The Porter Contemporary Gallery To Show The Unique "A Portrait Apart"

Written by Sebastian Foulkes Saturday, 04 June 2011 00:14

New York City.- The Porter Contemporary Gallery is pleased to announce "A Portrait Apart", an exhibition comprised of the works of fifteen artists from around the world who are representing their unique idea of portraiture. "A Portrait Apart" combines the works of these artists which span six countries and seven U.S. states, giving a diverse overview of what portraiture means today through paintings, photographs, watercolors and mixed media. The exhibition opens to the public with a wine reception on Thursday, June 9th from 7 - 9pm and is on view through September 10th.

Each artist, although around the globe from one another, is only a portrait apart. While portraiture in general is deeply rooted in tradition and often considered a conservative art form, artists today are not confining themselves to these limitations. Portraiture is taking on an idea or concept of something, perhaps not even a person, and manifesting that idea in a more abstract fashion.

Contemporary artists are drawing upon some of the same resources that have historically influenced portrait artists like celebrities, friends, family and even themselves but they are often creating fictional portraits, using unexpected mediums, dramatically cropping images and sometimes not even depicting people.

Portraiture reinvents itself with every generation and culture. A Portrait Apart encompasses the essence of what portraiture means to us today through the works of international artists Jason Bryant, Jessica Charlotte, Louise Daddona, Naoto Hattori, Jeff Huntington, Jee Hwang, Lynn Gilbert, Sarah Kaufman, Niklas Klotz, JME Pool, Laura Salierno, Anne Smerdon, Nolwenn Stephan, Ricardo Yamamoto and Saul Zanolari.

Porter Contemporary, located in New York's Chelsea district at 548 W. 28th Street, 4th Floor, is the premier resource for art collectors and art enthusiasts to purchase works by emerging artist talent from all over the world. The gallery was launched in 2006 by Jessica L. Porter, who had a vision of making art collecting a more accessible experience. They also provides art consultation services, art rentals, ART2Gift™, collection management and artwork installation. Visit the gallery's website at ... http://portercontemporary.com

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