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Amy Lincoln at Morgan Lehman Gallery
New York artist Amy Lincoln carefully studies particular plants, then incorporates them in paintings of the natural world so crisp and vibrantly colored, they’re almost hallucinogenic. (At Morgan Lehman Gallery in Chelsea through May 7th). Amy Lincoln, Variegated Rubber Plant, acrylic on panel, 20 x 16 inches, 2016.4
Amy Lincoln Night Pond, 2012, Acrylic on mdf, 17 x 21 inches.
“Lincoln’s landscapes and still life paintings hold tension and sweetness. The landscapes seem sprawling but sometimes the plants begin to close in on us. In Night Pond daffodils seem to look out from the painting. The flowers and trees wave to us in uncanny symmetry and we feel as though this is either Alice in Wonderland or a walk in Central Park. In both the landscapes and still life paintings, nature becomes uncharacteristically organized as leaves, flowers, clouds and surfaces fall into pattern and order. It is as though this was how the world was meant to be or the way one may unconsciously remember it. Despite the hope found in these patterns and bright colors there is always something looming in each painting. These paintings leave room for the imagination of the viewer to kick in. There might be an approaching wind, an awkward silence, a room closes in but the viewer is safe for now in these silent moments between events.”
18A show/book/book series/movie : Hey your favorite character’s dead!
Me: AHAHAHAHAHA SHUT THE FUCK UP NO THEY’RE NOT
Show/book/book series/movie : Yes they are-
Me:
NO. THE FUCK. THEY AREN’T.
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