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The Best of the Bronx Part II
INTRODUCTION
By
Sigmund Balka
It is with
distinct pleasure that we present this exhibit of talented work by artists
currently living and working in the Bronx. We were pleased to present the
“Best of the Bronx Part I” exhibition last year and then subsequently were
delighted that an additional number of artists who had not been included in
the first exhibition were discovered and had every reason to be included in
Part II of our survey. The Bronx has become a focal point for artistic life
in the New York area with its economic demands upon the lives of creative
people in the arts who must deal with the same issues we must confront on
where to find affordable housing to live and work. Some artists from
Manhattan have successfully explored living as far away as the East Oak Lane
area of Philadelphia, as well as the Bethlehem-Allentown-Easton area of
Pennsylvania in order to be economically solvent. Additionally, artists have
come from all over the world to develop their careers in New York and for
similar reasons have settled in the Bronx. As an example, the Hunts Point
area now has a growing number of artists studios with dedicated individuals
working there and representing former locations as far removed as Italy and
India, two of the homelands of artists in this exhibition.
It is appropriate to acknowledge the
cooperation of Charles Krasne, the President and Chief Executive Officer of
Krasdale Foods, for his support of the Krasdale Galleries and these
exhibitions, as well as all the Krasdale employees for their eager
cooperation in helping to make these exhibits a reality. I would also like
to thank Vanessa Silberman for the preparation of the catalog entries.
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List of
Works in the Exhibition
Leo Bento
“The
Model”
“Brooklyn”
“Cancer
Stricken”
“Gypsy Girl”
“Tattoo
artist”
“Fatherly
Love”
“Gazing on tranquility”
Ira Merritt
“Breakup of
a Relationship” mixed media
“Prelude to
a Kiss” mixed media
“Driven Mad
with Desire” mixed media
“Lost
Innocence” mixed media
“Object of
Desire” mixed media
“Out of the
Shadows” mixed media
Ira
Moskowitz
"Construction Bronx" 8"x11", 1930
"Harlem River" 7 3/4"x10 3/4", 1929
"Crotona
Park" 8" x 5 1/2", 1929
Louis Nieves
“Bruckner
Boulevard” oil on canvas, 40” x 45”
“Clouds
Overhead (Big sky)” oil on canvas, 43” x 59”
“Fast
Company” oil on canvas, 46” x 40”
“They’ll be
here soon” oil on canvas, 24” x 36”
“Esperanza”
oil on canvas, 36”x 52”
Aaron Olshan
“Ancient
Dream I” mixed media
“Ancient
Dream II” mixed media
“Ancient
Dream III” mixed media
“Ancient
Dream IV” mixed media
“Eden” oil
on canvas, 2004
“Pharoah’s
Tomb” mixed media
“Sanctuary”
mixed media
Vittorio
Ottaviani
“Bacchus,”
24" x 16" - Oil on Canvas, 2004
“The Three
Graces,”
7" 7/8x 10" 7/8 - Oil on Canvas, 2004
"No
Thanks!", 24" 3/4 x 16½ - Oil on Wood, 2006
“Snatch,”
24" x 22" 1/4 - Oil on Mahogany, 2005
“The
Ambush,” 7" 7/8x 10" 7/8 - Oil on Wood, 2006
“Communication,” 23" 3/4 x 33" ½ - Oil on Mahogany, 2005
“The Ghost
of Port Royal,” 24" x 22" 1/4 - Oil on Board, 2005
“Stillness
in New York City,”16" x 24" - Oil on Canvas, 2004
Sumathy
Sundarababu
“Daybreak” Oil on canvas 11”x14” 2005
“Tranquility” Oil on canvas 16” x 20” 2006
“A Barn” Oil on canvas 8” x10” 2006
“A
Scenic point” Oil on canvas 16” x 20” 2006
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