Opening Vernissage XIX: Welcoming The Art At Gallery RIVAA

Gallery RIVAA Vernissage XIX

Roosevelt Island, New York/Opening September 19th, 2020

Vernissage XIX embraces Roosevelt Island with the emotion and images designed to reach beyond the everyday. Images for mind and heart. COVID-19 forced Gallery RIVAA’s closing in March, but they’re coming back. The traditional spring opener finally happens, this week, and we’ve got a preview for you.

By David Stone/Images by Tad Sudol, Gallery RIVAA

Roosevelt Island News

RIVAA artists mounted Vernissage XIX, but just hours before the opening, COVID-19 locked the doors.

Hoping to bring the art to Roosevelt Island and beyond, in spite of the coronavirus, we started talking with RIVAA president Tad Sudol. Sudol, spent hours photographing pictures in the gallery. As a result, we are now able to deliver them here.

The 40 images that follow represent the passions of dozens of artists, and they offer them as an embrace for the Roosevelt Island community.

We join the artists of Vernissage XIX in reaching out with power of art.

Although we are able to identify each artist, we don’t have titles for all the work now. We may add them in the future.

Vernissage XIX, Art Embraces Roosevelt Island

The Art

Ioan Popoiu, Vernissage X!X — It makes sense to start with one of Gallery RIVAA’s most loved artists, Ioan Popoiu, represented here by three acrylic abstracts.

Laura Hussey’s paintings, frequent scenes from Greece, highlight many RIVAA group shows.

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Esther Cohen-Piaskowski/Vernissage XIX — Photographic group for Vernissage XIX by Esther Piaskowski

Esther Cohen=Piaskowski — Photograph by Esther Piaskowski

Regina de la Concha/Vernissage XIX — Regina de la Concha

Painter Toshiko Kitano Groner advances her adventures in optical color arrangements with a beautiful spiraling display.

After an extended absence from the gallery, Alexander Movshovich brought his photography back to Roosevelt Island for Vernissage XIX.

Jim Pignetti/Vernissage XIX — Abstract painter Jim Pignetti contributed a trio of bold images.

Anthony Moran/Vernissage XIX — Continuing his flair for spiritual dynamics, Anthony Moran offers a penetrating view beyond the immediate senses.

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Continuing: Art from Vernissage XIX, Gallery RIVAA, Roosevelt Island

A dreamlike scene by pastelist Georgette Sinclair.

Dan Nistor/Vernissage XIX — Dan Nistor captured a child’s emotionally mixed response.

Edel Stuehmke-Levy/Vernissage XIX — An abstract painting by Edel Stuehmke-Levy

Villo Varga’s colorful peppers float in space.

Fog makes mystery in Alexandre Tolipan’s vivid photograph.

Alexandre Tolipan/Vernissage XIX — More black and white dynamics from Mr. Tolipan.

Modernist Tony Vita finds inspiration in the classics.

Ann Martinez Orizondo/Vernissage XIX — More from Ms. Martinez Orizondo.

Connie Tanner continues her work in expressive fabric combinations.

Tad Sudol works with fields of light and texture.

Works from RIVAA’s Vernissage XIX on Roosevelt Island Continues

Victoria Thorson/Vernissage XIX — Mind bending sculpture from Victoria Thorson.

Bogdan Mattei’s sinewy images brought a different slant to Vernissage XIX.

Piotr Olszewski/Vernissage XIX — Photographer Piotr Olszewski brought deep contemplation into the frame.

Saundra Lamb’s moon confronts the viewer’s easy expectations about nature.

More than meets the eye in Rachel Garrick’s swirling abstraction.

Rachel Garrick/Vernissage XIX — More from Ms. Garrick.

Natasha Landau-Flint tells stories at Vernissage XIX.

Natasha Landau-Flint/Vernissage XIX — Detail from Ms. Landau-Flint.

Su Im Kim dynamic abstraction whirls and bubbles with life.

Lyrical poetry in visual art: Photography by Anne-Marie Dannenberg.

Ching Win Tsai/Vernissage XIX — A colorfully precise installation by Ching Wen Tsai for Roosevelt Island’s Vernissage XIX.

Alexander Movshovich/Vernissage XIX — Deceptive simplicity in a photograph by Alexander Movshovich

Conclusion: RIVAA’s Vernissage XIX for Roosevelt Island

Fear can close a gallery, but artistry never stops.

What I found, going through these images, is the fresh embrace of creativity, the lively vitality that our artists bring to Roosevelt Island.

We don’t know the future of Vernissage XIX, but we hope the quarantines lift in time to see it live in the gallery. For now, we’ve got this and a tremendous debt of gratitude for the artists who walk with us every day.

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2 Comments

Katharine Glaser says:

April 2, 2020 at 2:14 am

Love seeing this wonderfully varied show from Alaska!

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- davidstone1313 says:
  
  April 2, 2020 at 5:06 am
  
  Thanks for your comment, Katharine. These artists deserve to be seen and appreciated. DS
  
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