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Mark Lewis: Tulsa Streets and Studio Fiction
February 25, 2020 @ 11:00 am - March 21, 2020 @ 6:00 pm
Mark Lewis
Tulsa Streets and Studio Fiction
Bowery Gallery, 530 West 25th Street, 4th floor, New York, NY 10001
February 25 – March 21, 2020
Opening Reception: Thursday, February 27, 5-8 pm
Artist Gallery Talk, Saturday, February 29, 3-4pm
Mark Lewis’s recent paper and graphite collages depict Tulsa city streets. The perceptual Tulsa street collages are constructed with an accumulation of daily experiences built over an extended period of time. Lewis states, “I’m visually interested in the landscape, particularly the urban landscape and specifically Tulsa city streets, the streets I experience on a daily basis. It’s a stage that’s familiar and unfamiliar at the same time. I love perceptual exploration, experiencing light, the sense of scale, the urban geometry (e.g. telephone poles, street signs and high wires, etc.), the expansive Oklahoma skies, and simply observing people in their daily routines. The work is about discovering and revealing, finding content in the collage narrative rather than knowing what will occur in the landscape or in the collage on any given day—the ordinary is extraordinary.”
The street fiction works (watercolors, graphite drawings, inked drawings and mixed media pieces) explore ordinary urban street events and visualizations of fictional street protest. Lewis states, “Some of my recent work has been influenced by the contemporary political climate. Several images including “Get Out, Keep Out” and “Sweet and Sour View from the Curb” are examples of current work completed in the studio. Some of the watercolors and ink drawings make protest statements, while others deal with the complexity of language or the language of opposing ideologues in the form of a march or protest. The street protests become a stage set for potential drama and for addressing contemporary life issues.”
Lewis exhibits nationally and teaches painting, drawing, and collage at the University of Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma. For more information go to: marklewispaintingstudio.com
The Bowery Gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 am to 6 pm. For more information contact the gallery at 646-230-6655 or info@bowerygallery.org