Agora Gallery Presents Work From Tim Stensland In Unbound Perspectives

Agora Gallery is pleased to present a two-part art exhibition scheduled to run from June 2, 2009 through June 23, 2009. By exploring such undiscovered vantage points and often-overlooked inspirations, this collection of artists was selected because they present the world to viewers with an unusual candor. Whether with grit or finesse, the paintings grouped together in Unbound Perspectives display a timeless artistic past time: to unseat the audience from their comfortable and mundane perceptions of reality.

Tim Stensland does not limit himself to one specific medium or style when he creates his art. He feels the piece itself chooses its medium, whether it's a work of social commentary or expressionistic explorations of the creative process. The basis for Tim's highly personal art lies in autobiographical experiences, revelations and insights. His work sheds light on social injustice as well as man's influence, for better or worse, on the world of nature. His powerful portraits of post-Katrina New Orleans are done in a stunningly visceral folk style, which speaks to the pathos of human suffering made worse by bureaucratic ineptitude. He creates his abstract expressionist figurative oil paints by placing black and white paint directly onto the canvas and sculpting it with his fingers. Avoiding brushes, tools, or models when creating these works gives him an intimate connection with the work and the figure that emerges from the canvas. It is this profound depth and purpose of the creative experience that is revealed in all of Tim Stensland's art.

In part two, The Substance of Abstraction, audiences are presented with a rich kaleidoscope of color, form, and texture that in conjunction breathes life into abstract artworks. Whether employing shimmering brushstrokes or bold fields of color, nonrepresentational art, with its lack of familiar forms, allows the work speak to us on an especially elemental level. Through their deeply personal forms of expression, these artists offer a stunning glimpse into contemporary abstract painting.

Exhibition Dates: June 2, 2009 June 23, 2009
Reception: Thursday, June 4, 2009, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Gallery Location:530 West 25th St, New York City
Gallery Hours: Tues Sat, 11a.m. - 6 p.m.

Featured Artists:
The Substance of AbstractionUnbound Perspectives
Lorraine FolbHidekazu Ishikawa
Monika GrygierJuan Lopezdabdoub
Per HilloPEDN
Simon MatheuTim Stensland
Jasnica Klara MatiHanna Vater
Kerrie WarrenTerry Wang

AGORA GALLERY
Agora Gallery (www.agora-gallery.com) is a fine art gallery located in the heart of New York Citys Chelsea art galleries district that was established in 1984 and is famous for showcasing a spectacular array of talented artists from around the world and around the corner, while providing quality and original art to collectors. The gallery also publishes ARTisSpectrum Magazine, a bi-annual magazine that is distributed to museums, galleries, art institutions and art schools around the world. It provides artists, collectors, museums, galleries, art organizations and enthusiasts with access to the work of internationally talented emerging and mid-level artists as well as feature articles, reviews and interviews. Agora Gallery is also the sponsor of Art-Mine.com, one of the most comprehensive resources available worldwide to view and purchase fine art from emerging, mid-level and well-established artists.