January 9, 2016 – February 6, 2016

The Olga Korper Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new paintings and drawings by Ron Shuebrook. The exhibition opens Saturday January 9th and will remain on view until Saturday February 6th. The opening will take place from 2-5pm on Saturday January 9th, and the artist will be in attendance.

 

Throughout his long and prolific career as an artist, Ron has sought to explore his own curiosities and ideas while paying respect to the aesthetic legacy of early 20th century modernist artists, like Mondrian, Motherwell, deKooning, and Guston. Ron has long believed that ideas carry weight, and good ideas hold an authority and power that transcends the passing fads of time. From this perspective, the artist approaches his work with a steady hand and critical eye, using charcoal on paper to create new, dynamic experiences which simultaneously direct the eye to the plane of the paper, and offer up new dimensions – windows and doors – which sweep the eye around into impossible depths like a visual rollercoaster, constantly attached to and attacking these velvety black surfaces.

 

Like the repetitive motifs in familiar music that you might hum in the car or the kitchen, the themes in Ron’s work start as ideas that multiply and thrive in the studio and on the canvas – the front door of every house he’s ever lived in, for example – rendered with a simplicity and attention to line and composition that Ron has spent the last four decades perfecting in his work.

 

For this exhibition Ron has focused predominantly on black and white paintings that further explore line and depth – the decision encompassed in a brushstroke as it transforms into geometry, a gesture into a journey.

Opening Reception

January 9, 2016
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Artist Links

Included Artworks

Diagonal in Spring 2015
Diagonal in Spring, 2015

Diagonal in Spring, 2015

Ron Shuebrook
acrylic on canvas 20" x 16"
Present Absence 2015
Present Absence, 2015

Present Absence, 2015

Ron Shuebrook
acrylic on canvas 20” x 16”
Compass (for Joseph Conrad) 2015
Compass (for Joseph Conrad), 2015

Compass (for Joseph Conrad), 2015

Ron Shuebrook
acrylic on canvas 72.25” x 72.25”
East River 2015
East River, 2015

East River, 2015

Ron Shuebrook
acrylic on canvas 12” x 10”
Bayswater 2015
Bayswater, 2015

Bayswater, 2015

Ron Shuebrook
acrylic on canvas 12” x 9”
Red Mariner (for D.C.U.) 2015
Red Mariner (for D.C.U.), 2015

Red Mariner (for D.C.U.), 2015

Ron Shuebrook
acrylic on canvas 84” x 48”
Airport (for LPS) 2014
Airport (for LPS), 2014

Airport (for LPS), 2014

Ron Shuebrook
charcoal & graphite on paper 57.5” x 93”
Red Compass 2015
Red Compass, 2015

Red Compass, 2015

Ron Shuebrook
acrylic on canvas 60.5” x 54.25”
Untitled Triptych III 2015
Untitled Triptych III, 2015

Untitled Triptych III, 2015

Ron Shuebrook
acrylic on canvas 14” x 11” - each
Untitled #1 (Deer Isle Series) 2014
Untitled #1 (Deer Isle Series), 2014

Untitled #1 (Deer Isle Series), 2014

Ron Shuebrook
ink on rag paper 27” x 21”
Untitled #2 (Deer Isle Series) 2014
Untitled #2 (Deer Isle Series), 2014

Untitled #2 (Deer Isle Series), 2014

Ron Shuebrook
ink on rag paper 27” x 21”
Condo 2015
Condo, 2015

Condo, 2015

Ron Shuebrook
acrylic on canvas 71” x 109.5”
Gale, Sea, and Shape 2014
Gale, Sea, and Shape, 2014

Gale, Sea, and Shape, 2014

Ron Shuebrook
acrylic on canvas 14” x 11”
Gray Sky, Black Sea 2014
Gray Sky, Black Sea, 2014

Gray Sky, Black Sea, 2014

Ron Shuebrook
acrylic on canvas 14” x 11”
Dublin Street Nocturne 2014
Dublin Street Nocturne, 2014

Dublin Street Nocturne, 2014

Ron Shuebrook
acrylic on canvas 14” x 11”
Night Harbour 2014
Night Harbour, 2014

Night Harbour, 2014

Ron Shuebrook
acrylic on canvas 14” x 11”
On Being 2014
On Being, 2014

On Being, 2014

Ron Shuebrook
acrylic on canvas 14” x 11”
Subtle Force Over Calm 2014
Subtle Force Over Calm, 2014

Subtle Force Over Calm, 2014

Ron Shuebrook
acrylic on canvas 14” x 11”
Bay and Night 2014
Bay and Night, 2014

Bay and Night, 2014

Ron Shuebrook
acrylic on canvas 14” x 11”
Field and Light 2014
Field and Light, 2014

Field and Light, 2014

Ron Shuebrook
acrylic on canvas 14” x 11”
Northwest Cove 2014
Northwest Cove, 2014

Northwest Cove, 2014

Ron Shuebrook
acrylic on canvas 14” x 11”
There and Here 2014
There and Here, 2014

There and Here, 2014

Ron Shuebrook
acrylic on canvas 14” x 11”
Four Corners 2014
Four Corners, 2014

Four Corners, 2014

Ron Shuebrook
acrylic on canvas 14” x 11”
Elegy for a Weaver 2014
Elegy for a Weaver, 2014

Elegy for a Weaver, 2014

Ron Shuebrook
acrylic on canvas 14” x 11”
Dark Rectangle (for mark strand) 2014
Dark Rectangle (for mark strand), 2014

Dark Rectangle (for mark strand), 2014

Ron Shuebrook
acrylic on canvas 14” x 11”
Blandford Mariner 2015
Blandford Mariner, 2015

Blandford Mariner, 2015

Ron Shuebrook
acrylic on canvas 71” x 45.5”
Small Condo (for Piet) 2015
Small Condo (for Piet), 2015

Small Condo (for Piet), 2015

Ron Shuebrook
acrylic on canvas 16” x 20”
DSCPS (ultramarine & light blue) 2015
DSCPS (ultramarine & light blue), 2015

DSCPS (ultramarine & light blue), 2015

Ron Shuebrook
acrylic on canvas 14” x 11”
DSCPS (two blues) 2015
DSCPS (two blues), 2015

DSCPS (two blues), 2015

Ron Shuebrook
acrylic on canvas 14” x 11”
DSCPS (pale violet & pink with adobe) 2015
DSCPS (pale violet & pink with adobe), 2015

DSCPS (pale violet & pink with adobe), 2015

Ron Shuebrook
acrylic on canvas 14” x 11”
DSCPS (light blue & maroon) 2015
DSCPS (light blue & maroon), 2015

DSCPS (light blue & maroon), 2015

Ron Shuebrook
acrylic on canvas 14” x 11”
DSCPS (cobalt & gold) 2015
DSCPS (cobalt & gold), 2015

DSCPS (cobalt & gold), 2015

Ron Shuebrook
acrylic on canvas 14” x 11”
DSCPS (red & light Pthalo green) 2015
DSCPS (red & light Pthalo green), 2015

DSCPS (red & light Pthalo green), 2015

Ron Shuebrook
acrylic on canvas 14” x 11”
DSCPS (cobalt & red) 2015
DSCPS (cobalt & red), 2015

DSCPS (cobalt & red), 2015

Ron Shuebrook
acrylic on canvas 14” x 11”
DSCPS (light green & dark Pthalo green) 2015
DSCPS (light green & dark Pthalo green), 2015

DSCPS (light green & dark Pthalo green), 2015

Ron Shuebrook
acrylic on canvas 14” x 11”
DSCPS (two browns) 2015
DSCPS (two browns), 2015

DSCPS (two browns), 2015

Ron Shuebrook
acrylic on canvas 14” x 11”
DSCPS (dull orange & red brown) 2015
DSCPS (dull orange & red brown), 2015

DSCPS (dull orange & red brown), 2015

Ron Shuebrook
acrylic on canvas 14” x 11”
DSCPS (yellow ochre & red) 2015
DSCPS (yellow ochre & red), 2015

DSCPS (yellow ochre & red), 2015

Ron Shuebrook
acrylic on canvas 14” x 11”
DSCPS (red & maroon) 2015
DSCPS (red & maroon), 2015

DSCPS (red & maroon), 2015

Ron Shuebrook
acrylic on canvas 14” x 11”
DSCPS (yellow & lime green) 2015
DSCPS (yellow & lime green), 2015

DSCPS (yellow & lime green), 2015

Ron Shuebrook
acrylic on canvas 14” x 11”
DSCPS (two yellows) 2015
DSCPS (two yellows), 2015

DSCPS (two yellows), 2015

Ron Shuebrook
acrylic on canvas 14” x 11”
DSCPS (two close reds) 2015
DSCPS (two close reds), 2015

DSCPS (two close reds), 2015

Ron Shuebrook
acrylic on canvas 14” x 11”
DSCPS (cadmium yellow & deep red) 2015
DSCPS (cadmium yellow & deep red), 2015

DSCPS (cadmium yellow & deep red), 2015

Ron Shuebrook
acrylic on canvas 14” x 11”