THE ART SCENE
July 24, 2008
Pushing Paint Around
by Janet Goleas
The Spanierman Gallery in East Hampton will present a solo show of paintings by Frank Wimberley, an abstract painter whose work is included in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s permanent collection, beginning today. Mr. Wimberley, a longtime resident of Sag Harbor, will show paintings done since the early 1990s.
Mr. Wimberley is known for pushing paint to the edges of his large, bold canvases. Using found objects or handmade tools, he scrapes and scours pigment, creating imaginary landscapes that can be smooth with color that pulses in jazzy syncopation. Descendants of the Abstract Expressionist tradition, Mr. Wimberley’s works are also suffused with the light of the South Fork’s beaches and low-lying fields.
The exhibit, “Frank Wimberley: Physicality/Action,” has a brochure and essay by Phyllis Braff, a noted art historian. The show can be seen through Aug. 18
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