{"id":5043,"date":"2016-05-23T18:21:36","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T18:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artzealous.com\/?p=5043"},"modified":"2016-05-23T18:21:36","modified_gmt":"2016-05-23T18:21:36","slug":"taste-of-brooklyn-on-the-upper-east-side-with-artist-charles-koegel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/taste-of-brooklyn-on-the-upper-east-side-with-artist-charles-koegel\/","title":{"rendered":"Taste of Brooklyn on the Upper East Side With Artist Charles Koegel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last Wednesday evening marked the opening of Brooklyn-based artist Charles Koegel<\/a>\u2019s first solo show at Waterhouse & Dodd. Aptly titled, “Color Maps” sources inspiration from the changing urban landscape of New York City as neighborhoods grow and change.<\/p>\n

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Koegel\u2019s style invokes Hard Edge connotations, reminiscent of the abrupt color transitions and linear rendering that is a signature of genre-defining artists John McLaughlin, Frederick Hammersley, and early Frank Stella. His most recent work breaks away from strict \u201ccolor mapping\u201d by incorporating collage while still maintaining their undeniably Abstract Expressionist flavor. Another signature technique Koegel utilizes is the incorporation of grass into his canvases. This temporary nature of grass, dried and preserved and almost whimsically painted green again, reminds the viewer of the face-lift nature of gentrification.<\/p>\n

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As art-historically aware as his paintings are, Koegel\u2019s biggest muse in music. Specifically, instrumental beats by Midwestern hip-hop artist RJD2<\/a>.\u00a0 In fact, he often describes his paintings in relation to hip-hop \u2013 pre-planned, and based on samples (in Koegel\u2019s case, collage). He draws parallels between gentrification and sampling, connecting the revitalization of architecture and urban areas that have been forgotten or unkempt to beefing up an old forgotten record.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s the intricate and contrived layers of old and new which make Koegel\u2019s work so special.\u00a0His work is on view at\u00a0Waterhouse & Dodd<\/a> until June 11<\/span>. Stop on by to get a taste of summertime Brooklyn in the Upper East Side.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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