FOR 11/9

PATRICK GORDON AT FISCHBACH GALLERY

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NEW YORK CITY — “Patrick Gordon: The Truth And The Beauty,” will be on view November 15–December 18 at Fischbach Gallery.

Like Georgia O’Keefe and other contemporary painters, Patrick Gordon renders his flowers larger than life, taking pleasure in their colors, velvety petals, sensual forms and undercurrents of Eros. Rather than painting individual flowers, Gordon paints bouquets, which are clearly decorative arrangements far removed from their natural habitats. Through the art of representation they become twice removed and enhanced.

The majority of the pieces in “The Truth and Beauty” are made up of different sections. They are divided into diptychs and triptychs, but the images are never broken or compartmentalized. The impetus behind these divisions has more to do with personal references than esthetic or formal factors. All depict greatly over-scaled floral arrangements bursting forward with vibrant colors.

To Gordon, painting is a place of expression of strife and joy, keen observation, passion and a continuous search of truth. In this search, he always returns to the flower. “The flower, for me, is perfect in every form, whether that be budding, full bloom or the waining flower — Perfection. With little manipulation from man, the flower blooms perfectly each and every time,” he said.

Born in Claremore, Okla., in 1953, Gordon lives in New York City. This is his third solo exhibition at the gallery. A catalog with an essay by  John Arthur accompanies this exhibition.

The Fischbach Gallery is between 24th and 25th Streets at 210 Eleventh Avenue. For information, 212-759-2345 or www.fischbachgallery.com.