GALLERY JAC
Dedicated to Emerging & Local NYC Artists
ARTISTS II
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if you have any questions about the Artists.
James Clair Vining originally hails from Brooklyn, New York. He has had an interest in film and art since his youth. He studied film production and theory at SUNY Purchase as well as fine arts photography and art therapy and at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he received his B.F.A. in 2005. In 2002, Mr. Vining had his first solo exhibition, New Mother, at the Zeitgeist Gallery in Cambridge, MA. In the show, he explored maternal archetypes both personally as well as in within the broader context of art history and American culture. Mr. Vining’s work explores a variety of horror-based and spiritual themes through the media of film, photography, poetry and screenplays. Most recently, Mr. Vining has been engaged in the investigation of representations of disability as well as the relationship between the sublime and the horrific. He is currently pursuing his Master’s of Social Work at Hunter College in NY, with a focus in clinical case work.
Alex Callender received her M.F.A from Massachusetts College of Art in 2005. The artist paints, draws and plays with sculptural form in her studio at 16 Rooms on Hall St. She continues to live and work in Brooklyn, New York, where she was raised, Alex teaches part time at Eastern Connecticut State University.
IGOR GORBAN
Born in 1957 in Odessa, Ukraine, Igor graduated from Odessa University, majoring in Fine Art and Graphics. Member of Ukrainian Union of Artists, he specializes in oil painting and printmaking. Since 1978 Igor Gorban has exhibited in many solo and group exhibitions in Ukraine, Russia and the United States. His works are located in many collections all over the world, including Ministry of Culture of the Ukraine (Ukraine); The Museum of Literature (Odessa, Ukraine); Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Museum, Norton Dodge Collection (NJ, USA). Currently he lives and works in New York City.
Dinner on the Grass, Oil on Panel, 11.5" x 16.5" / Two Fisherman, Oil on Pnael, 10" x 8"
Dinner with Dog, Oil on Panel, 15.5" x 14.5" / Good Day to Go Fishing, Oil on Panel, 15" x 12"
On the Boat, Oil on Panel, 15" x 19" (Please contact Gallery JAC for Pricing Information)
"My painting is about the relationship between the natural and artificial world set in obscure locations. Mysterious and symbolic, a narrative emerges in strange places. I paint for the mind’s eye, where logic and common sense only interfere. The figures in my paintings live in a visionary world and where gravitational laws are often abandoned. They drift among fractured thoughts, elements of nature, and architectural motifs in vibrant color. The men and women in the images appear to be entirely encased in their own thoughts… momentarily lost in reasoning. Meditative, the paintings invite reflection on the minutiae of daily living. I seek to capture moments in time when the mind is dislocated, disoriented and unguarded. I work from my imagination, live models, charcoal drawings, and photos. As a painting progresses, a storyline emerges inspired by the various subjects at hand. Images, thoughts and environments accumulate. There is an ongoing transformation of form, subject and color. "
