James Shanks will be exhibiting two new suites of images entitled "Eastern Winter" and "Polska Suite." These works examine the shifting facade of public spaces in Poland, as socialism gives way to capitalism and new construction begins to transform the veneer of public spaces. By reducing everyday street surfaces to abstract planes of color and texture, Shanks recalls both the painterly techniques of high modernism and the street archeology of photographers such as Walker Evans and Irving Penn.
James Shanks is based in New York City. This is his first exhibition at Nelson Hancock Gallery.
Artist Website: http://www.jamesshanks.com/
Reception for the Artist
Saturday, January 28, 2006
6-8 pm
Gallery Hours: Wednesday - Saturday, noon-6pm and by appointment