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http://www.gorkysgranddaughter.com/2013/02/todd-kelly-at-asya-geisberg-gallery-feb.html
Christopher Joy and Zachary Keeting interview painter Todd Kelly at his exhibition My Own Personal Rebus at Asya Geisberg Gallery, New York, on view through March 9, 2013.
Kelly, who employs a surprising range of style and subject matter in his work, describes how he thinks of painting "as a method of thinking... With this show, especially, instead of trying to narrow it down to one thought, I'm just allowing whatever thought comes into my mind - I'm going to work with it, I'm going to… make that into the painting."
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http://joannemattera.blogspot.com/2013/03/painting-in-chelsea.html
Joanne Mattera provides an in-depth look at (mostly) abstract painting shows in Chelsea including: Stephen Antonakos: Pillows 1962-63 at Lori Bookstein Fine Art (through March 6), Mara Held at Gary Snyder Gallery, Matthew Weinstein: The Celestial Sea at Sonnabend Gallery, Todd Kelly: My Own Personal Rebus at Asya Geisberg Gallery (through March 9), Peter Wayne Lewis: Paintings from Middle Earth Part IV at Skoto Gallery, Josette Urso: Snow Day at Markel Fine Art (through March 9), Jered Sprecher: I Always Lie at Jeff Bailey Gallery (through March 23), Douglas Witmer: All Kinds of Ways to Your Garden at Blank Space, Brett Baker: Paintings at Elizabeth Harris Gallery, Jennifer Wynne Reeves: The Worms in the Walls at Mondrian's House at Bravin Lee Programs (through March 23), Larry Poons: New Paintings at Danese/Loretta Howard Gallery, Shinique Smith: Bold as Love at James Cohan Gallery (through March 16).
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http://glasstire.com/2013/02/07/tete-a-tete-interview-with-todd-kelly/
Matthew Bourbon talks with painter Todd Kelly on the occasion of the exhibition Todd Kelly: My Own Personal Rebus at Asya Geisberg Gallery, New York that runs through March 9, 2013
Kelly remarks: "I like the way a still life painting presents a group of objects, each object taking on new importance by its presentation and proximity to the other objects. It’s the process of grouping that I like. Each of my paintings is started by whim as much as by design. I’m inspired by materials, by the work of other artists, by nature, by visceral forces…all sorts of things. So the paintings come out quite different one from the other. The possibilities for creating interesting groups of similar or conflicting paintings are endless; an infinitely expanding universe. Also, it seems there is much hand-wringing about the current lack of 'progress' or avant-garde in painting lately. But it’s all good with me. I see my work in the studio more as exploring around the already conquered territory looking for a place to settle or develop. We aren’t really in need of more territory as far as painting goes."
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http://www.beardandbrush.com/2011/05/review-todd-kelly-signature-paintings_22.html
Matthew Farina reviews Todd Kelly: Signature Paintings at Asya Geisberg Gallery on view through June 18, 2011. Farina writes, "References to commercial or industrial printing are present alongside more traditional approaches to paint application... The interplay of man and machine-made marks is pronounced... With the constant of the 'signature' in place, Kelly’s formula as a whole actually provides him a license for diversified aesthetics. Each work showcases differing rules in structure and order."
