GONZALO PAPANTONAKIS
2011-03-21In this exhibition Papantonakis repeats images obsessively. Flora, images of childhood, and musical elements recur with near compulsive frequency throughout the artist’s oeuvre. The species of flower used in his motifs often varies from series to series, however one finds constancy in the freeform manner in which they are depicted. Papantonakis’ latest works are strewn with images of roses, however they appear alongside what is almost a catalog of flowers drawn from the artist’s previous pieces.
Evocations of childhood are found throughout Papantonakis’ canvases in the recurrence of images such as bike helmets, ballerinas and video‐game controllers. Many works incorporate collage and a rough handling of form, which communicates a sense of youthful spontaneity.
Opposite – The Creator, Mixed media on five wood panels
Exhibition runs through to April 7th, 2011
Gallery Nine5
24 Spring Street
New York
NY
10012
