"I use a particular method of improvisation, utilizing many colors, but the result is
unpredictable.
Each work uses color to create a layered surface of marks, gestures and shapes.
Hopefully the resulting image will grab your attention and invite you to explore its numerous resolutions . . ."
Michael is fascinated by the interaction of colors and the accretion of visual texture in paintings as the surface is developed. Layered, colored surfaces and shapes interact and reveal pieces of each work’s underpainting and the many stages of change during the working process.
His current paintings blend gestural marks and color into an image ultimately created by masking much of the surface with an additional layer of paint. These shapes and the visual events inside the shapes interact as foreground-background, windows into a hidden environment, an arrangement of puzzle pieces, or sometimes simple geometry.
His work nods to the passage of time, the impact of the elements on a surface, and the beauty of the resulting decayed image. . .
CONTACT: michaelcoop@newmexico.com
SFSAC just finished a successful first pop-up gallery show of new works by members! We raised $600 to be donated to the International Red Cross Ukraine Fund.
A very BIG THANK YOU goes to the artist Richard Nicholas www.richardanicholas.com for his generous donation of two of his paintings of famous churches created during his stay in Ukraine. They were both auctioned off during the gallery opening reception.
Below are photos of our OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION and AUCTION at the Nocturne818 Gallery Santa Fe during Art Week.
See the gallery work by participating artists and opening reception pics below.
The Santa Fe Studio Arts Collective members are sponsoring a gallery show at Nocturne818 during Art Week. Each artwork will represent the blue and yellow of the Ukrainian flag to show solidarity with the plight of the Ukrainian people. Ten percent of any artwork purchased during Art Week will go to the International Committee of the Red Cross Ukraine Fund. The show features 19 member artists and their diverse works.
GALLERY OPEN 10- 5 SATURDAY + SUNDAY,
JULY 9-10 as well as JULY 15-17.
VIEWING JULY 11-14 BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.
Join us for the opening reception and meet the 19 SFSAC artists whose work is featured in the show and get first dibs on buying one of these great works. We will have light refreshments and plenty of opportunities to meet and greet!
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