#max warsh

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Silvia Sleigh, Max Warsh Seated Nude, 2006

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Max Warsh

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Max Warsh

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Max Warsh

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Max Warsh. 

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MAX WARSH "BILDER" at Toomer Labzda

(Green Island)

The works are constructed with photo-collage and acrylic paint, extracting pattern and palette from the various building materials Warsh photographed. The show title, "BILDER" is German for "Picture," a clever play as Warsh constructs each picture from found structures, re-imagining their architectures into supports within the frame. They become abstracts on a firm foundation, switching readings from city plans to color-blocks, with certain patterns becoming akin to white noise.

The paintings success however hinges on the surprising facture- Although the painting and photography elements are themselves starkly flat, the layers and tangential relationships are unexpected. The elements bleed into one another, pause, exist on the same plane, or dissolve.

There are additionally some ready-made sculptures in the show - conveyor belts hung vertically along the walls, becoming tapestries rather than tools of capital. They are abstracted, like the bricks, fences and building blocks of the photographs, into decorative elements.

I am looking forward to seeing more work from Walsh in the future. You can read more information about the show at Toomer Labzda.

NOTES IN THE MARGINS:

- I have got to start desaturating my own paintings, these look awesome - I perhaps had one too many drinks and asked for the price list. I realized this makes you the gallerist's best friend.

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Max Warsh

Green Island, 2012

Photograph and acrylic on wood panel

Toomer Labzda Gallery, NYC. Jan. 30th - Feb. 24th, 2013.