February 17, 2007
Ian Davis at Leslie Tonkonow
Ian Davis Strategy 2006 acrylica on canvas 60.25" x 70.25"
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Ian Davis must definitely be enjoying his first one-person show at Leslie Tonkonow this month. I know I did, even if a visit to this intense exhibition of oddly faux-naive painting reveals work as extraordinarily beautiful in its mantric minimalism as it is disturbingly chilling for its "uniform" intensity. But for Davis, the thing is, he's already sold every painting there, in a show which still has three more weeks to run. It's a brilliant debut.
Ian Davis Contract 2006 acrylic and spray paint on linen 46" x 50"
Ian Davis Banquet 2006 acrylic on linen 36" x 42"
so...this is Ian Davis' debut? Im really struck by the De balincourt running through some of the paintings.
Posted by: marlow at March 23, 2007 11:56 AMWow, I bought an Ian Davis painting in 1998 and he's really progressed so wonderfully. I feel lucky to have one of his first pieces. Kudos!
Posted by: Jezcab at July 9, 2007 4:26 PMI am tickeled Ian Davis is being celebrated for his most recent work and commanding the price for his more sizeable pieces also. Although, I much prefer his larger size cartoonish Pop Art Basquait-ish (sp), action hero playful stuff though then the New Yorker style cover art he crafting now.
Posted by: Neal at December 6, 2007 7:57 PM