The New Face of Chelsea Seducing the Canvas ... - Artisspectrum

Lawrence von Knorr’s sensitivity to composition
and the evocative possibilities of light and color has
inspired him to enhance his original photographs to bring
to the surface the emotional textures already in the original
image. Technology provides him with the tools to introduce
fantasy and imagination to the reality of conventional
photography; the results are expressive scenes akin to
French Impressionism.
As a photographer, Lawrence’s most fulfilling experience
is being on location and capturing images of architecture,
landscapes and street scenes. He strives for a timeless
quality in his work, and when he employs his lens in
international locales such as Spain, Germany, Italy, and
Mexico, he finds rich subject matter that harks back to
previous centuries. A picture is an opportunity for all kinds of
exploration, he says, both for the artist and for the viewer.
With a major influence coming from the landscapes and
cities of central Pennsylvania, Lawrence’s work naturally
has focused on abandoned industrial sites and enhancing
their photographs with different tones and digital effects to
bring out the historical and emotional depth of the location.
Although traditional photography has been Lawrence’s
lifelong passion, his use of cutting-edge technology has
added to the possibilities of photography as he creates
beautiful and emotionally powerful works of art.
Websites: www.vonknorrgallery.com
www.Agora-Gallery.com/ArtistPage/Lawrence_von_Knorr.aspx
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ChAd redl
Uninhibited Premise Acrylic on Canvas 32” x 44”
The influence of Canada based Chad Redl’s extensive
set design work is subtly present yet unmistakable in the
painter’s abstract canvases. Each colorful, dynamic, bustling
composition gives the impression of watching some drama
or scene evolving on a stage. Glowing pillars and strong
vertical shapes often structure the canvas, turning the play
of rounded, globular forms into the drama of Redl’s work.
His spectacularly colorful and kinetic aesthetic suggests
Cubism’s dissected forms, except that objects and figures
in Redl’s acrylic paintings become bright forms constructed
from innumerable circles and ovals.
Against moody backdrops of deep greens and blues, or
booming yellows and reds, he stages fascinating abstract
epics of rounded shapes flowing into and out of densely
massed clusters. In places these evoke abstracted,
sweeping landscapes, while other canvases suggest giant
human forms pieced together from primordial building
blocks. This aesthetic that often approaches representation
yet never commits to any specific, solid form reflects
Redl’s aesthetic philosophy. Concerned with balancing
contemporary, socio-political themes that will retain their
visual resonance for decades, he balances the specific and
the universal, the contemporary and the timeless. Just as
his circular forms—the fundamental unit and element in his
work—seem capable of any construction and recombination,
Redl’s paintings suggest many possibilities and keep all
others open.
Websites: www.redlarts.com
www.Agora-Gallery.com/ArtistPage/Chad_Redl.aspx
lAWrenCe von Knorr
Rome - Scooter Alcove Digital Print on Canvas 16” x 20”