John Kelsey's exhibition at
Galerie Buchholz in Berlin features a series of watercolor paintings, shaped monochromatic canvases and wooden whales. The paintings are scenes, primarily of men, street fighting. They have the fresh gestural characteristics of watercolor paintings and capture the violence of the moment. The paintings immediately called to mind
Steve Mumford's watercolor paintings about Guantanamo Bay as well as the recent
George Bellows survey exhibition at the Met.
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| John Kelsey, Dans la rue, 12, 2016 Watercolor on arches |
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| John Kelsey, Dans la rue, 13, 2016 Watercolor on arches |
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| John Kelsey, Dans la rue, 14, 2016 Watercolor on arches |
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| John Kelsey, Dans la rue, 18, 2016 Watercolor on arches |
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| John Kelsey, Dans la rue, 3, 2016 Watercolor on arches |
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