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Allan Gorman: Shadows in the Gallery

Allan Gorman: Shadows in the Gallery

SKU: 1016.

I’m drawn to the hidden abstract patterns, random shapes and aesthetic tension I find in real objects—particularly within the confines of industrial structures. Although my paintings are photorealistic, the focus isn’t necessarily on photorealism itself, but rather on the plays of light and shadow, the dance between colors, shapes and contrasts. In this way, I think of my works as abstract paintings in the guise of realism, and I use this criteria to inform my choices of what to paint.

I find something mysterious, romantic and nostalgic about the power of cities, machines, night time and the edgy parts of town. I’m a child of the 50s and 60s, and have great memories of the neon lights and hustle-bustle of old NYC, when old subways had wicker seats and Jazz was in the air.

My influences were the artists of a generation or two before—the ash can school artists like George Bellows, Edward Hopper, and Reginald Marsh; and photographers like Paul Strand, Richard Avedon and Irving Penn. And then, when photorealism and the west-coast artists first came on the scene in the mid 60’s and early 70’s , I was immediately drawn to the work of Richard Estes, Robert Cottingham, Wayne Thiebault, of course Richard Diebenkorn, and others who could—within the confines of a two-dimensional plane—tell a compelling story about their time and society; things I seem to relate to. While acknowledging my predecessors, I’m certainly not trying to imitate them. Although their influence is noticeable in my work, I strive to create art that is unique and interesting enough to make its own statement.

Category: ViewPoints 2020. Tags: abstract, painting, representational.
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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020
Summer Reflections – Beacon Art-Shortwave Gallery – Stone Harbor, NJ
2019
JCAST 2019 Solo Exhibit – Jersey City, NJ
Motorworks in Midtown – Manhattan Athletic Club – New York City
Men of Steel (with Jan Anders Nelson) – Nicole Longnecker Fine Art – Houston, TX
Spaces: Real and Imagined (with Linda Streicher) – ChaSaMa Exhibit Space – Matawan, NJ
2018
The Seduction of Structure – CCM Art and Design Gallery – Randolph, NJ
Girders and Glimpses of Sky – JCAST 2018
Solo Exhibit – Jersey City, NJ
Light Peeking Through – Gallery @ 350 Bleeker – NYC
Seduced by Steel, Concrete & Glass (with Sharon Florin) – The Yard: City Hall Park – NYC
2017
Allan Gorman at the Atrium – Morris Arts’ Atrium Gallery – Morristown, NJ
2015
Surfaces, Shapes and Spaces – McGraw Gallery @ Newark Academy – Livingston, NJ
2014
Allan Gorman’s “Ready to Rumble Road Show” — A series of “pop-up” exhibits at Harley Davidson dealers in NY, NJ and PA from May – November
Magic in the Machines – Rotunda Art Gallery, J&J World Headquarters, New Brunswick NJ
Revved Up and Ready to Rumble – Azarian MCCullough Art Gallery at St Thomas Aquinas, Sparkill NY

SELECTED ART FAIRS AND MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS
2020
14C Art Fair – Jersey City, NJ
2019
ArteLibre 20 years in 20 x 20 – Battiera Building, Zaragoza, Spain;
MEAM Museum, Barcelona, Spain; Enuadi Palace, Chivasso, Italy
2019
14C Art Fair – Jersey City, NJ
2018
LUSTER – Realism and Hyperealism in Contemporary Automobile and Mortorcycle Painting – (Traveling to thirteen US art museums through January, 2022)
2016
Something More Than Realism – Galleria ArteLibre – Zaragosa, Spain
Return of the Former Madmen Who Make Art – The Belskie Museum – Closter, NJ
New Jersey Arts Annual – The Noyes Museum of Art – Stockton, NJ

SELECTED GROUP AND JURIED SHOWS
2020
Studio Montclair Good Works – Studio Montclair Gallery – Montclair, NJ
ArtFair 14C Juried Exhibition – Hyatt Regency Hotel – Jersey City, NJ
RED Exhibit – Novado Gallery – Jersey City, NJ
Revisting Jerseyscapes III – Silverman Exhibit Space, Jersey City NJ
Studio Montclair Viewpoints 2020 – Studio Montclair Gallery – Montclair, NJ
International Guild of Realism Annual Exhibition – Principe Gallery – Charleston, SC
2019
Studio Montclair Viewpoints 2019 – Studio Montclair Gallery – Montclair, NJ
International Guild of Realism Winter Salon Online Exhibition
2018
Under Construction: Dimensional Interludes – Denise Bibro Fine Art – NYC
2017
New Jersey and You – Perfect Together – Village West Gallery – Jersey City, NJ
New Realism – Westwood Gallery – Westwood, NJ
Industrialism in the 21st Century – Nicole Longnecker Gallery – Houston, TX
2016
Solos (6 artists) – Westport Art Center – Westport, CT
Generations of Genius – CCM Art & Design Gallery – Randolph, NJ
83rd HVAA Exhibition – Salmagundi Club – NYC
SMI Viewpoints- Aljira Center for Contemporary Art – Newark NJ
2015
87th AAPL Grand National Exhibition – Salmagundi Club – NYC
Art Comes Alive! – Art Design Consultants – Cincinnati OH
Va Va Vroom! – Art of the Vehicle – Carriage Barn Art Center – New Canaan CT
Steadfast Magazine Inaugural Gala – Castle Fitzjohns Gallery – NYC
Art Connections 11 – George Segal Gallery, Montclair State Univ. – Little Falls NJ

SELECTED AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
2020
Pioneer of Realsim Award – International Guild of Realism Spring 2020 Online Salon
2018
Residency Fellowship – Vermont Studio Center
Best in Show – Fusion Art 3rd Annual Cityscape Competition
Finalist – Art Elevated Banners for the Garment District Art Fair – NYC
Finalist – Affair of the Arts Banner Program – Montclair, NJ
2016
Residency Fellowship Award – ESKFF Program at Mana Contemporary
2015
Salmagundi Award – AAPL 87th Grand National Competition
Still Life Artist of the Year – ADC Art Comes Alive!
2014
Residency Fellowship – Vermont Studio Center
John Collins Memorial Award for an Oil Painting – AAPL 86th Grand National Competition
Finalist -Oil Painting – Hudson Valley Artists Association 84th Exhibition
2013
Fellowship Recipient for Painting – New Jersey State Council on the Arts

SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Belskie Museum of Art and Science
Bravitas Group Inc
Copelouzos Family Art Museum
Eileen S. Kaminsky Family Foundation
Logfret, Inc
North Jersey Dermatology Group
Oz Family Collection
Price Waterhouse Coopers
Provident Bank Corp

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20 x 16 inches

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Oil on Panel

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