Karyn
Lyons
Lady
in Kimono
2005
Karyn
Lyons
Lady
in Satin Shirt
2005
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View Press Release* (PDF) ]
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Sarah Bowen Gallery presents the debut solo show of photo-realist
painter Karyn Lyons, titled “i think i love you”.
Lyons’ professional career as an art director in
the high-end fashion industry informs her aesthetic sensibilities
in her fine art; a single model—perfectly styled
in her retro couture—is posed to reorder the possibilities
of portraiture and modern femininity. Her images of the
lone female are accompanied by select images of nature,
which allow her work to emerge into a full narrative that
is both alluring and quietly dramatic. The woman is always
pictured alone, but we sense that she embodies various
moments surrounding an encounter, which accentuates a
feeling of conflict and loss; the beautiful facade betrays
an inner torment.
Alongside these portraits are images of apple trees, their
branches shadowy though heavy with fruit, bright and luscious.
The fruit offers an array of connotations: signifying
objects of desire, contemplative moments of nature, and
for the artist, choice and decision. Aside from the most
obvious symbols of temptation, they can also be considered
as residual objects, ripened fruit preserved in autumn’s
decay.
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*The Karyn Lyons show was extended to
February 5, 2006. This is not noted in the
press release.
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