New Work (Works)

New Work - <i data-src=Reclining Nude with Red Hair, 2023. Oil on Board, 8 x 10 in.">
New Work - Installation view of west and south walls.
New Work - Installation view.
New Work - <i data-src=Nude Looking in Mirror, 2023. Oil on board, 14 x 11 in. ">
New Work - <i data-src=Nude Leaning on Elbow #2, 2022. Oil on board, 11 x 14 in.">
New Work - <i data-src=Woman on a Rock, 2022. Oil on canvas, 14 x 11 in
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New Work - <i data-src=Standing Nude Holding White Cloth, 2023. Oil on linen board, 8 x 6 in .">
New Work - Installation view.
New Work - <i data-src=Reclining Male Figure, 2022. Oil on linen panel, 6 x 6 in. 
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New Work - <i data-src=Nude on Red Couch, 2023. Oil on linen panel, 6 x 6 in. ">
New Work - <i data-src=Nude on Red Couch #2, 2022. Oil on linen panel, 6 x 6 in ">
New Work - Installation view of west and south walls.
New Work - <i data-src=Upside Down Nude, 2022. Oil on board, 12 x 9 in.">
New Work - <i data-src=Woman on Bench, 2023. Oil on linen board , 8 x 8 in. ">
New Work - Installation view.
New Work - <i data-src=Horse and Rider, 2018. Oil on canvas, 14 x 11 in. ">
New Work - <i data-src=Runner, 2023. Oil on linen panel, 7 x 5 in .">
New Work - <i data-src=Back, 2022. Oil on panel, 7 x 5 in.">
New Work - <i data-src=Grandma Jean #10, 2022. Oil on panel, 5 x 7 in.">
New Work - <i data-src=Leaning Nude, 2022. Oil on panel, 7 x 5 in.">
New Work - Installation view of east and north walls.
New Work - <i data-src=Judgment of Paris after Rubens, 2015. Oil on canvas, 9 x 12 in. ">
New Work - <i data-src=Leaning Male Nude, 2022. Oil on panel, 7 x 5 in. ">
New Work - Installation view.
New Work - <i data-src=Nude Leaning on Elbow, 2023. Oil on linen, 8 x 6 in.">
New Work - Installation view.
New Work - <i data-src=Reclining Nude, 2022. Oil on linen, 13 x 17 in.">
New Work - <i data-src=Nude with White Scarf, 2022. Oil on panel, 7 x 5 in .">
New Work - <i data-src=Nude with Black Table, 2023. Oil on canvas board, 7 x 5 in .">
New Work - <i data-src=Nude with Green Curtain., 2022. Oil on linen panel, 8 x 8 in. ">
New Work - Installation view.
New Work - <i data-src=Grandma Jean #9, 2022. Oil on panel, 5 x 7 in. ">
New Work - <i data-src=Grandma Jean #7, 2022. Oil on panel, 5 x 7 in
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New Work - <i data-src=Grandma Jean #8, 2022. Oil on linen board, 5 x 7 in. ">
New Work - Installation view of east and north walls.
New Work - <i data-src=Reclining Nude with Red Hair, 2023. Oil on Board, 8 x 10 in. ">
New Work - Installation view.
New Work - <i data-src=Standing Nude #3, 2022. Oil on panel, 7 x 5 in. ">
New Work - <i data-src=Standing Nude #2, 2022. Oil on panel, 7 x 5 in. ">
New Work - <i data-src=Standing Nude with Black Hair, 2021. Oil on linen board, 7 x 5 in. ">
New Work - Installation view.
New Work - <i data-src= Wrestlers, 2022. Oil on panel, 7 x 5 in.">
New Work -
New Work - <i data-src=Nude with Arms Raised, 2023. Oil on aluminum , 8 x 6 in. ">

Selected Works

Reclining Nude with Red Hair, 2023. Oil on Board, 8 x 10 in. <i>Reclining Nude with Red Hair</i>, 2023. Oil on Board, 8 x 10 in.
Installation view of west and south walls. Installation view of west and south walls.
Installation view. Installation view.
Nude Looking in Mirror, 2023. Oil on board, 14 x 11 in. <i>Nude Looking in Mirror</i>, 2023. Oil on board, 14 x 11 in.
Nude Leaning on Elbow #2, 2022. Oil on board, 11 x 14 in. <i>Nude Leaning on Elbow #2</i>, 2022. Oil on board, 11 x 14 in.
Woman on a Rock, 2022. Oil on canvas, 14 x 11 in
. <i>Woman on a Rock</i>, 2022. Oil on canvas, 14 x 11 in
.
Standing Nude Holding White Cloth, 2023. Oil on linen board, 8 x 6 in . <i>Standing Nude Holding White Cloth</i>, 2023. Oil on linen board, 8 x 6 in .
Installation view. Installation view.
Reclining Male Figure, 2022. Oil on linen panel, 6 x 6 in. 
 <i>Reclining Male Figure</i>, 2022. Oil on linen panel, 6 x 6 in. 

Nude on Red Couch, 2023. Oil on linen panel, 6 x 6 in. <i>Nude on Red Couch</i>, 2023. Oil on linen panel, 6 x 6 in.
Nude on Red Couch #2, 2022. Oil on linen panel, 6 x 6 in <i>Nude on Red Couch #2</i>, 2022. Oil on linen panel, 6 x 6 in
Installation view of west and south walls. Installation view of west and south walls.
Upside Down Nude, 2022. Oil on board, 12 x 9 in. <i>Upside Down Nude</i>, 2022. Oil on board, 12 x 9 in.
Woman on Bench, 2023. Oil on linen board , 8 x 8 in. <i>Woman on Bench</i>, 2023. Oil on linen board , 8 x 8 in.
Installation view. Installation view.
Horse and Rider, 2018. Oil on canvas, 14 x 11 in. <i>Horse and Rider</i>, 2018. Oil on canvas, 14 x 11 in.
Runner, 2023. Oil on linen panel, 7 x 5 in . <i>Runner</i>, 2023. Oil on linen panel, 7 x 5 in .
Back, 2022. Oil on panel, 7 x 5 in. <i>Back</i>, 2022. Oil on panel, 7 x 5 in.
Grandma Jean #10, 2022. Oil on panel, 5 x 7 in. <i>Grandma Jean #10</i>, 2022. Oil on panel, 5 x 7 in.
Leaning Nude, 2022. Oil on panel, 7 x 5 in. <i>Leaning Nude</i>, 2022. Oil on panel, 7 x 5 in.
Installation view of east and north walls. Installation view of east and north walls.
Judgment of Paris after Rubens, 2015. Oil on canvas, 9 x 12 in. <i>Judgment of Paris after Rubens</i>, 2015. Oil on canvas, 9 x 12 in.
Leaning Male Nude, 2022. Oil on panel, 7 x 5 in. <i>Leaning Male Nude</i>, 2022. Oil on panel, 7 x 5 in.
Installation view. Installation view.
Nude Leaning on Elbow, 2023. Oil on linen, 8 x 6 in. <i>Nude Leaning on Elbow</i>, 2023. Oil on linen, 8 x 6 in.
Installation view. Installation view.
Reclining Nude, 2022. Oil on linen, 13 x 17 in. <i>Reclining Nude</i>, 2022. Oil on linen, 13 x 17 in.
Nude with White Scarf, 2022. Oil on panel, 7 x 5 in . <i>Nude with White Scarf</i>, 2022. Oil on panel, 7 x 5 in .
Nude with Black Table, 2023. Oil on canvas board, 7 x 5 in . <i>Nude with Black Table</i>, 2023. Oil on canvas board, 7 x 5 in .
Nude with Green Curtain., 2022. Oil on linen panel, 8 x 8 in. <i>Nude with Green Curtain</i>., 2022. Oil on linen panel, 8 x 8 in.
Installation view. Installation view.
Grandma Jean #9, 2022. Oil on panel, 5 x 7 in. <i>Grandma Jean #9</i>, 2022. Oil on panel, 5 x 7 in.
Grandma Jean #7, 2022. Oil on panel, 5 x 7 in
. <i>Grandma Jean #7</i>, 2022. Oil on panel, 5 x 7 in
.
Grandma Jean #8, 2022. Oil on linen board, 5 x 7 in. <i>Grandma Jean #8</i>, 2022. Oil on linen board, 5 x 7 in.
Installation view of east and north walls. Installation view of east and north walls.
Reclining Nude with Red Hair, 2023. Oil on Board, 8 x 10 in. <i>Reclining Nude with Red Hair</i>, 2023. Oil on Board, 8 x 10 in.
Installation view. Installation view.
Standing Nude #3, 2022. Oil on panel, 7 x 5 in. <i>Standing Nude #3</i>, 2022. Oil on panel, 7 x 5 in.
Standing Nude #2, 2022. Oil on panel, 7 x 5 in. <i>Standing Nude #2</i>, 2022. Oil on panel, 7 x 5 in.
Standing Nude with Black Hair, 2021. Oil on linen board, 7 x 5 in. <i>Standing Nude with Black Hair</i>, 2021. Oil on linen board, 7 x 5 in.
Installation view. Installation view.
Wrestlers, 2022. Oil on panel, 7 x 5 in. <i> Wrestlers</i>, 2022. Oil on panel, 7 x 5 in.
&lt;i&gt; Wrestlers&lt;/i&gt;, 2022. Oil on panel, 7 x 5 in.
Nude with Arms Raised, 2023. Oil on aluminum , 8 x 6 in. <i>Nude with Arms Raised</i>, 2023. Oil on aluminum , 8 x 6 in.

Janice Nowinski

New Work
April 13 - May 27, 2023

Opening reception: Thursday, April 13, 6 - 8:30 pm.

New Work Press Release

 

Thomas Erben is very excited to present New Work, Janice Nowinski’s second exhibition after her breakthrough 2021 show, which drew wide praise and critical support. Continuing her use of formats as small as 5 x 7 in. – an aspect that initially “outraged” Katherine Bradford (Artists’ Artists, Artforum Dec. 2021) – Nowinski now deepens her engagement with color and broadens her pictorial space. These paintings evoke a sense of scale that defies their size and packs a material punch that requires attentive unpacking, visual as well as intellectual.

The artist usually starts from a found photograph, which can be rather generic and often carries scant information, using it for multiple paintings with rather different results. This relationship to source  material is emblematic of her process, in which a visual “event” triggers her interest and incites the development of the work, propelling it beyond the initial impulse. This is also one of the methods Nowinski uses to evade the historical weight of her medium, letting each painting do its own thing, to the extent that she often surprises herself.

Time appears to collapse on the surfaces of these works, as their size allows the artist to cover them in a few, seemingly effortless strokes. The result is a dynamic interplay of jostling lines, expanses and daubs of paint, which coalesce into one specific moment and would require a complete reconfiguration should any element shift even minutely. Despite their seeming nonchalance, the paintings exude authority both through their formal structure and a clarity achieved via multiple drafts, kept private by the artist but still present in the richness of each surface shown.

The barely rendered, scrawled faces of Nowinski’s mostly female nudes lend an air of disconcerted content to their splayed bodies. Their expressions have a charmingly comic, even slapdash quality, disrupting any visual connection to the eroticism or heroism associated with traditional nudes. These figures are assembled from distinctly individual brush marks, each following its own logic, which form an anatomically implausible though pictorially convincing whole.

The longer we spend with each work, the more Nowinski’s deep yet irreverent familiarity with her medium becomes evident. Hers is an art which reinvigorates painting itself, with a directness that eliminates the need for validation through any external discourse.

Janice Nowinski was born 1959 in Manhattan and grew up in Rockaway Park, Queens. She received her MFA in Painting from Yale University in 1987.

Her 2021 show was reviewed twice in Artforum (Katherine Bradford and Charity Coleman), twice in Hyperallergic (John Yau and Jennifer Samet), The Hudson Review (Karen Wilkin), Painting Perceptions (John Goodrich) as well as Two Coats of Paint (Sangram Majumdar) and paintings were then included in surveys at Venus Over Manhattan and DC Moore Gallery (both New York).

Nowinski’s work was previously included in exhibitions at the American Academy of Arts and Letters, National Academy Museum, American University Museum, Zurcher Gallery, and Steven Harvey Fine Arts Projects. She was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2022 and is a Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program awardee for 2022/23. The artist lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.

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