September 2015
Greetings!  This September Upstream Gallery remembers our dear friend and colleague Allen M. Hart who passed away in July 2014. Allen had his final solo show at the gallery in May of 2014. Much of the work it encompassed had been completed within the previous 18 months. With this retrospective we honor his extraordinary courage in the face of debilitating illness, his refusal to stop working until the last possible moment and his unmistakable sly grin; all elements of Allen that continue to be sorely missed.
Hart's work was both deeply personal and firmly embedded in the expressionist world. Like Soutine, he appropriated a language that often created a high level of discomfort for the viewer; unlike Soutine, he did so with a wry self-knowledge and generous wit that mitigated the difficulty of much of his imagery.
He worked in a wide range of media, from oil and acrylic to drawings and collages. A unique part of Allen's legacy was his book art, of which several examples will be on display. The exhibit includes many rarely seen abstract paintings and some very early works from the 1950's. Most important, it will showcase some of the glass mosaic pieces that Allen found so expressive at the end of his life. Of his work, critics said: "Hart meshes the Northern Renaissance fantastic realism of Bosch and Breugel with the collage of de Kooning and Rauschenberg".(Joel Silverstein, Review Magazine) " ... George Grosz hovers over this work, but it is strong,disquieting and splendidly executed".(John Gruen, The New York Herald Tribune)
" ... these armies of Monsters, ... often seem to be sharing
jokes among themselves, probably at our expense. Drawn
with great delicacy individually, they are jumbled
(skillfully) into appalling masses. . .. "
(John Canaday, The New York Times) 
"Art to me is an adventure in which I attempt to unearth the darker realms of consciousness with irony and the absurd."- Allen M Hart |
Member News
Gallery artists Luis Perelman and Susan Richman will be among those shown in Hidden Yonkers, on display from September 12th to October 12th in several venues: Blue Door Gallery (13 Riverdale Ave), Philipse Manor Hall, (29 Warburton Ave), Sherwood House, (340 Tuckahoe Road) and the Yonkers Public Library (1 Larkin Center). The Opening Reception will be held at Blue Door Gallery 2-5 pm on September 12th.
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Upcoming Exhibits:
October 8th through November 1st: Luis Perelman: Kamal; new work. Eleanor Goldstein; Recent Work. Opening Reception Sunday, October 11th, 2- 5 pm.
November 5th through November 29th: Susan Richman, New Work and Mitchell Goldberg Current Projects. Opening Reception, Sunday November 8th, 2-5 pm.
Music:
Saturday, September 26th at 8 pm: Riverrun, featuring Adam Hart, Ken Tucillo and Joan Indigo |
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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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