October 29–November 23, 2024
Opening reception Thursday November 7, 6–8pm
Closing reception Saturday November 23, 4–6pm
Chelsea: Viridian Artists Inc. is pleased to present “The City” by photographer/architect Alan Gaynor. In this exhibit he presents arresting black and white views of New York City’s architectural patterns of concrete and steel. The show opens October 29 and continues through November 23, 2024. You are invited to meet the artist and celebrate the opening of this exhibit on Thursday, November 7, 6–8pm.
Alan Gaynor’s interest in photography arose from his interest and training in architecture and urbanism. In 1974, he founded his architectural firm with a vision of a working environment free of convention. His interest in buildings continues, but now he explores architectural structures through the medium of photography. Like Johann Wolfgang von Goethe once famously stated, “I call architecture frozen music”; Gaynor feels the same. As in compositions in music, Goethe’s analogy suggests that architectural structures possess a distinct rhythm, harmony, and melody, emphasizing the importance of aesthetics and artistic elements in architectural design.
Gaynor is a photographer who translates his passions into images that convey the beauty of human-made structures, whether they are the concreteness at the heart of urban Manhattan or the mosaic artfulness of the mosques of Morocco. Creating his images of places in series, he previously has explored the subways of New York City, the ancient structures of India and the mosaics of Morocco.
On his website Gaynor states that he loves the mathematical basis of all architectural design. Gaynor’s photography of both contemporary structures and those of the past all convey a sense of the still majesty of buildings. That he rarely includes humans in his images (which might distract our attention) helps us to see more clearly what we do not see when walking the streets of Manhattan or Morocco. Often his focus has been on the layering of the buildings and in these images of New York, that focus continues.
Gaynor, whose work explores structures, lighting, and space, has become an award-winning photographer. He has studied with some of the acknowledged masters of the photographic medium including David Vestal, Jock Sturges, George Tice and John Sexton, and has received a host of awards for his photography including a Bronze Award in the 2012 International Loupe Awards, Terabella Media Urban Landscape, Epson International, Tank Photo Award and many others. His work has been featured in publications including Best of Photography 2012, The Photographer, and Photo Review to name just a few.
Gaynor has been exhibiting his photography since 2000 at many galleries, including FotoFusion, Black Box Gallery, Spectra ’07, Saf-T-Gallery, Camera Obscura, Soho Photo. This will be his fourth solo exhibit at Viridian. We look forward to sharing with you these arresting black and white images of the beautiful shapes created by New York City architecture.
Gallery hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 12 – 6pm
For further information please contact: Vernita Nemec, Gallery Director
or Jenny Belin, Assistant Director at viridianartistsinc@gmail.com
or view the gallery website: viridianartists.com
Instagram @viridianartistsinc
Viridian Gallery
547 West 27th or 548 West 28th Street, Suite #632
New York, NY 10001
(212) 414-4040
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