Painting with a Camera: The Prints of Matty Karp at Agora Gallery

New York, NY, April 17, 2009 --(PR.com)-- The photographs of Matty Karp, will be on view at Agora Gallery, 530 West 25th Street, from April 14 through May 5. (Opening Reception Thursday April 16, from 6 to 8m PM.)

About Matty Karp:
Matty Karp's photographs are an exploration of the relationship between luminosity and aesthetic point of view. As light interacts with water, air, urban landscape or jungle, Matty captures the results in ways that are visually stunning. He prints his images on canvas, and in doing so raises questions about the conventional distinctions between painting and photography, as well as between digital and traditional imagery. What remains is the power of the images, his composition, and his choices as an artist. Matty's work challenges yet also invites our participation; he is provocative without being overly formalist. The emotional resonance of his work is primary. With his wide travels throughout the world, especially Asia, he strives to capture images of exotic beauty as well as everyday pathos, an exotic location or indigenous population.

Whatever the focus of Matty Karp's work, there is always a strong sense of commitment to vibrant color as it mixes with the environment, as well as revealing the integrity of the ephemeral moment. Matty Karp lives and works in Haifa, Israel.

About Altered States of Reality:
Altered States of Reality provides a glimpse of the world as captured through the lens of a camera, technology, and through the artists own inner vision. The gifted artist’s participating in Altered States of Reality offer us a perception of the world, as seen, through a complex, enigmatic fusion of emotions and technical mastery. The old boundaries have come tumbling down and the new reality has been altered and is forever changing. This exciting exhibition allows us to challenge our ideas, parables and perceptions that constitute our own reality.

Featured Artists: David Agee, Cariappa Annaiah, Apolo Anton Arauz, Marisa Atha, Montserrat Benito Segura, Flemming Hoff, Marilyn Holland, Malka Inbal, Matty Karp, Alain Lacki, Massimiliano Lattanzi, LEFT, Camila Manero, Mary Mansey, Angelina McCormick, Mari Minegishi, Allen Palmer, Beth Parin, Clint Saunders, Sylvia Schwenk, James Spitznagel, Radostina Valchanova, Shelley Vouga, Stefanie Young, Byra Zimmerman

Agora Gallery
Agora Gallery New York established in 1984, is a fine art gallery dedicated to the promotion of national and international artists, providing quality and original art to established and emerging collectors and catering to special events in support of fine art. The gallery is also the publisher of ARTisSpectrum Magazine and the sponsor of Art-Mine.com.

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