440 Gallery presents Re-Marks by Shanee Epstein May 14, 2009

440 Gallery presents Re-Marks by Shanee Epstein.
May 14 - June 21, 2009
Opening Reception Sunday, May 17, 2 - 5 pm
440 Gallery, 440 Sixth Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn, 11215

Shanee Epstein opens her third solo exhibition at the 440 Gallery with "Re-Marks" a show of paintings and collage. The exhibition runs May 14 through June 21 with an opening reception on Sunday, May 17, 2 - 5 pm.

"Re-Marks" is a series of paintings and collage that combine earlier marks, juxtaposed with new painting. This new body of work indicates a return to collage for Epstein after four years of immersion in color exploration. Becoming conscious of the amount of the materials Epstein was using led her to reclaim and recover older work. This palette of mixed paint and earlier images creates a dialogue within the pieces between new and old marks. Epstein says "These newer pieces chronicle the passage of time through the history of my mark making. These works, in effect, become my visual autobiography."

The grid is a consistent organizing structure in all of the work, and there is a tension between the simplicity of the grid and the complexity of multiple images. "Re-Marks" also addresses the dichotomy in Epstein’s work between intuition and formal training. Epstein says, “My process is spontaneous, and I love the surprises and discoveries that unfold. Yet ultimately I am guided by the formal elements of line, composition, texture and color.”

A native of Massachusetts, Epstein began her formal training at the Worcester Art Museum and received her MFA from Pratt Institute when she moved to New York over 20 years ago. She has exhibited extensively in the Northeast and her work is in private and corporate collections internationally.

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