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Gallerie Citi
October 12 - November 22, 2013Info
1115 Howard Ave. Burlingame, CA 94010 Google Map »
With this exhibition, Choisel continues his exploration of abstract impressionism, navigating between arbitrary elements and the abstract representation of those elements. While nearly all of Choisel’s work demonstrates the physical activity and material of painting, there is variety in subject matter, ranging from figure to floral. Poetically nuanced with references to everyday things, the work carries a depth that is achieved through the artist’s sophisticated signature pallet and complex use of materials.
Land and cityscapes, inspired by living and working in Paris, New York, and the Bay Area, hang with monotypes depicting bold architectural elements, including our own San Francisco MOMA as seen from a public sculpture garden on San Francisco’s Embarcadero. The new abstract floral series, “Akua”—or Asking Permission—communicates strength and beauty. There is an uplifting quality to these rich oils that deepens with longer investments of time spent in their presence. For Choisel, reality is the combination of new attempts to understand and represent—in his case, to paint—the world surrounding us.