Saturday, December 13, 2014

"Collector's Choice" at Amsterdam Whitney Gallery

I am thrilled to have two of my artworks included in the upcoming fine art exhibition at Amsterdam Whitney International Art Gallery, located at 511 W. 25th Street, Chelsea, New York City. 

Image below: Across the River, Oil on Panel, 9" x 12"




Image below: A Moment, Oil on Canvas, Triptych, 30" x 36" ( 3 panels)





Below is the press release from Amsterdam Whitney Gallery:




ANDREA HARRIS

COLLECTORS’ CHOICE                                             DECEMBER 12 – JANUARY 27, 2015

Andrea Harris's oeuvre is inspired by the philosophy of Henri Matisse who declared: "An artist must possess Nature. He must identify himself with her rhythm, by efforts that will prepare the mastery which will later enable him to express himself in his own language." Revering the land and the sky, Andrea Harris has created an intimate dialogue with nature, using her paint brush to explore landscape painting in all its divine, mystical and spiritual aspects.  Influenced by her recent travels to France and Italy, Ms. Harris translates the beauty and light of the Impressionist and Renaissance Masters to achieve illuminated colors and transluminescent light. Within her landscapes, Ms. Harris asserts her own distinctive visual lexicon and evocative visionary syntax where she gravitates towards ethereal visions of the terrestrial world.  Rejoicing in the joy of the terrestrial realm, her magnificent misty scenes are conversations with Mother Nature. Offering a deep spiritual reverence for the universal beauty of the earth and the heavens, Ms.Harris infuses her paintings with a powerful emotional poignancy which reflects the contemplative drama of the sublime forces of nature. 

The painterly language of Andrea Harris's gentle emotional realism landscapes reflects her endless quest to honor the divine beauty, splendor and richness of nature.  Her spiritual meditations on the natural world harmoniously capture the cool illumination of nature with a deft, rhythmic loose brushstrokes along with a subtly muted palette.  With symphonic precision, this contemporary modern master translates familiar scenes onto the canvas with a unique perspective, orchestrated by the delicacy of a palette reflecting cool, subdued hues. Luminously conceived, her landscape colors are lightly feathered textures which admirably translate the glory and jubilant majesty of nature. This striking interplay of colors is portrayed significantly with a contrasting serene subject matter revealing a contemporary master at work.

Emotionally expressive, Ms. Harris highlights the visceral intensity and ever-changing moods of nature where light and color are in constant transition.  Hauntingly beautiful, her fluid, organic compositions relish Mother Nature's lush curves and boundless energy. Being less concerned with documenting specific scenes, she is focused on capturing nature's essence- the deeply profound moments, where there is a connection to a vital energy. Her process begins with being in nature, where she allows the emotional energy of the landscape to filter through her psyche. Excelling at depicting the environment around her, it is not the tangible qualities that are highlighted in her paintings, but it is also the softly washed memories of a specific local. The memory is then permanently transcribed onto canvas and the result is a radiantly dramatic remembrance of nature as she wishes to evoke remembrances within the viewer's own personal relationship with nature.


Internationally recognized as a painter, an educator and an art lecturer, Andrea Harris's masterful landscapes have catapulted her to national and international recognition to become one of the most celebrated landscape artists, gracing viewers with her compositions of sky, river, and earth. Brilliantly translating onto canvas with a syncopated beat the magnificence of nature, award-winning painter Andrea Harris has participated in a lifetime of immersion in the arts, culminating in an outstanding body of work and has embarked on a painting career which has transported her into a meaningful position in the contemporary art arena. This Chicago-based artist has enjoyed numerous successful exhibitions throughout Europe and the U.S., and the presence of her works in prestigious collections across the world, is affirmation of her continually expanding reputation.


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