![]() Examples of these can be found at both galleries. The most engaging paintings in the show are from 20. Works may be viewed at their main headquarters, a converted residential structure and at a large, open re-purposed commercial space several blocks away. This easy-to-grasp concept offers a frisson of delight for the viewer as they experience the variety of its execution.Īppropriately, Do uble Take, is split between two locations at East End Arts. The artist refers to his paintings as “twins.” The side-by-side canvases are nearly identical, yet their differences become an intriguing puzzle to recognize, trace and sort. ![]() When pulled apart, the forms on one canvas imprint on the other creating a shared Rorschach-like result. While the colors are still wet, the paired canvases are then placed together, face to face. He applies pools, bands, bars and patches of saturated hues of oil paint on one canvas and water-based pigment on the other. His paintings are comprised of two (sometimes four) identically sized, stretched rectangular canvases shown side-by-side. Gross offers the viewer the satisfying experience of engaging intellectually with the underlying organizing principle of his compositions while savoring a sumptuously layered array of the results. In Double Take, Rainer Gross’ solo show at East End Arts through Novemin Riverhead, NY, the artist invites the viewer to take a step closer to his abstract, intensely colorful paintings. Gallery view, East End Arts, Riverhead, NY.
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