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Dominique BoutaudI feel honored to have exhibited twice in a year at Agora Gallery in New York. The gallery is located among many other galleriesin Chelsea, a busy section of the city. The Agora Gallery space is huge and peaceful – an easy place for me to relax, to contemplatethe artwork. Although I participated in group exhibitions, I was unique in my gallery section each time. Also, I enjoyedthe artwork of the other artists and found the opportunity to meet them during the opening reception. It was a very interestingexperience to listen to the other artists sharing their feelings about their own artworks.Both of my exhibitions were arranged in an extremely attractive way so that the eyes could move from one painting to anotherone in a very natural motion.A curious and admiring public came to look quietly or to express themselves in front of the artwork, asking pertinent questions.As an abstract artist who prefers to paint in oils, I liked to see and listen to the public reactions and the comments that weremade in front of my artwork. I valued the atmosphere of expressiveness, as people from different countries and cultures broughttheir individual memories and ideas to the experience. You could really see how paintings attract the human soul which seeksthe depth in them. For me it was a gift to have such a beautiful and interesting experience with the public, through my exhibitionat Agora Gallery.I took enormous pleasure in being in New York City. The experience of the city was an important complement to the exhibitionexperience, and I found the Big Apple to be a treasure for the world and in my own life. The city is impressive, beautiful andpowerful in winter with the snow, as well in the light of spring. I felt delighted to see all the New York streets and contemplate thebeauty of the architecture of the city.In this fabulous modern city, I have enjoyed visiting some of the best known places in the world, like Times Square, and uniquemuseums such as MOMA with its incredible artists and the wonderful exhibition Savage Beauty, featuring the work of AlexanderMcQueen, at the Metropolitan Museum.I also took huge pleasure in the simple act of eating a New York Hot Dog. New York City is so impressive and the most unexpectedthings and people could be seen everywhere. It has become a great source of inspiration for an abstract painter like me.Without doubt, my experience of exhibiting my paintings at Agora Gallery in New York will stay with me forever as an unforgettableexperience.www.Agora-Gallery.com/Artistpage/Dominique_Boutaud.aspx83 ARTisSpectrum