Halsey McKay Gallery is excited to present a group show of new painting and sculpture by James English Leary, Milena Muzquiz, Hilary Pecis, Ryan Steadman and Johannes VanDerBeek. Each artists hints at human presence without full depiction of the human form. Scrawled notes in silouettes, emmanating visages in floral bouquets, depiction of pets and libraries all hint at a narrative just beyond …
Halsey McKay Gallery is excited to present a group show of new painting and sculpture by James English Leary, Milena Muzquiz, Hilary Pecis, Ryan Steadman and Johannes VanDerBeek. Each artists hints at human presence without full depiction of the human form. Scrawled notes in silouettes, emmanating visages in floral bouquets, depiction of pets and libraries all hint at a narrative just beyond reach that floats between memory and imagination.
James English Leary’s wooden silhouette-shaped panels contain interloping shapes and transversing bodies. In some works, narrative is winnowed to a …
