Buster Levi Gallery is pleased to present Recent Work, by Rick Brazill at 121 Main Street in Cold Spring, New York. The exhibition will run from August 4 through August 27, 2023. The opening for the show will be on Friday August 4, 2023 from 5-8pm.
Rick Brazill paints still lives. His subjects are common every day objects, mostly food, found in the home. The paintings display clear appreciation for light and a definite interest in the different textures of each of his subjects. The paintings are executed slowly, surfaces are built up patiently. The objects sit solidly in space and their sense of dimension is palpable.
As keenly observant as Brazill is as an artist, his paintings convey much more. For one, they have an eye toward art historical precedents. For example, in works such as Cranberry Scones one senses the presence of Chardin. His handling of various surfaces, especially glass look back to any of the great still life traditions, such as 17th century Dutch painting. The painting Page Mandarin recalls still life objects in Roman wall painting especially in its compositional structure. It is not just the past that Brazill confronts but also modern art when he arranges a sliced orange in a pattern or a group of tomatillos climb vertically on the picture plane rather than recede.
Rick Brazill, Cranberry Scones, oil on canvas, 8x10”
Rick Brazill, Tomatillos, oil on linen, 12x9”
Rick Brazill, Page Mandarins, oil on linen, 8x12”
Rick Brazill, Apple and Blueberries, oil on panel, 7x9”