440 Gallery is pleased to present Luminous Paradox, new work by Karen Gibbons, a mixed media artist who has shown her work extensively throughout NYC. Ever an artistic explorer, once again Gibbons does not disappoint. This show is a collection of collaged paintings with sculptural sensibilities. Found materials are hinged or bolted together and the artist then builds compositions using images, pastel and paint. Gibbons work hovers in that luminous space between the material and transcendence. Each piece holds contradictory qualities that ultimately speak to the power of paradox: profane and spiritual, obscure and clear, simple and intricate, playful and serious.
Luminous Paradox opens at the 440 Gallery, located at 440 Sixth Avenue in Brooklyn, on Thursday, March 22, and will run through April 22, 2018. There will be a reception for the artist from 5-8 pm on Friday, March 23, 2018.
