J. Demsky and Brad Howe Unite “Off The Wall”

Sophisticated and poppy palette-play coupled with a mid century affection for abstract geometry? Meet the night-glo arcade color selections and graphically charged motion of a 90s inspired digital graffiti artist.

Brad Howe and Demsky, both internationally known on the street and inside gallery walls, are separated by two decades but united by a desire to define the aesthetics and experience of public space.

J. Demsky – Brad Howe off the Wall. GR Gallery, NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Their intersections and contrasts are on display in a double-solo show at New York’s GR Gallery with examples of two and three dimensional optical play, similar to the diversionary activities that they both employ on the streets.

J. Demsky – Brad Howe off the Wall. GR Gallery, NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

A collection of 20 works including paintings, sculptures and installations, “Off the Wall” keeps the focus on interaction with the wall, even though the Californian Howe may be better known for his abstract sculptures, his public art commissions and his Calder-inspired installations.

Demsky’s time-travel to an early virtual place that is optically elegant and illusionary taps a nostalgia for the period when he became a graffiti writer in Spain.

The interplay of these strong singular voices is charged in this common space and is often full of motion.

J. Demsky off the Wall. GR Gallery, NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

J. Demsky off the Wall. GR Gallery, NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

J. Demsky off the Wall. Detail. GR Gallery, NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

J. Demsky off the Wall. Detail. GR  Gallery, NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

 

Brad Howe off the Wall. Detail. GR Gallery, NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Brad Howe off the Wall. GR Gallery, NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Brad Howe off the Wall. GR Gallery, NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Brad Howe off the Wall. GR Gallery, NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

 

Brad Howe off the Wall. GR Gallery, NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Brad Howe off the Wall. Detail. GR Gallery, NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

 

J. Demsky – Brad Howe off the Wall is currently on view at the GR Gallery in Manhattan, NYC. Click HERE for further information.

 

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