Owen Gray: The Artist documentary

This short documentary on Owen Gray’s exhibition “Looking Up, Look Down” including the opening reception at Blue Mountain Gallery on March 29, 2012, was produced by Bernard Lee.

The New Republic article features Owen Gray

Cactus Queen (29.5″x29.75″), oil on paper

Jed Perl’s highlights Owen Gray’s exhibition at the Blue Mountain gallery in his article for The New Republic, “In Sickness and In Health”. The article describes the current state of contemporary art based on the author’s experiences at five gallery shows and art festivals including Owen’s recent “Looking Up, Looking Down” exhibit. Of Owen’s work, the author says:

“A personal artistic regimen—an idea of how to stay healthy—is the only thing that an artist can rely on in a culture where generally accepted values, which may have always been far less reliable than we like to imagine, are nowhere to be found. And to walk into a one-person show in a gallery and feel this kind of certainty is one of the best experiences I know. This spring I felt it in Owen Gray’s show of new paintings at the Blue Mountain Gallery.”

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“Gray’s technique, though, is so supple that the disturbances do not settle into nightmares. His brushwork—deft, fleet, subtly virtuosic—articulates shape and spirit with confidence and ease. There is a rococo panache about these paintings, and the pewter and pastel highlights are grounded in deepening tonalities.”

Read the full article on TNR.com »

Owen Gray’s TOAST show extended into June!

Owen Gray’s show has been extended from TOAST (Tribeca Open Artist Studio Tour) at Warburg Realty, Monday through Friday, 10 AM – 6 PM, through May! Check out his imaginative primordial kingdom!
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Lovable Animal Kingdom: Custom Murals

Make your nursery as unique as your baby or toddler! Custom murals and paintings by local artist Owen Gray. Can paint on canvas, walls, furniture, anything!
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