RUSH Arts Gallery
February 9th – March 16th 2012
Rush Arts Gallery and Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation is pleased to collaborate with Bombay Sapphire to present the Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series - a national contest to discover and cultivate the next wave of aspiring artists in photography and visual art.
This national competition showcased 8 semi final exhibitions around the country and brought 20 finalists to showcase their selected work in Miami during Art Basel in December. Rush Arts Gallery will present the works of Miguel Ovalle and Lerone Wilson, the final winners and awarded artists of the Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series. This exhibition will be on view from February 9th – March 16th 2011 at Rush Arts Gallery located at 526 W 26th Street, Suite 311, New York, New York.
Miguel Ovalle is inspired by written languages, regimented script or indecipherable forgotten glyphs inspire 3-dimensional structures and environments. Living on the edge of typography, architecture and technology Ovalle’s work become sculptural graffiti offering the viewer a new experience with time and place. Ovalle is also known by his graffiti name Dizmology which is becoming a graphic brand. Ovalle has a BFA from Maryland Institute of Art, and has recently shown his work throughout New York, Miami, and Japan.
LeRone Wilson uses spiritual inspiration to create delicate encaustic forms. Reminiscent of coral reefs, cloud formations and topographical maps, Wilson uses this ancient medium to create natural forms within a minimalist language. The process combines a fast touch of the hand and then long periods of drying, it is a delicate balance of precision and free flowing form. Lerone Wilson has been showing his work around the country for the past 20 years. His work can also be found in permanent collections of the African American Museum in Dallas, The Chicago Public Library and many others.
