Marcel Rozek’s adriot use of diluted oil on unprimed canvas results in large-scale stain paintings that are unrestrained and yet decidedly refined. The California-based artist establishes a visual logic that is measured in his use of layered, harmonious hues of color that flood and seep across their coarse backdrops.
Rozek strips down abstract expressionism to its elemental origins with overlapping shapes and runny bands of paint. The resulting shapes alter between opaque impenetrability and inviting warmth. Rozek employs rivaling shades and tones of color to create amorphous, ghostly shapes that merge in and stack upon one another in a hypnotic symphony that changes our perception and viewing experience with time.
Marcel will open with a solo show in the gallery in May 2023.
