Claire Oliver Gallery is currently exhibiting: When You See Them, You See Me, the debut solo exhibition by artist Robert Peterson. Featuring 13 life-scale oil on canvas figurative paintings.
Peterson aims to capture time through his art, highlighting Black family life as joyous, loving, and balanced.
“This exhibition is extremely personal to me as it showcases the balance that I have within my own life as a husband and a father, as a Black man,” states Peterson. “I create my work with the idea of correcting the historical record. In 500 years, I want viewers to see the normalcy, peace, and harmony with my subjects – Black people, and Black families in particular, that contrast with the often negative popular narrative. I want my subjects to get the chance to live forever through my work.”
Peterson’s figures’ skin tones are rendered in rich polychrome: a joyous and exuberant expression of love of Black skin.
In the past decade, Peterson has evolved from his self-taught origins to exhibiting his works in celebrated galleries and art fairs in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Miami. In 2016, he was the first Black artist selected “Artist of the Year for Southwestern Oklahoma” by the Oklahoma Arts Council. The following year, he became the Spectrum Spotlight Artist of the Year during Miami’s Art Basel.
2288 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard
New York, NY 10030
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www.claireoliver.com
Green Infrastructure Tour
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| After a two year hiatus, we are starting up the GI Bus Tour! Date: Friday, October 28th, 2022 Time: 9:00AM to 3:00PM (approximate end time) Pick up/Drop off: 121 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan Cost: $10.00 (includes transportation in a coach bus and a box lunch) ItineraryRight of way bioswales (rain gardens) and infiltration basins in South Ozone Park, QueensExtended detention wetlands in Baisley Pond Park and Springfield Park, QueensGreenpoint Library in Greenpoint, BrooklynWe will have representatives from the Green Infrastructure program and Bluebelt program of the NYC DEP as well as the Greenpoint Library. Purchase your ticket today at: https://gibustour2022.brownpapertickets.com Please note there will be walking involved at some of the sites. For more information, email info@soilandwater.nyc. |