Overview

New York Gallery

 

California and Paris-based artist Naomie Kremer writes that her process allows her to ‘visualize and materialize’ at the same time. In this exhibition of new work, her paintings evoke representation, but remain stubbornly abstract. The viewer experiences simultaneous sensory occurrences in the manner of experiencing the natural world, yet the hand and mind of the painter is in evidence, reminding the viewer that perception is always partly a function of nurture.

 

Unusual for her artistic practice, in this body of work Kremer approached each canvas without any specific source imagery in an effort to reveal the innate and sometimes contradictory tangle of elements – education, information, environment, and personality – that shape her work. Sweeping gestures are jostled by intricate marks creating pattern and detail that evoke recognition on a biological level. Kremer’s nuanced colors thematically unify the variety of rhythms and movement within each painting, while setting the tone for their perception. Kremer herself is evident in the robust physicality of the paintings, but the meaning of her gestures remains open-ended, inviting interpretation and interaction on both physiological and psychological levels.

 

On Thursday evening, 9 October, at 7pm Hosfelt Gallery will screen Naomie Kremer’s video animation backdrop for Bela Bartok’s “Bluebeard’s Castle.” Commissioned by the Berkeley Opera and performed to great acclaim in May 2008, this one-hour video brings together layered and animated imagery in a way that is deeply integrated with her past work, while pointing toward explorations she will pursue in work to come.

 

Concurrent with this exhibition, Kremer will exhibit Quote Unquote: Text Animations and Hybrid Paintings from September 18 through November 1 at Knoedler & Company’s Project Space, at 19 East 70th Street.

Works
  • NAOMIE KREMER Estuary, 2008 oil on linen 36 x 40 inches 91.4 x 101.6 cms
    NAOMIE KREMER
    Estuary, 2008
    oil on linen
    36 x 40 inches
    91.4 x 101.6 cms
  • NAOMIE KREMER Cave Painting, 2008 oil on linen 65 x 75 inches 165.1 x 190.5 cms
    NAOMIE KREMER
    Cave Painting, 2008
    oil on linen
    65 x 75 inches
    165.1 x 190.5 cms
  • Naomie Kremer Glimpse, 2008 oil on linen 65 x 75 in 165.1 x 190.5 cm
    Naomie Kremer
    Glimpse, 2008
    oil on linen
    65 x 75 in
    165.1 x 190.5 cm
  • NAOMIE KREMER Intercept, 2007 oil on linen 72 x 48 inches 213.4 x 121.9 cms
    NAOMIE KREMER
    Intercept, 2007
    oil on linen
    72 x 48 inches
    213.4 x 121.9 cms
  • NAOMIE KREMER Wintergreen I, 2002-2008 oil on linen 84 x 48 inches 213.4 x 121.9 cms
    NAOMIE KREMER
    Wintergreen I, 2002-2008
    oil on linen
    84 x 48 inches
    213.4 x 121.9 cms
  • NAOMIE KREMER Wintergreen II, 2002-2008 oil on linen 84 x 48 inches 213.4 x 121.9 cms
    NAOMIE KREMER
    Wintergreen II, 2002-2008
    oil on linen
    84 x 48 inches
    213.4 x 121.9 cms
  • NAOMIE KREMER Wintergreen III, 2002-2008 oil on linen 84 x 48 inches 213.4 x 121.9 cms
    NAOMIE KREMER
    Wintergreen III, 2002-2008
    oil on linen
    84 x 48 inches
    213.4 x 121.9 cms
  • NAOMIE KREMER Streaming, diptych, 2007 oil on linen 65 x 120 inches 165.1 x 304.8 cms
    NAOMIE KREMER
    Streaming, diptych, 2007
    oil on linen
    65 x 120 inches
    165.1 x 304.8 cms
  • NAOMIE KREMER Partita II, 2008 oil on linen 22 x 35 inches 55.9 x 88.9 cms
    NAOMIE KREMER
    Partita II, 2008
    oil on linen
    22 x 35 inches
    55.9 x 88.9 cms
  • NAOMIE KREMER Doppler, 2008 oil on linen 48 x 55 inches 121.9 x 139.7 cms
    NAOMIE KREMER
    Doppler, 2008
    oil on linen
    48 x 55 inches
    121.9 x 139.7 cms
  • NAOMIE KREMER Partita I, 2008 oil on linen 40 x 22 inches 101.6 x 55.9 cms
    NAOMIE KREMER
    Partita I, 2008
    oil on linen
    40 x 22 inches
    101.6 x 55.9 cms