Buddha Sometimes

Tony Magar / Infinity Trail / 2007 / oil on canvas / 64 x 78 inches / Mike Weiss Gallery

Layers upon layers of dripped and splashed paint draw you in and reveal themselves in the changing light. Contemplative, the paintings unfold over time, requiring multiple and sustained viewings. Lyrical and sensual, translucent colors radiate a luminous glow, warming and uplifting. Like a clear refreshing mountain breeze, or dip in a secluded pond of snow melt, I felt cleansed and invigorated after viewing Tony Magar’s paintings.

“To lift the human spirit to its highest level seems to me the purpose of art the light, the air, the sound, the color of the day, these are the things I take home in my eyes to contemplate.” -Tony Magar

Tony Magar, Buddha Sometimes, On view at Mike Weiss Gallery through May 3