Art blossoms in Riverdale as fall sets in

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The turning of the leaves is not the only source of brilliant beauty this fall.

New exhibits throughout Riverdale are displaying works ranging from paintings that mix the abstract and the figurative to a series that explores the meaning of the Jewish High Holidays.

A new show at Elisa Contemporary Art marks the first time six artists from a variety of backgrounds are on view at the 5622 Mosholu Ave. gallery, the only institution of its kind in the neighborhood.

“New Beginnings” features emerging artist Kim Carlino, Armenian-American painter Ferdinanda Florence, flow artist Michael Josef, Cuban expressionist Renelio Marin and wind flow photographers Shirley Nannini and Candace Wark.

Two terms on that list might require some explanation.

“Flow is a term that was coined by Peter Frank that talks about a group of California artists that use physics overall on how the paint flows on the canvas to create their artwork,” said gallery owner Lisa Cooper.

Flow photography is a bit different. Ms. Nannini and Ms. Wark capture pleasing patterns by using light, wind and smoke.

“They’re all new artists, but there is a lot of kind of invitation and exploration into different spaces, different places that all of these artists invite the viewer to come into,” Ms. Cooper said of her show, which runs through Friday, Dec. 10.

One local artist takes center stage at The Riverdale Y’s Gallery 18. “Figurative and Geometric Abstract” features paintings by Matthew Turov, who aims to break barriers between styles long seen as completely distinct.

“Painting across color, line, rhythm and vitality, I create abstract paintings that are purely related to finding ideal balances of emotion and perception,” Mr. Turov said in an artist’s statement. “This merging of linear and curving forms corresponds to the way motion occurs in human constructs such as cities and transportation systems.”

Mr. Turov, who has exhibited in Yonkers and New York City, cites sources from Egyptian art to Italian futurism as early influences.

Elisa Contemporary Art, Gallery 18, Riverdale Art Association, Derfner Judaica Museum, Shant Shahrigian
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