artist. Stop in and see these beautiful works in person. Enjoy!
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Paul Scott Gallery's talented landscape painter, Peter Sakievich, has been accepted to the Hudson River Fellowship. He will be painting and drawing plein air with Jacob Collins and a number of well known New York landscape painters. Sakievich will be studying with the fellowhip throughout the month of July. |
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