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COLOR POESIES, HECKSCHER MUSEUM OF ART
The New York Times, Art Reviews by Helen A. Harrison
"Gorney's paintings...are chromatic abstractions inspired by diffused light and in her more recent paintings, Ms. Gorney is preoccupied with the emotional dimensions of color. Atmosphere is still paramount, however, for her tones are translucent and interactive, as in "Seeing Red," with its rolling clouds of color."
Bryant News
"Artist Nicke Gorney finds poetry not only in the meaning of words but in the curve described by a stroke of paint or the depth of emotion embodied in color. An abstract painter, she works in veils of color and gesture...mixing oil, gouache and acrylic paints to create lush surfaces that shimmer in subtle rhythms. Building up her work through many layers, she invites the viewer into its depths."
ASPECT OF DESIRE, YELLOW HOUSE and RED, STUDIO 404
The Suffolk Times, Primal in Paint by Liz Wood
"Nicke Gorney, a Montreal-born artist whose work has been shown in New York City galleries, attaches suggestive titles to her paintings, mixed media and assemblages. Her large-scale work Wild Streak," sold on opening night at the new group show at Yellow House. She paints in bold, dramatic narratives, her characters 'animated brushstrokes' whose 'emotional territory' is richly textured and layered. In her new solo show RED, she describes her new series as very revealing: 'Most people would say red is hot. I think it is deep, a rebellious...sort of thing. Painting red is like going out on a limb, painting myself into a red corner."
Traveler Watchman, Red to Open at Studio 404 by Carolyn Lee
"To Gorney, color is poetry in abstract form. It is the eighth wonder of the world. Her abstract show RED opened this past weekend with great success. 'I'm drawn to the possibilities of certain colors, what could happen in the layering process. Red is very difficult to paint because of the value, the range. You have to do a lot to see all of the subtleties because it is a contrast within itself,' explained Gorney. "When I paint red, I'm emotionally drained. It's very exposing. One of the difficult aspects of painting red is there is no place to run, no place to hide. It's in your face, extremely demanding and it can't be manipulated because it's too powerful.'"
NORTH FORK ARTIST OF THE WEEK
Dan's Papers, Painter/Photographer Nicke Gorney by R.B. Stuart
"Gorney's interest in the written word came from her father's uncle Jay Gorney, the lyricist, who in the early 30s wrote the song, 'Hey Brother Can you Spare a Dime." But she decided to pursue visual art and after exhibiting work in New York City, she moved to the North Fork where she showed her work at Galerie Pelar. She also showed 16 pieces, mostly large scale works, at the Heckscher Museum of Art, at the Yellow House and two dozen other solo and group shows in and around New York. While she creates abstract paintings on a large scale, she also incorporates...photography. "With photography, I'm a little bit of a voyeur...more in a cinematic way. I call them Still Narratives. The spontaneity of it interests me and I am totally consumed by it.' Gorney draws inspiration from the abstract expressionists Rothko and de Kooning and photographers Diane Arbus and Cindy Sherman and filmmakers from the 1970s."
The New York Times, Art Reviews by Helen A. Harrison
"Gorney's paintings...are chromatic abstractions inspired by diffused light and in her more recent paintings, Ms. Gorney is preoccupied with the emotional dimensions of color. Atmosphere is still paramount, however, for her tones are translucent and interactive, as in "Seeing Red," with its rolling clouds of color."
Bryant News
"Artist Nicke Gorney finds poetry not only in the meaning of words but in the curve described by a stroke of paint or the depth of emotion embodied in color. An abstract painter, she works in veils of color and gesture...mixing oil, gouache and acrylic paints to create lush surfaces that shimmer in subtle rhythms. Building up her work through many layers, she invites the viewer into its depths."
ASPECT OF DESIRE, YELLOW HOUSE and RED, STUDIO 404
The Suffolk Times, Primal in Paint by Liz Wood
"Nicke Gorney, a Montreal-born artist whose work has been shown in New York City galleries, attaches suggestive titles to her paintings, mixed media and assemblages. Her large-scale work Wild Streak," sold on opening night at the new group show at Yellow House. She paints in bold, dramatic narratives, her characters 'animated brushstrokes' whose 'emotional territory' is richly textured and layered. In her new solo show RED, she describes her new series as very revealing: 'Most people would say red is hot. I think it is deep, a rebellious...sort of thing. Painting red is like going out on a limb, painting myself into a red corner."
Traveler Watchman, Red to Open at Studio 404 by Carolyn Lee
"To Gorney, color is poetry in abstract form. It is the eighth wonder of the world. Her abstract show RED opened this past weekend with great success. 'I'm drawn to the possibilities of certain colors, what could happen in the layering process. Red is very difficult to paint because of the value, the range. You have to do a lot to see all of the subtleties because it is a contrast within itself,' explained Gorney. "When I paint red, I'm emotionally drained. It's very exposing. One of the difficult aspects of painting red is there is no place to run, no place to hide. It's in your face, extremely demanding and it can't be manipulated because it's too powerful.'"
NORTH FORK ARTIST OF THE WEEK
Dan's Papers, Painter/Photographer Nicke Gorney by R.B. Stuart
"Gorney's interest in the written word came from her father's uncle Jay Gorney, the lyricist, who in the early 30s wrote the song, 'Hey Brother Can you Spare a Dime." But she decided to pursue visual art and after exhibiting work in New York City, she moved to the North Fork where she showed her work at Galerie Pelar. She also showed 16 pieces, mostly large scale works, at the Heckscher Museum of Art, at the Yellow House and two dozen other solo and group shows in and around New York. While she creates abstract paintings on a large scale, she also incorporates...photography. "With photography, I'm a little bit of a voyeur...more in a cinematic way. I call them Still Narratives. The spontaneity of it interests me and I am totally consumed by it.' Gorney draws inspiration from the abstract expressionists Rothko and de Kooning and photographers Diane Arbus and Cindy Sherman and filmmakers from the 1970s."
