Event Listing - Galleries, Arts & Crafts
Fri Dec 19, 2008 - Mon Jan 19

Fragments of Reality - Nikolai Atanassov

Reception: Friday, December 19th, 6pm - 9pm


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Location
Date and Time
NOMA GALLERY
80 Maiden Lane, 3rd floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
cross street: Grant
district: Union Square/San Francisco Centre

Fri Dec 19, 2008 (6pm - 9pm) - Reception
Sat Dec 20, 2008 (11am - 6pm)
Sun Dec 21, 2008 (11am - 6pm)
Mon Dec 22, 2008 (By appointment)
Tue Dec 23, 2008 (By appointment)

Description
Engaging an innovative balance between traditional European painting techniques and elegant modernist forms, Nikolai Atanassov thematically explores a rich visual realm residing at the intersection of numerous visible and invisible worlds. An interplay of the imaginary and the real is represented by complex fields of color encapsulating figures, elements, objects and entire landscapes to suggest a dialog between classical and modern sensibilities. Ultimately the work embraces the unity of such apparently opposing standpoints by negating the fixed boundaries conventionally separating real versus abstract forms.

The aesthetic forged by these paintings is at the same time resonant with a physical theory of chaos. Expansion, reduction and recombination become metaphors visually rendered by images that reduce visual matter to variations of explosive light that expands over time, ultimately to occupy a new limitless space enfolding both mythological and actual states. Fragments of reality become visible at this moment of chaos, leading us to a recombinant view using a new visual language of perception that is unfettered by the dichotomies of the past.


About NOMA GALLERY

Established in 2008 in the downtown San Francisco gallery district, NOMA GALLERY highlights the works of emerging and established artists from around the world. We are proud to represent artists of solid classical foundation who are creating original works with exceptional contemporary and conceptual power. Through its exhibitions, the gallery seeks to unite disparate visions emergent from different cultures, and to spark dialogues engaging variant expressions and energies. By producing a strong museum-quality program of original paintings, drawings, sculpture, prints and photography, we strive to create a continuous dialogue with both local and global communities, together contributing to the forefront of the art world. We are engaging in relationships with galleries, museums and other institutions around the world to create a diverse, truly international environment for supporting the contemporary arts.

NOMA GALLERY would in particular like to thank the visitors who attend our exhibitions and programs. Thoughtful and interested viewers are what make galleries thrive. We sincerely encourage all of you to enjoy our shows and programs in the coming season.

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