george condo renders experimental ‘bizarre characters’ for dual NYC exhibition ‘pastels’
Show covering two New York galleries
George Condo exhibition, pastel, presented at Hauser & Wirth And Magers spree in New YorkIt offers a rare opportunity to testify the artist’s dynamic approach to pastel. This showcase with two parts emphasizes the ability of the conpert to expand the boundaries of improvisation, which leads to works that seek to create the difficulties of the human psyche.
In this new series PortraitsCondo experiments with Gesso, vast color fields and oily pastel gestures – all are done without preparatory sketches. Having abandoned traditional planning, the artist captures fleeting thoughts and emotions, embodying a fragmented and elusive nature of the mind. His approach approaches abstraction and figure, offering the audience a new look at the visual story of stories.
Pastels, George Condo, Hauser and Wrth, view of the exhibition
pastels, similar to puzzle, George Condos
IN Hauser & WirthGeorge Condo represents a series of portraits in which he calls him “strange characters.” These figures are determined by fragmented species connected along with bright geometric planes. The jagged electric energy of these compositions emphasizes the complexity and conflict inherent in human consciousness. The works invite the audience to navigate in split, but close -knit narratives built into each part.
Meanwhile, SPRUTH MAGERS In placing additional selection of work, including frantic color compositions and black and white pastels, marked with deliberate droplets and the boundaries of the pigment. In these works, Kondo turns off from figurative elements, instead focusing on gestures, lines and rhythm. Names such as a centrifuge, open forms, there is no direction of the house and chaotic combustion involves meditation on fluidity and internal community.
Pastels, George Condo, Hauser and Wrth, view of the exhibition
Together, work in both galleries form a cohesive visual essay about the unprecedented matrix of condo and the skill of the material. The artist simultaneously perceives abstraction and figure in order to think about the study of human emotions through the pastel. This double exhibition emphasizes the exceptional sense of the color and composition of Condo. While a double show opened in both galleries on January 29, the pastel will open at Sprüth Mages until March 1, 2025 and at Hauser & Wirting until April 12, 2025.
Pastels, George Condo, Hauser and Wrth, view of the exhibition
George Condo, Girl with Green Hair, 2024 © George Condo, kindly provided by the artist and Hauser & Wirth
George Condo, Screaming abstraction, 2024 © George Condo, kindly provided by the artist and Hauser & Wirth