Monday, April 19, 2010Lynette Yiadom-Boakye at Jack Shainman Gallery in New York Cityby Africa.com Editorial Staff From April 22 through May 22, the Jack Shainman Gallery will host artist Lynette Yiadom-Boakye's first solo exhibition in New York City.
Titled Essays and Documents, the exhibition will feature a series of portraits. Ms. Yiadom-Boakye's portraits of mostly black subjects are bold, often confronting the viewer with a direct gaze. The manner of her painting is expressionistic with strong brush strokes that, along with her dark palette, evoke a theatrical mood. Her direct, centralized compositions emphasize the inner world and narrative of her subjects, leaving the simplified background setting to the viewer's imagination.
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Titled Essays and Documents, the exhibition will feature a series of portraits. Ms. Yiadom-Boakye's portraits of mostly black subjects are bold, often confronting the viewer with a direct gaze. The manner of her painting is expressionistic with strong brush strokes that, along with her dark palette, evoke a theatrical mood. Her direct, centralized compositions emphasize the inner world and narrative of her subjects, leaving the simplified background setting to the viewer's imagination.
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