Of Flame and Splendour

Kamrooz Aram

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Of Flame and Splendour
Perry Rubenstein Gallery, New York, NY
February 29 - April 9, 2009



In this body of work, Aram is working within a familiar lexicon but the process of painting pushes the imagery out of the realm of objectivity. This step toward abstraction is not necessarily in opposition to representation, but also an abstraction of ideas, signs and signifiers. The iconography in these paintings relates sometimes directly and sometimes obliquely to the iconography of the world in which we live. By creating a parallel universe in which the artist investigates these themes, he is able to challenge the anticipated significance of the iconography with which we are familiar.



Kamrooz Aram. Supreme Elevation II. 2009. Oil on canvas. 72 x 108 inches

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Of Flame and Splendour
Perry Rubenstein Gallery, New York, NY
February 29 - April 9, 2009

In this body of work, Aram is working within a familiar lexicon but the process of painting pushes the imagery out of the realm of objectivity. This step toward abstraction is not necessarily in opposition to representation, but also an abstraction of ideas, signs and signifiers. The iconography in these paintings relates sometimes directly and sometimes obliquely to the iconography of the world in which we live. By creating a parallel universe in which the artist investigates these themes, he is able to challenge the anticipated significance of the iconography with which we are familiar.