Sat. June 27,  through Sun. July 26, 2009 - please scroll down for more

Tomas Glass, mixed media on canvas, 72"x 80" y. 2009
 

Tomas Glass

Major in Minor, works in provisional painting :

In these times of media overkill, my work reminds us of the absolute and essential components of art, painting, and drawing that serve as the very foundation of art history. The cornerstones of my compositions are rooted in modernism, while my paintings are based on improvisation and composition a lot like jazz music, where the musician becomes saturated in the notes, and then has the freedom to flow.

While  each person has there own rhythm , my work manifests  a personal cadence . The result is an expression in color line and form that turns into patterns of energized movements which are revealed in my work.

 Tomas Glass, 2009
 
 

"I'll keep it simple. You can say a lot of things about painting, I really don't know about all that. I just say paint from your gut."

Guus Kemp, "Riot of Parrots I" oil on canvas,  52"x 60" y. 2009
 
 

Guus Kemp, "Riot of Parrots I" oil on canvas,  52"x 60" y. 2009

Guus Kemp, "Riot of Parrots I" oil on canvas,  52"x 60" y. 2009

Guus Kemp, "unttled" oil on canvas,  30"x 40" y. 2009

Tomas Glass "Major In Minor" - Gallery I
Guus Kemp "Riot of Parrots" - Gallery II
Sat. June 27,  through Sun. July 26, 2009

Tomas Glass and Guus Kemp open this month at Nau-haus, and just like last month's exhibitions showcasing Pam Horsman and Tuyet Thi Ong have I have been having great big fun putting these shows together.

There is something very special about abstract painters. Something extraordinary about people who are willing to just put it all out there without justification or social cause, and just share the pure joy they find as they lose themselves in the act of painting. They hide behind nothing, and leave us with a record on canvas of their most private journeys.

Tuyet revealed herself through a completely emotional attachment to the paint and canvas while Pam started with the same inspirations, but as her mother pointed out, had a family predisposition towards controlling things. It's all been terrific, everyone and the family too - everyone has had the most interesting things to add to the discourse about our first show of non-objective works this summer.

And now the second half of summer abstraction at the Nau-haus. Opening the last weekend in June, our July exhibitions features Tomas Glass "Major In Minor" and Guus Kemp "Riot of Parrots."  Tomas Glass is also a musician and thoughtfuly plays out his visual riffs like Miles Davis improvising and on a theme, while Guus Kemp, a transplant from Norway, puts the paint out on the canvas like Tommy Ramone was somewhere in the room banging a drum.

It would be too easy to compare the boys with the girls. But please take a look and see what you think.