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Brian Keith Stephens, "Because the sky is blue," Oil on canvas, 20" x 28" (50.8 x 71cm)
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Brian Keith Stephens, "Well well well," Oil on canvas, 20" x 29" (50.8 x 73.6cm)
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Brian Keith Stephens, "Waiting for a sleepy feeling," Oil on canvas, 19" x 27" (48.3 x 68.6cm)
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Brian Keith Stephens, "As Soon as the Sun Comes Up," Oil on canvas, 79" x 99" (200.6 x 251.5cm)
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Brian Keith Stephens, "Don't forget to buy bread," Oil on canvas, 20" x 26" (50.8 x 66cm)
Exhibition
Pool Party
27 Jul 2019 – 11 Aug 2019
Event times
The gallery is open daily from 10:00am to 7:00pm
Address
- 472 West Broadway
- New York
New York - 10012
- United States
HUGO GALERIE is pleased to present “Pool Party,” a solo exhibition featuring the ebullient imagination of Brian Keith Stephens. With this exhibition, the artist takes his audience to “a place where it’s always holiday.” So grab your sunglasses and join us on this midsummer sojourn!
About
Sunbathers and beach cruisers mingle with elephants, tigers, and zebras. Penguins are easily mistaken for pool floats and alligators are offered ice cream. Laundry wafts on the line while sharks and pigs alike shimmer in the summer sun. Welcome to Stephens’ exhilarating world. Of course lions enjoy pineapple.
He muses, “through these works I want you to experience my sunny summertime affair, the romance of time, where we can enjoy free spirited wonders, time to play and dream with no distractions from dull reality.” And he succeeds. The artist’s unrepentant glee is a welcome respite from the usual, gritty grind. His canvases effervesce with a contagious joy. Stephens taps into emotions that might be described as childlike if they weren’t so perceptively aware of what taking yourself too seriously ultimately sacrifices: happiness. A short vacation to Stephens’ world, a glimpse through his rose-tinted sunglasses, is an exuberant reminder to delight in our own.
HUGO GALERIE is a fine art gallery in New York City specializing in contemporary figurative painting and sculpture. The gallery represents an international roster of artists working in a variety of media and range of genres. Please direct inquiries to info@hugogalerie.com.
