Effloresce at The Affordable Art Fair
March 22-26
Metropolitan Pavillion
125 West 18th Street, New York, NY 10011
GOWANUS OPEN STUDIOS OCTOBER 15 & 16
Flourish/Fester at Established Gallery
Flourish/Fester is a solo exhibition of recent work by mixed media artist K Haskell. Their body of work focuses on connecting the unwanted elements of Brooklyn’s nature to the desirable ones executed through graphic drawings and mixed media collages. Haskell’s making begins with a natural treasure hunt of the world around them. “I often become a watcher, an observer, sometimes feeling like a voyeuristic outsider searching for inspiration that presents itself throughout my path of travel. I am in awe of the things you don’t want to see as well as the items that are considered attractive. Imagery of decomposing animal flesh, rotting vegetation, blossoming botanicals, textures on tree bark and oyster shells; these are some of the components that inspire my visual library.” Haskell uses these specimens and becomes the filter of the unsightly to give their audience an anonymous glimpse of the ugly and beautiful treasures left behind from the city. Flourish/Fester will include a site-specific installation as well as a series of layered resin collages.
The exhibition will be open March 4- 27 with an opening reception on Friday March 4 from 6-9. Gallery hours are Saturdays 12-6 and by appointment Sunday-Friday. For appointments contact info@establishedgallery.com
DECOMPOSED: Book 1 Now Available!
I have recently published a book of Decomposed drawings. There will be two more books to follow to be released over the next six months, printed at a limited edition of 100 copies each. You can purchase Decomposed: Book 1 here!
Thank you!!
Decomposed: A Solo Exhibition at Sweet Lorraine Gallery
Decomposed
An exhibition of recent work by K. Haskell
January 29- February 29
Opening Reception Saturday February 1 6pm-9pm
Sweet Lorraine Gallery
Ti Art Studios
183 Lorraine Street
Brooklyn, NY
11231
Decomposition is a process where elements are broken down further and are recycled back into nature. Imagery of decomposition has often become indigestible to the human psyche, mainly due to the grotesque essence of the process. The artist K. Haskell has chosen decomposition as a subject matter and as an analogy for their drawing practice. Haskell has drafted studies of the unwanted and the undesired, with each composition beginning as a detailed ink drawing of a chosen element found in nature, some of these studies become decomposed and broken down into abstractions, where they transform from the sketchbook into installations. Decomposed is a body of work that exists as an elegant visual representation of the uncontrollable and undesirable, from small detailed ink drawings to large irregular pattern of specimens as well as a site-specific installation, the viewer will experience the uncanny in a curious and aesthetic manner.
The opening reception for Decomposed will be held on Saturday February 1st from six to nine p.m. Refreshments will be served.
Viewing after the reception is by appointment. Please contact Chris Lucius at tiartstudios@gmail.com