The Hole Shop to Premiere POLLOCK STYMIED Exhibition, Through 6/30
By: Matt Smith May. 28, 2015
"Pollock Stymied", the third piece in artist Nelson Saier's seven-part installation, "One-On-One," will be unveiled on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at The Hole Shop, 312 Bowery, New York. Curated by Laura O'Reilly, a new piece by Saiers will be unveiled every Tuesday until June 30, 2015.
In "One-On-One," the viewer is invited to experience one piece at a time over the course of seven weeks. Each piece in the seven-part series includes an audio element with Saiers explaining the intricate theory behind the work currently on view. The installation changes every Tuesday when a new work is unveiled.
Saiers uses a mathematical framework to distill down and then sum up complex human ideas in an effort to articulate and express truth. To do so, he brings together seemingly disparate or disassociated concepts and subjects in a seamless and minimalist way. His artwork is a visual mathematics - beyond equations and proofs - that beautifully actualizes rational, simple statements of truth with the strength of all of the abstraction behind them. Thus, Saiers not only uses mathematical theories but transcends them, delivering an aesthetic and visual statement with technical, cultural, and personal layers.
In the third piece of the installation, "Pollock Stymied," Saiers explores the way in which math and physics can be used to consider the work of other artists. Viewing Jackson Pollock's work as the function of gravity, Saiers envisioned a zero gravity environment in which Pollock's signature style of painting would be impossible.
The Hole Shop is open Tuesday-Sunday, 11am-7pm.
About Nelson Saiers: Nelson Saiers is an artist based in New York City. Saiers previously worked in finance, where he managed a hedge fund. He earned his PhD in Mathematics from the University of Virginia in one year at the age of 23. Saiers lived through wars in Ethiopia and Afghanistan and uses his math-based art to draw attention to social issues around the world. For more on his artwork, visit www.nelsonsaiers.com.
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