Currently at
Tazza Gallery in Chelsea is John Selburg’s second NYC exhibition called "Sui
Generis."
The title comes from the Latin expression for “Of it’s own kind, unique” an expression
that well describes each one of the artist’s creations.
John Selburg is a painter,
writer and teacher from Peoria, IL.
“Sui Generis”
features beings that are the product of the artist’s imagination. Each
picture is a unique work of art made with pen, and sometimes, watercolor and
marker. These creatures, the Emissaries, as the artist calls them, serve as a
bridge between the concrete and the fantastic. They aim to reawaken our
capacity to use our imagination just as we did when we were children. These
beings serve as dignified messengers, “they are
intended to usher us into a realm where imagination plays a vital roll in
emancipating us from a herd mentality.”
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Commenting on
the show Tazza Gallery Director, D.Arguedas said:
"The
works for this new show build on what John did for his first solo show, ‘The
Emissaries of the Afterglow,’ which was an important success for John and for
the Gallery. In ‘Sui Generis’ the works are larger in scale and bolder. This
scale allows more complexity in form and an even richer color palette- all
without sacrificing the high level of detail and craftsmanship we're used to seeing
in John's work."
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