February 12th, 2024
Monya Rowe, Wallflowers, Bryan Rogers
On view : January 11 - February 17, 2024
As you walk into Monya Rowe you are profoundly pierced by Bryan Roger’s works, akin to that of a temple with icons and idols, a certain air of reverence is instantaneously conjured. Motifs of folk art, art nouveau and psychedelia weave themselves into Roger’s work, yet at it’s core is a disciplined observation of nature’s ornamental intricacies and those of the self. A scintillating crystalline acuteness exudes through the ornate phantasmagoria of utopic liminal landscapes. Perhaps it’s the deliberation and contemplativeness conveyed through a multitude of layered transparent strokes that spotlight a meditative quality of the works. The eye physically ping pongs about to digest the oscillating slivers of translucent paint which coalesce to create coruscating pulsating fields of colour. The meditative quality extends to both it’s creation and perception. The composition’s deluge of depths and dimensions allow for an exploratory experience that invites your eye down meandering manicured paths. Figueres depicted are only of men, either ponderous or in arrested motion, omnidirectionally illuminated by unearthly lights to adumbrate phantasmal silhouettes. They’re veiled by a certain air of forgiving gentleness, seemingly doe-like, vulnerable, genuine - unaware they’re being perceived.
Monya Rowe, Wallflowers, Bryan Rogers
On view : January 11 - February 17, 2024
As you walk into Monya Rowe you are profoundly pierced by Bryan Roger’s works, akin to that of a temple with icons and idols, a certain air of reverence is instantaneously conjured. Motifs of folk art, art nouveau and psychedelia weave themselves into Roger’s work, yet at it’s core is a disciplined observation of nature’s ornamental intricacies and those of the self. A scintillating crystalline acuteness exudes through the ornate phantasmagoria of utopic liminal landscapes. Perhaps it’s the deliberation and contemplativeness conveyed through a multitude of layered transparent strokes that spotlight a meditative quality of the works. The eye physically ping pongs about to digest the oscillating slivers of translucent paint which coalesce to create coruscating pulsating fields of colour. The meditative quality extends to both it’s creation and perception. The composition’s deluge of depths and dimensions allow for an exploratory experience that invites your eye down meandering manicured paths. Figueres depicted are only of men, either ponderous or in arrested motion, omnidirectionally illuminated by unearthly lights to adumbrate phantasmal silhouettes. They’re veiled by a certain air of forgiving gentleness, seemingly doe-like, vulnerable, genuine - unaware they’re being perceived.