Cheim &
Read, Chelsea
Until Nov
15 2019
Now 89,
Gorchov has spent his career pursuing the same formula of limning simple,
biomorphic shapes (often in pairs) against contrasting backgrounds of thinly
applied pigment. But the most distinctive aspect of his paintings is their
configuration: Instead of using a rectilinear canvas, Gorchov employs linen
stretched over a saddle-shaped frame. The results resemble ancient shields,
especially when Gorchov’s abstract forms are set in mirror symmetry like the
coat of arms of some warring house. Lyrical and painterly, Gorchov’s style
departed from the hard edge aesthetics typical of shaped-canvas paintings
during the 1960s, and in that respect, his approach wound up having a
considerable impact on the emerging Neo-Expressionist painters of the Reagan
era. The height of that influence is recalled here in a survey of works created
between 1979 and 1983.
Details
Event
website: http://www.cheimread.com
Venue
name:Cheim & Read
Address:23 E 67 St, New York, 10001
Cross
street:between Fifth and Madison Aves
Transport:Subway: C, E to 23rd St
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