PRESS RELEASE
NEW NAME NEW SEASON NEW WORKS
Oct 11 – Nov 3, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Cristin Longo or Beverly Cuyler
For more information call 561.241.3050 or visit www.bakerspondergallery.com
BOCA RATON, FL (September 7, 2012) – Elaine Baker Gallery is pleased to announce that its name has been changed to Baker Sponder Gallery reflecting the partnership between Elaine Baker and her daughter Deborah Sponder. The first exhibition of the season will open in October.
Elaine Baker began her professional career in 1974 at Bal Harbor, Florida and opened her eponymous gallery in 1989 at its present Gallery Center location. Elaine's daughter, Deborah Sponder joined the gallery in 2003 after 15 years as a private dealer in California. They opened a second location at The Boca Raton Resort in January of 2010. This exciting project includes a gallery space and an on-site sculpture garden. Elaine’s son Steven Sponder consults for the gallery's Sculpture Partners Group division, placing museum quality sculpture for acquisition at select resorts and public spaces around the world.
NEW WORKS
Heiner Meyer, Peter Reginato, Andreas Reimann, Oscar Lakeman, Harald Schmitz-Schmelzer and Serge Strossberg.
Opening Reception: Thursday, October 11th, 6 – 8pm
Peter Reginato’s signature compositions in welded steel are a lively vocabulary of Matisse’s biomorphic shapes and Miro’s quirky symbols, spirals, zigs and zags; all surprising and delightful with every turn. This series of unpainted sculptures explores a new direction for the artist and techniques that demonstrate his enjoyment of the medium. These brightly burnished and brushed stainless steel sculptures retain their playfulness and lyricism, while making a connection to the work of David Smith.
Oscar Lakeman takes a playful approach toward his subject matter, painting monumental brushes and jars in vibrant color. As he depicts each object, Lakeman presents us with only a fragmentary view of his studio. Yet each splattered canvas references the aesthetic experience of the artist and the performance that activates each painting.
Harald Schmitz-Schmelzer’s cast acrylic works bridge the gap between painting, sculpture and science. The artist’s studio, like an experimental lab, is where he stretches the limits of color perception. Like a painter, Schmitz-Schmelzer begins with color in liquid form, but instead of applying it to the surface of a canvas, he instead pours it into a mold. The outcome is an encyclopedic array of colors that vary depending on ambient light and the angle at which they are seen.
Serge Strosberg’s contemporary narrative portraits capture a testimony of the human condition. Each figure, distinctively posed in its environment, conveys an emotion, a momentary truth. Facial expressions and body language develop the individual’s projected self-image. The artist’s oil and tempera portraits illustrate a complex and uncertain identity, yet manage to portray the undeniable similarity that all humans possess.