May 2015


Monica Bradbury and Sondra Gold will show their newest work together this month.  Both artists are  exploring the relationships among natural forms and metal constructs.  Bradbury's bold views of nature and the bridges over the Hudson are emotionally charged, yet formal in their balance and placement.  Gold's highly conceptual flat wall sculptures give way to a sinuous use of bronze to evoke human movement and dance.  

Join us for the opening reception on Sunday, May 3rd from 2-5pm to meet the artists and enjoy a short afternoon concert by singer Jason Breslin at 3 pm.   Breslin graduated from Marshall College as a music major and sings bass with the Westchester Choral Society.


Bridge from above
Bradbury, Bridge from Above, Acrylic on Canvas


Monica Bradbury 

Landscape Variations: Rocks and Water, Water and Steel 

"For me, being a landscape painter means making many choices which in turn lead to more choices which involve even more decisions.  This process stops when I've "painted myself into a corner" and there is only one way out. 

Twelve years ago I moved to the Adirondacks and changed from a summer vacationer to a year-round resident.  I knew I had to capture this landscape, so I chose a vertical format because it more or less dictates what to do. It also gave me a narrow, concentrated view of the energy released by the battle between water and the rocks confining its path to the sea."

---Monica Bradbury


bronze figure
Gold, Flight, Bronze Sculpture

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Sondra Gold  
New Works
" I am interested in dance, and many of my sculptures grow out of dance motions.  I abstract the body, leaving the motion.  Bronze is a wonderful medium for this, with its ability to hold the weight of a piece on a small footing and its organic beauty.  Bronze allows you to make shapes that start as sharp and become round; a straight line can curve, and solids become negatives. 

With copper sheets, the material dictates what can be done.  This means being more attentive to positive and negative spaces and how they slide into one another. Shadows become a part of the sculpture.

--Sondra Gold 

Call For Artists:

 

Upstream Gallery announces its third juried Works on Paper exhibition: Paper Works 2015. Artists are invited to submit images of work on paper including collage, drawing, printmaking, etc. Photography is not included - we have an annual juried photography exhibition in February. This year's PaperWorks exhibition dates are June 25th through July 26th, 2015. 

 

For additional information including submission procedures, other dates and fees, click here 

 

 

Upcoming Exhibits:

 

April 30th through May 24th: Monica Bradbury, Landscape Variations: Rocks & Water, Water & Steel.  Sondra Gold, New Works.  West Gallery: Upstream Group Show.  Opening Reception: Sunday, May 3rd 2-5 pm, featuring singer Jason Breslin at 3 pm.

 

May 28th through June 21st:  Daniel van Benthuysen, Landscapes, including the Weir Farm Residency Paintings and Susan Steeg, Paintings and Collage.  Opening Reception Sunday May 31st, 2-5 pm.  

Music:

Saturday, May 9th at 8 pm: The Party Faithful 

 

 

About Upstream: Since 1991 Upstream has been a unique community of arts professionals whose members work together cooperatively.  Artist members look to Upstream as a venue for experimentation, mutual support and artistic growth. In that spirit, we engage with other artists through a regular program of juried and invitational exhibits. The gallery embraces all fine arts media and all styles from realism to abstraction. Upstream is an established resource for new or experienced art collectors, as well as area curators, designers and art consultants.

 

The current artist members work in a variety of media including painting, sculpture, collage / assemblage, print-making and photography.  Styles range from the representational to the abstract.  Members have shown in a wide variety of venues throughout the United States and Europe. Upstream encourages artists to submit their work for review.  Submissions are reviewed on a monthly basis.

 

 
 
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