Agora Gallery to Open New Marcia Haufrecht Exhibit

Chelsea's Agora Gallery will feature the original work of New York City artist Marcia Haufrecht in A Moment in Time. The exhibition opens on May 20th, 2016 and runs through June 9th, 2016 with an opening reception on May 26th, from 6 - 8PM. Any art lover who enjoys thought-provoking artworks and meeting talented and interesting artists is encouraged to attend.

About the Artist

Marcia Haufrecht's paintings evoke domestic intimacy through understated scenes of urban and pastoral sensibilities. Haufrecht uses vibrant oil paints and flat textures to great compositional effect in her landscapes and portraits, which tend towards fields of impressionistic colors broken up by dramatic black surfaces. This contrast between the lighthearted pastels and the depth of the black paint is particularly noteworthy in Haufrecht's portraits, where the human subject is emphasized. Additionally, the quality of Haufrecht's paints creates a noticeable warmth and adds an illustrative quality to the paintings.

Compositionally, Haufrecht often hides her subjects' faces, whether it's through painting only their shadows, or having the subjects turned away from the viewer. Even fully visibly people in Haufrecht's work tend to draw the viewer's gaze outside the frame. This sense of continuum and secrecy is enticing and helps to humanize Haufrecht's stylized depictions. Haufrecht's landscapes, however, contain a clearer impressionistic influence, with the composition reflecting the more abstract side of her work. This versatility is self-acknowledged, with Haufrecht stating she "use[s] whatever method or style best expresses the subject."

Marcia Haufrecht currently lives and works in Manhattan.

Exhibition Dates: May 20, 2016 - June 9, 2016

Reception: Thursday May 26, 2016, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat 11-6

Gallery Location: 530 West 25th St, Chelsea, New York

Event URL: http://www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/Marcia_Haufrecht.aspx

Featured Artists

Doris Brown | Sylvie Michault | Eva Otterstrom | William L Robinson | Aung Kyaw Htet | Marcia Haufrecht | Bill Young | Gretchen Minnhaar |Michael Gleizer | Cedric Cocoyer | Farshid Razavi | Mirco Pasqualini | Sa Peng

About the Exhibition

Real Life Moments at Agora Gallery

The artists in A Moment in Time manipulate color, line, and shape to produce something unique and exciting. These are works which appraise the world honestly by drawing the viewer's' attention to those moments that are most worth celebrating or re-examining. Unexpected beauty and surprising complexity, as well as moments of poetic simplicity, are all brought into the spotlight, encouraging us as viewers to acknowledge the wonder of the world we live in and the astonishing power of art to show it to us through new eyes.