Beatriz Milhaze / Mariposa / 2004 / Acrylic on canvas / 98 X 98 inches / James Cohan Gallery

Unfortunately I missed her recent exhibit a James Cohan Gallery, but Joanne Mattera has a great post about the show on her blog, from which I stole the title for this post.

Also from Carol Kino’s review in the NY Times comes this great quote:

“In the beginning,” she said, “I felt a connection between Spanish Latin American and Brazilian, which is more Portuguese: the Baroque churches, the costumes, the ruffles, things that have volume or a sculptural shape.”

But ultimately, she said, although she wanted to incorporate all those things into her work, “I wanted to put them together based on a geometric composition. Because at the end of the day, I was only interested in structure and order.” {Read More…}

Bruce Porter / Butes , the Bee-Master / 2003 / Acrylic on canvas / 44 x 70 inches / Sundaram Tagor Gallery

This is a great show of abstract paintings at Sundaram Tagor Gallery. Ill have more to say in a few days.

Bruce Porter at Sundaram Tagor Gallery, 547 West 27th Street, through June 14