Palangre: Yoan Capote at Jack Shainman Gallery

Jack Shainman Gallery is pleased to present Yoan Capote’s third solo exhibition with the gallery, featuring the artist’s Isla and Palangre series, two related, ongoing bodies of work of seascapes that are fabricated from thousands of meticulously composed hand-wrought fish hooks.

Viewed from a distance, the works read as classic paintings of sea meeting sky. Each one captures a distinct time of day, casting spectrums of light across the water. The sea itself is depicted in a range of rhythms, from the total stillness of Isla (Crudo) to the buoyant waves of Isla (Frio Recuerdo). Works from the Palangre series move past representation altogether, transforming scenes into total abstraction. It is only upon close examination that the perilous materials become clear, and the oceanic feeling resonating from the idyllic tableaux shifts to something more sinister.

Opening Reception:  Thursday, February 2nd, from 6-8pm