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Peter Schenck
"Fading Light", pencil, paper, portrait, cubist, classic arts, vanitas

2020

About the Item

"Fading Light" is pencil on paper measuring 12" tall by 9" wide. It's very sound structurally, with a figure composed against a classic pedestal (scrolls suggest a Greek Ionic column) – in fact these are wild shapes and colors in a formal arrangement. The artist's principal questions and conditions are all here: an artist's journey developing their own work in the face of art history, the humanities, time. And time only runs out. A setting sun in the painting, the possibility of different faces in the painting – arguably an ode to art and art making, posterity where it can be found. Vanitas. "Fading Light" appeared in a group exhibition curated by Jacqueline Cedar at Good Naked Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, Summer 2020. From Daniel Gerwin – "Schenck’s color is vibrant, wild, saturated to the point of overheating, and altogether brilliant in the balancing of hues, temperatures, shapes, and color quantities. The paintings have a remarkable coherence for their dizzying juxtaposition of so many small chromatic passages." (Essay: The Anxiety and the Ecstasy) Peter Schenck lives and paints in Brooklyn, NY.  He received his BFA from Boston University (2006) and his MFA from the University of Pennsylvania (2009). Schenck has exhibited his work internationally and nationally, including Tales of Art Gallery (Imola, Italy), Sebastien Adrien Gallery (Paris, France), Freight + Volume Gallery (New York, NY), BravinLee Programs (New York, NY), Andrew Edlin Gallery (New York, NY), The Dot Project Gallery (London, UK), Arts + Leisure Gallery (New York, NY), Lesley Heller Workspace (New York, NY), The Delaware Contemporary Museum (Wilmington, DE), Tyler School of Art (Philadelphia, PA), Vox Populi Gallery (Philadelphia, PA), TSA Gallery (Brooklyn, NY), Victori + Mo Gallery (Brooklyn, NY), Airlock Gallery (San Marcos, CA), HOLA Fresh Start (Santa Monica, CA), and The Santa Barbara Center for Art, Science, and Technology (Santa Barbara, CA). Further, he has been an artist in residence at The Vermont Studio Center (Johnson, VT) and the DNA Residency (Provincetown, MA). Schenck has been featured in publications such as The New York Times, Timeout New York, Juxtapoz, Two Coats of Paint, Battery Journal, #FFFFFF Walls, Painting is Dead Blog, and Elephant Magazine.
  • Creator:
    Peter Schenck (1660 - 1711)
  • Creation Year:
    2020
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 11.5 in (29.21 cm)Width: 9 in (22.86 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Toronto, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU134527248182
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