THE ATTENTION DEFICIT SERIES , New Works by Kevin Pincus, The Drug Store Gallery, SF

Abstraction is not just nature and architecture, organic and inorganic. It is about identity; who you are and what you are made of? It is about being brave and owning up to your ideas. Abstract painting is exploring what the work is made of, letting the ideas come from the work. That begins when you abandon any and all of the preconceived notions you might have about abstraction. Abstract painting is the push and the pull, taking the idea too far, making the mistake. Turning the relevant into the irrelevant and then back again.
In my mind true abstraction inevitably turns its back on us all. Yet still, some of us manage to persevere and think it through without asking for answers. From Mondrians idea of painting to " ask big baffling questions" to David Smiths abandonment of the subject, abstraction haunts all of us who believe in it. Therefore the only option then is to personally embody the idea of true abstraction as an abstract painter instead of just painting abstractly

His influences stem from the abstract expressionist sculptures of David Smith, to painters such as Willem DeKooning, and Barnett Newman. Among his contemporary influences are artists like Robert Irwin, Brice Marden and Raymond Pettibon just to name a few. Kevin spends his days working construction and his nights working in his studio on his "Blitz" style paintings. He believes it is important to maintain an aggressive studio narrative and to avoid sleep at all costs.

showing from
June 30-August 2,2006

Art Opening Party
Friday, July 7, 2006
6:30-9:30pm

The Drug Store Gallery
3149 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA
94110

(415) 292-0544

See more of Kevin Pincus art at
www.kevinpincus.com