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The magic of old cars and houses
Tezh Modarressi at F.A.N. Gallery
In this new exhibit of 45 paintings, oil and encaustic on wood, Tezh Modarressi broadens out a bit from her last show. (For my review of that show, click here.) Previously, she relied heavily upon mood; in this show draftsmanship comes to the fore, with images that are much more sharply defined.
She also broadens her geographic horizons, with works painted in Ireland, Italy and Chernobyl, in addition to the Maryland and Massachusetts venues that seem to have dominated her previous show.
I suspect that Modarressi is a lover of old houses. When she paints them, she endows them with a certain magic, a sad grandeur and even a touch of mystery. She also seems to like old cars and pickup trucks parked by barns or just left to vegetate.
To really "pull off" a landscape, I think, you must secretly believe in Correspondences. That is, you must believe that there's more there than meets the eye. A cynic might scoff at any such attempt to add a patina of phony significance to an otherwise ordinary subject, but I've always felt that the art either speaks to you or it doesn't.
Tezh Modarressi's art speaks to me. It may speak to you as well.
She also broadens her geographic horizons, with works painted in Ireland, Italy and Chernobyl, in addition to the Maryland and Massachusetts venues that seem to have dominated her previous show.
I suspect that Modarressi is a lover of old houses. When she paints them, she endows them with a certain magic, a sad grandeur and even a touch of mystery. She also seems to like old cars and pickup trucks parked by barns or just left to vegetate.
To really "pull off" a landscape, I think, you must secretly believe in Correspondences. That is, you must believe that there's more there than meets the eye. A cynic might scoff at any such attempt to add a patina of phony significance to an otherwise ordinary subject, but I've always felt that the art either speaks to you or it doesn't.
Tezh Modarressi's art speaks to me. It may speak to you as well.
What, When, Where
“Now You See It: New Paintings by Tezh Modarressi.†Through November 30, 2012 at F.A.N. Gallery, 221 Arch St. (215) 922-5155 or www.thefangallery.com.
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