Upstream Gallery
8 Main Street, Hastings on Hudson, NY
Nancy Nikkal ‘s first Upstream solo is a vibrant mix of color, energy and elegant formality.
April 26th through May 20th. Opening reception Sunday April 29th 2-5 pm.
Nancy Egol Nikkal: Duality / Assembly
Duality/Assembly is about doubles and putting things together. Every work explores abstract geometry with triangles, circles and squares that are paintings on canvas or painted papers in collage. Many works are diptych collages on wood panel, where two unique works in the same size but with different abstractions sit side by side like fraternal twins. I use every tool and found image source: painted papers, magazine images, text and paint.
The artist’s motivation for every collage is to create order from disorder. Every painting is about relationships and the spaces we share. Every work is a personal commentary on contemporary culture, and a personal reaction to clutter, consumption, celebrity and omni-present media. Each work asks the viewer to participate in an active way and assemble new meaning. The audience is also part of the assembly.
– Nancy Egol Nikkal