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Uprise Art is proud to present new paintings from Brooklyn-based artists Aliza Morell and Senem Oezdogan motivated by light, color, and the juxtaposition of what the eye sees and what the mind knows.

Morell’s recent series takes a visual cue from neon signs, creating lucid, colorful works where light appears embedded in the smooth black field of the canvas. Driven by color, these paintings reference the allure and romance of neon as well as a love-affair with painting itself.

Similarly hard-won are Oezdogan’s Gradient paintings, which aspire to transform paint into light. Composed of …