In Reflection at Kentler International Drawing Space

Just because we are sheltering in place in the midst of a pandemic doesn't mean we can't see art exhibitions. An important fixture of Brooklyn's Red Hook neighborhood, Kentler International Drawing Space has a new show "up" - an online exhibition curated by young Brooklyn artists. Reflection: Selections from the Kentler Flatfiles invites viewers to question surfaces and to look twice at things. What the light takes in and what the light gives back. From Katsutoshi Yuasa's forest woodcuts where the light strikes through branches (pictured), Emna Zghal's delicate and complex watercolors depicting bark, to bewitching figurative pieces such as Nina Buxenbaum's surreal doubles and Stephen Negrycz's lovely charcoal nudes, the 16 works each in their own way offer a space and moment to absorb the immediate experience. Each is an opportunity for reflection and at the same time they speak to each other, echoing themes and imagery. This is what we need right now, to look at art that allows us to be with our thoughts. This show was curated by artists who study and teach at ART YARD BKLYN which provides art education to children, teens, young adults, and practicing artists in the borough. These curators - Kevin Anderson, Evelyn Beliveau, Vera Tineo, Fatima Traore, and Quentin Williamston - have done an amazing job during one of the most difficult times our country has experienced and it is a gift to us all.

Kentler International Drawing Space: https://www.kentlergallery.org/Detail/exhibitions/433#

ART YARD BKLYN: https://www.artyardbklyn.org/