Alfred Neumayr: Mythical Creatures | Opening Reception + Annual Winter Party

ALFRED NEUMAYR:
MYTHICAL CREATURES
January 19 – March 9, 2019

OPENING RECEPTION & WINTER PARTY
Dedicated to the Life and Work of Phyllis Kind
SATURDAY, January 19, 6:30 – 9:00 pm

Join us at the upcoming Outsider Art Fair, New York [January 17 – 20, 2019]
Metropolitan Pavilion | Booth 11

Neumayr was born in Tulln (Lower Austria) in 1958. He works primarily with India ink or pencil—which he applies and scratches out, thins down or mixes. His modus operandi is reminiscent of surrealist automatism: starting at a random point and letting his hand glide without restraint until the innumerable lines reveal a theme that he then elaborates on. The resulting images resemble geographical formations, photos from outer space, fantasy worlds or mythical creatures. Minute details appear as figures or faces; the various thicknesses of his pen strokes and the rhythmic structures into which they are linked make his pictures come alive. Neumayr’s diffuse representations leave ample room for association and interpretation: waves seen from a bird’s eye perspective, animal hoards or battle scenes may reveal themselves to the viewer. This is the artist’s debut exhibition in the United States.