This past Friday, I had the exquisite experience of attending Paul Balmer’s artist reception for his new collection Cityscape to Landscape at the Campton Gallery at 451 West Broadway in New York City. Mr. Balmer hails from South Africa and his since been somewhat of an international citizen; with exhibitions over the past two decades in London, Chicago, Sydney Australia, Boston, and New York to name a few.
Mr. Balmer’s Cityscapes capture a unique essence of both New York City and the country in that he manages to express (in cityscapes) a viable and controlled chaos that is natural in the habitat of our concrete jungle. For this reason, I would beg to argue the collection’s metamodernistic influence simply by the adventure Mr. Balmer’s pieces take you on.
Then there are the Landscapes, a perfect juxtaposition to it’s Manhattan counterpart by way of serenity and the ability to transport you to any welcome and familiar place in the annals of your memory. I was both seventeen again in the Tuscan countryside and a child on a farm in central New Mexico. Paul Balmer possesses the gift of expressing to you, you’re own emotions through his art.
A special thank you to Miss Allison Harrell for the invitation.
August 13, 2012 at 6:54 pm
I like his work, will have to investigate further.
He doesn’t look old enough to have been painting and traveling for the past 2 decades.
August 13, 2012 at 6:55 pm
I know! He’s actually 48… I couldn’t believe it.
August 13, 2012 at 7:08 pm
You won’t be hearing from me again, he’s only 2 years younger than me, and I look like I’m dead, may as well get it over with right now.