| About the Exhibition
Opening reception: First Friday, May 7, 5 - 8 pm
Artist's reception for Norman Soong: Saturday, May 15, 5 -
7 pm
George Shinn will be in the gallery May 8, 20, and 22, noon
- 5 pm
Norman Soong’s “Coffee Shop
Series” is a reflection on the activities taken place
around this generation’s favorite meeting place, the
coffee shops: conversation, meditation, studying, conferencing,
day dreaming, snoozing, etc. While the postures are mostly
sketches on the spot, the surroundings are often stylized
to suit the paintings’ compositions. The color schemes
are artificially chosen. Through this work, he wishes to bring
a knowing smile to his viewers.
George Shinn explores ideas at first on his
Mac, developing a digital template, then transferring the
compositions to canvas for enlargement and translation. His
work is non-committal, non-judgemental. He portrays a world
of imaginary and satirical faces and figures.
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