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| Anthony Baus, Allegory of Nature and Artifice, 2015, walnut ink, 11x14 |
Drawings of
Anthony Baus:
Architectural and Perspective-based Compositions
April
17 – May 8, 2015
Opening reception Friday, April 17th, 6-9pm
Long Island City, NY – Eleventh Street
Arts is thrilled to host a unique exhibition of new work by visual artist
Anthony Baus. Drawings of Anthony Baus
will feature over 30 pen and ink wash drawings centered on the artist’s
architectural- and perspective-based compositions. Through May 8, 2015. Opening
reception Friday, April 17th, 6-9pm.
A selection of these works, created on
site at various Manhattan landmarks, probes the richness of New York City’s
Gilded Age architecture with renderings of such structures as the Surrogate’s
Court Building, Central Park’s Maine Monument, the Ansonia, and the Alwyn
Court. Other works include inventive compositions depicting ancient themes of
nature and discovery – replete with draped figures and landscape –in a fashion
that is unapologetically traditional. In addition, the exhibition will be supported
by a selection of drawings by contemporary artists Colleen Barry, Victor Chong,
Will St. John, and Abigail Tulis. These ancillary works provide a contextual
framework for Baus’ drawings in a manner that will be familiar to visitors of
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Morgan Library and The Frick Collection.
Detailed descriptions of each work supply valuable insight into the artist’s
working methods and the rich array of influences from which he draws.
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| Anthony Baus, Ruins of Bibiena, 2015, walnut ink, 15x17 in |
As the show’s title suggests, themes of
perspective are prevalent throughout.
One drawing appropriates a Guiseppe Bibiena theater design that is
grounded with the use of distant vanishing points and a fixed horizon
line. Another piece depicts an allegory
of perspective, using its concepts to deepen the space and provide a relative
scale for the figures and their environment. In addition to the collection of
finished, fully rendered drawings, the exhibition will also include
compositional thumbnails and sketches. These fascinating studies offer a rare
window into the early stages of classical picture-making.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Anthony Baus (b. 1981) is from Racine,
WI. He received his BFA from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. He later
moved to Chicago and apprenticed under Eric J. Nordstrom, owner of Bldg 51
Museum, which hosts a collection of historically important American architectural
artifacts. In 2010 he began studying at Grand Central Atelier under Jacob
Collins. Baus is the recipient of the 2015 Alma Schapiro Prize and currently
directs Grand Central Atelier’s Perspective/Design Studio.
ABOUT ELEVENTH STREET ARTS
Eleventh Street Arts is an exhibition
space for contemporary drawings, paintings and sculptures founded in 2014.
Adjacent to the collaborative artist studios of Grand Central Atelier, Eleventh
Street Arts presents new work that invokes, challenges, and celebrates the classical
tradition.
Eleventh Street Arts at
Grand Central Atelier
46-06 11th
Street, Long Island City NY 11101
