{"id":31920,"date":"2017-02-03T10:21:27","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T15:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/?p=31920"},"modified":"2017-02-03T14:08:26","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T19:08:26","slug":"mercer-tullis-new-sur-realism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/the-bomb\/2017\/02\/03\/mercer-tullis-new-sur-realism\/","title":{"rendered":"~MERCER TULLIS . . new Realism !!? hyper-surrealism ?!! bring it – on !! also feat: NEIL JENNEY, LARRY KAGAN, KATHLEEN GILJE, ROBERT LOBE & LEONARD DUFRESNE,"},"content":{"rendered":"

YES, BRING REALISM . . back !!<\/p>\n

speaking of MERCER TULLIS . . .<\/p>\n

MERCER . . has an amazing sultry mysterious painting – in an amazing sultry minimalist, but luxury high end \/ mysterious space.
\nthe space is the home \/ studio \/ exhibition space of the very notable American painter – NEIL JENNEY, who shot to prominence in the 70s.
\nthe eclectic group show is still up – and, well worth a visit, and includes a great overview of Neil Jenney’s work, too. all the various stages.<\/p>\n

‘AMERICAN REALISM TODAY’ – GROUP SHOW \/ WINTER 2017
\nWEST BROADWAY GALLERY<\/a> – 383 West Broadway – 4th Floor \/ Soho
\nHRS: SUNDAY 11am – 8PM & by appointment<\/p>\n

except for this<\/em> weekend: open Sat Feb 4, 2017 \/ closed Sun Feb 5, 2017 – due to Super Bowl \/ football’s big endgame !!<\/p>\n

\"Mercer-Tullis-painting,-NYC-Dec-2016\"<\/a>
\nMERCER TULLIS – with his {REALIST} painting, sweet !! dark, & strange.<\/p>\n

MERCER TULLIS, b. 1994.
\n‘Nothings going on’, 2015-2016.
\n49.5 x 29 x 2.5 inches, fixed graphite on gessoed plywood.
\nwith artist’s frame.
\n($14K- SOLD\/private collection) <\/p>\n

\"Mercer-Tullis-painting-#1\"<\/a>
\noblique . . transparency ???
\ndark symbolism, erotic heat – new ‘goth’ realism ?
\nbut also very very . . American \/ re; the history of American painting. <\/p>\n

\"MERCER-TULLIS-painting-#2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Mercer-Tullis,-painting-#3\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Mercer-Tullis-painting-#4\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Mercer-Tullis---detail-frame\"<\/a>
\ngold gilt detail, bottom of the hand-made frame.
\nthe frames in general, throughout the loft – were amazing, skills skills skills.<\/p>\n

\"NEIL-JENNEY---bedroom-West-broadway-gallery\"<\/a>
\nNeil Jenney’s bedroom – in the midst of his work & sparse furniture \/ I was allowed to walk back into the full floor Soho loft, behind the formal gallery \/ exhibition space.
\nI’m guessing, Jenney must have purchased it, back in the late 70s ?<\/p>\n

oh, lucky day !! \\ for me. for him.<\/p>\n

\"Neil-Jenney---bedside-'Shaker'\"<\/a>
\nNEIL JENNEY lives like a modern day . . Shaker.
\naustere, and . . FUNCTIONAL.<\/p>\n

\"Neil-Jenney---archival-posters\"<\/a>
\narchival posters of his past shows – are on display.<\/p>\n

\"Neil-Jenney-'bad'-paintings-&-chairs\"<\/a>
\nhe seems to be very much into antique American chairs – just like a Shaker, at heart.
\nthose are some his ‘ugly’ paintings, that launched his career – in the background.<\/p>\n

\"Neil-Jenney---overview-of-loft\"<\/a>
\nthe space is huge & very traditional – in its own way. very respectful of the arts & ‘skills’ in general.<\/p>\n

\"Neil-Jenney---later-hyper-realist-work\"<\/a>
\nNEIL JENNEY, later . . hyper-realist \/ nature – work.<\/p>\n

\"NEIL-JENNEY-riffs-on-Pablo-Picasso\"<\/a>
\nNEIL JENNEY also took time to converse with the masters, interestingly here is a Pablo \/ Pablo Picasso riff.<\/p>\n

\"NEIL-JENNEY---the-space-is-huge\"<\/a>
\nback in the gallery space, the space is huge. light-filled, quiet.<\/p>\n

\"Zora-my-akita-puppy\"<\/a>
\nmy son Theo (Cerigo) . . came along, with our American Akita puppy: Zora.
\nvery well-behaved & loving . . her art. and of course, people !!<\/p>\n

\"Jasmine-Lobe\"<\/a>
\ngallery associate, writer JASMINE LOBE, in front of her parents’ collaboration.<\/p>\n

KATHLEEN GILJE & ROBERT LOBE, b. 1945
\n‘Appalachian Forest’, 2010.
\n87 x 87 x 9 inches. oil on canvas & hammered aluminum.
\n($140K)<\/p>\n

\"Kathleen-Gilje-&-Robert-Lobe---detail\"<\/a>
\ndetail, ‘Appalachian Forest’, KATHLEEN GILJE & ROBERT LOBE.<\/p>\n

\"Leonard-Dufresne-painting\"<\/a>
\nLEONARD DUFRESNE, b. 1941.
\n‘Sweeping’, 2011.
\n11.25 x 14.25 x 2 inches. acrylic on panel.
\n($16K)
\nfeeling both very contemporary, and very turn of the century . . , Americana too.
\nI bet this guy is<\/strong> due for a . . big revival !!
\njust like WALTER ROBINSON.
\ncollectors, pull out your checkbooks. that’s a very low ball price.
\nand a sweet series of paintings, no doubt. American realism – at its folk art heart \/ best.<\/p>\n

\"Theo-&-zora-gaze-upon-Mercer-Tullis-painting\"<\/a>
\nlast shot, just to show you how big<\/strong>, and awesome – the space is.
\nesp for viewing art.
\nTheo and Zora . . gaze on Mercer’s painting.<\/p>\n

to the left:
\nLARRY KAGAN, b. 1946.
\n‘The Candidate’, 2016 – inspired by the recent presidential elections, no doubt.
\n55 x 40 x 13.5 inches. steel and wood.
\n($38K)<\/p>\n

at extreme left:
\nKATHLEEN GILJE, b. 1945.
\n‘L.H.O.O.Q.’, 2015.
\n30.75 x 21.5 x 1.5 inches. restored oil on panel.
\n($80K)<\/p>\n

PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH. NOVEMBER 20, 2016<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

YES, BRING REALISM . . back !! speaking of MERCER TULLIS . . . MERCER . . has an amazing sultry mysterious painting – in an amazing sultry minimalist, but luxury high end \/ mysterious space. the space is the home \/ studio \/ exhibition space of the very notable American painter – NEIL JENNEY, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31920"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31920"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31920\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31967,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31920\/revisions\/31967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}