Steps by Peter Drake, Acrylic on Canvas Panel, 20 x 16 in. 

Courtesy of the Artist and Linda Warren Projects 

Paddle8: Steps - Peter Drake

The Waterkeeper Alliance & Art for Water

Waterkeeper Alliance is pleased to mark the 40th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act by hosting their first-ever art auction — Art for Water–at the Matthew Marks Gallery on March 5th.  Beginning today, Paddle8 is thrilled to be the exclusive online preview for this important fundraiser.


Waterkeeper Alliance is the world’s largest and fastest growing clean water advocacy group.  This auction will raise significant funds that will enable Waterkeeper Alliance to continue to fight in communities across the globe for their right to clean water.  Water is among today’s most pressing issues—security and scarcity, energy and climate change, and the cause and spread of infectious disease. 

Waterkeeper Alliance is on the front lines protecting that resource and unites Waterkeepers who patrol and protect rivers, bays, lakes and streams on six continents—more than 1.6 million miles of waterways—in boats ranging in size from kayaks to research vessels.  Waterkeeper Alliance is the leading voice for the world’s waters with roots dating back to 1966, when a concerned group of commercial and recreation fishermen mobilized to reclaim the Hudson River from polluters.  Their tough, hands on, community oriented brand of environmental activism and miraculous recovery of the Hudson inspired 200 other individuals and organizations to launch Waterkeepers from the Mississippi to the Amazon to the Tigris to the Ganges and across the globe to fight in their communities for the right to have swimmable, drinkable and fishable water.

Art for Water, is led by artist chair, Jeff Koons.  The auction will include an exciting collection of artworks by famous names such as Olafur Eliasson, Alex Katz, Laurie Simmons, and Gregory Crewdson.  Many of the artworks included will display water subjects and motifs relating to the foundations mission.

Leading the auction, we have Lobster Wall Relief, donated by Koons for the Waterkeeper Alliance. Lobster is a hyper-realistic sculpture, mimicking the inflatable floating pool toy and stands at 78 x 48.25 inches.  Much like Koons’ previous ‘inflatable’ sculptures, the piece is constructed completely out of stainless steel with its vibrant red colors and is made with the same playful attitude that is Koons’ signature style. 

For more information on the Waterkeeper Alliance, check out their website.  Be sure to take a look at the rest of the Waterkeeper Preview on Paddle8 today.

Peter Drake Artist Interview by Gorky's Granddaughter (part 1 of 2)

Artist Peter Drake interviewed by Gorky's Granddaughter.

Gorky’s Granddaughter is a documentary art project by Christopher Joy and Zachary Keeting. http://www.gorkysgranddaughter​.com/

Part 1 of 2 Video interviews done at Kim Foster Gallery in Chelsea during the group exhibition Monkey Spoon curated by D. Dominick Lombardi.

Peter Drake (1) at Kim Foster Gallery, June 2011 from Gorky's Granddaughter on Vimeo.

Peter Drake Artist Interview by Gorky's Granddaughter (part 2 of 2)

Artist Peter Drake interviewed by Gorky's Granddaughter.

Gorky’s Granddaughter is a documentary art project by Christopher Joy and Zachary Keeting. http://www.gorkysgranddaughter​.com/

Part 2 of 2 Video interviews done at Kim Foster Gallery in Chelsea during the group exhibition Monkey Spoon curated by D. Dominick Lombardi.

Additional location of this interview is at Mark Mennin's Studio.

http://www.markmennin.com 

Peter Drake (2) at Kim Foster Gallery, June 2011 from Gorky's Granddaughter on Vimeo.

District & Co. Retrospective Exhibition ~ 5th Anniversary of Gallery

District & Co.

Retrospective Exhibition  ~  5th Anniversary of Gallery 

Tuesday, November 2, 2010 · 7 - 11pm 

Galería Nacional de Bellas Artes 

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

http://www.districtco.com/

http://www.ecoguiadominicana.com/inc/fiche.php?id_lieu=144

"Strength in Numbers" by Peter Drake, 46 x 64", private collection 

 

 

*Included in Retrospective, works from solo show Disconnected Gestures, 2006 by Peter Drake.

District & Co. The Gallery se siente orgulloso de haber sido invitados por la Galería Nacional de Bellas Artes, para celebrar nuestro 5to. Aniversario en esta prestigiosa institución. Esta celebración se llevará a cabo con la exhibición de una amplia muestra retrospectiva de las exposiciones que se han realizado en nuestro espacio desde el 2005. La exhibición, titulada VISUAL MANIFESTO, está pautada para el martes 02 de noviembre.

Los esperamos a todos por allá !!!

 

Phyllis Bramson’s Painters at The Art Center in Highland Park

Phyllis Bramson’s Painters at The Art Center in Highland Park

By Chicago Art Magazine on Sep 07, 2010 in Chicago Art News, Featured

Robin Dluzen
Whether you like it or not, the Chicago figurative tradition is a context through which the art produced in our city is often viewed. The impact of such groups as the Imagists, and the Hairy Who? is not only what comes to mind of those outside of Chicago, but is an undeniable presence in Chicago’s contemporary art scene; the craft, the wit, the idiosyncrasy, and the fearless appropriation of a particular vernacular are components still active, whether in part or whole, of the art we still see in Chicago. Chicago native and painter Phyllis Bramson’s exhibition at Highland Park Art Center, “Tethered to My World, Contemporary Figure Painting: Location, Chicago,” not only addresses the roots of the figurative Chicago tradition, but documents its proliferation amongst younger generations of the city’s artists as well.
The Art Center in Highland Park | 1957 Sheridan Rd. | Highland Park, IL
September 3–October 1, 2010
Opening Reception: September 11, 2010, 6–9 pm

Peter Drake courtesy of Linda Warren Gallery, Chicago

McBroke by Peter Drake

Peter Drake, McBroke, 2010, 76 x 76", Acrylic on canvas


http://www.peterdrakeartist.com

http://www.lindawarrengallery.com

JUST OFF curated by Peter Drake & Alix Sloan

Please join us at the openings receptions for:

JUST OFF
Curated by Peter Drake and Alix Sloan

With works by Jean-Pierre Arboleda, Miriam Berger, Dina Brodsky, Lisa Lebofsky, Amy Mahnick, Roberto Osti, Lauri Panopoulos, Nic Rad, Jean-Pierre Roy, Melanie Vote and Mitra Walter

and

Ryan Scully
Always Moving

Wednesday, February 24th, 6 to 8 pm

Exhibition runs through March 20, 2010


SLOAN FINE ART
128 Rivington Street
(corner of Norfolk)
New York, NY 10002
212.477.1140
*Wednesday to Sunday, noon to 6, and by appointment
sloanfineart.com

Sloan Fine Art is pleased to present Just Off, a group exhibition curated by Peter Drake and Alix Sloan in the front gallery and Always Moving, a solo exhibition by Ryan Scully in the project room.

Peter Drake is an artist and curator living in New York City. Curated exhibitions include Normal at Linda Warren Gallery and The Burbs co-curated with John Nickle at DFN Gallery.

Preview select images from the exhibitions at: sloanfineart.com/10PDGroup and www.sloanfineart.com/10Scully

Looks Good on Paper @ Dfn Gallery's new UES location

Peter Drake, Shell Shock Study, 2010, Acrylic on sanded paper, 22 x 30"


Looks Good On Paper

February 3 - March 6, 2010

Featuring works on paper by:
JEAN-PIERRE ARBOLEDA L.C. ARMSTRONG JAN ARONSON ALFONSE BORYSEWICZ DINA BRODSKY CHARLES BURNS VINCENT DESIDERIO MICHELLE DOLL STEPHEN DOLMATCH PETER DRAKE RICK FINKELSTEIN ZARIA FORMAN CORNELIA FOSS CARSON FOX JACQUELINE GOUREVITCH SUSAN GROSSMAN JOHN HARDY JIM HARRIS WERNER HOEFLICH CAITLIN HURD JOHN JACOBSMEYER DAVID KAPP LISA LEBOFSKY DAVID MAHLER BARBARA NESSIM JOHN NICKLE ROBERTO OSTI RAFAEL PEREZ JENNIFER PRESANT MARY REILLY DAVID SCHORR PETER SCHROTH WADE SCHUMAN JOAN SEMMEL STEVE SHAHEEN SUSAN SHATTER DAVID SHEVLINO KEIJI SHINOHARA SERGE STROSBERG JOSETTE URSO MELANIE VOTE ANNIE WILDEY DAN WITZ JORDAN WOLFSON CHARLES YODER

DFN Gallery
74 East 79th Street, New York, NY 10075 | Tel: 212.334.3400 |
www.dfngallery.com

New York Academy of Art Presents Private (dis)play

New York Academy of Art

private(dis)play

A gathering of artists' secret drawings, sketchbooks and studio paraphenalia
January 26 – February 28, 2010
Curated by: Jamie Adams and Katharine Kuharic


A WHITE GLOVE NIGHT will be held on Monday March 1 at 6pm where guests will be able to see inside the pages of selected sketchbooks.

To see individual pages from my sketchbooks visit:
http://picasaweb.google.com/peterdrakeartist/PeterDrakeSketchbookImages#

Wort Schmertz by Peter Drake, Video Annimation

Wort Schmertz by Peter Drake
2009, Single Channel Video, 2:28m
edition of 5, 1 AP

Arms and the Man by Peter Drake, Video Annimation

Arms and the Man by Peter Drake
2009, Single Channel Video, 2:02m
edition of 5, 1 AP

"Parade" New Video by Peter Drake

Gone to the Dogs
Group Show

October 8 – November 7, 2009
Opening Reception Wed. Oct.8 6-8pm

Newest video "Parade" will be shown

Denise Bibro Fine Art
529 West 20th Street, #4W
http://www.denisebibrofineart.com

Denise Bibro Fine Art is pleased to present "Gone to the Dogs," a canine-themed exhibition showcasing the work of 22 artists and 3 painting pooches, on view October 8 through November 7, 2009.

Curated by Almitra Stanley, Olympia Lambert and Denise Bibro, the exhibition encompasses painting, photography, video, and mixed media sculptural assemblage, featuring works that run the gamut of the conceptual and aesthetic continuum. A celebration of man’s best friend exploring our multi-faceted relationships with the beloved dog, the works are endearing, nostalgic, laugh-out-loud funny, regal, and profoundly beautiful.

A portion of sales proceeds will benefit Animal Haven, a nonprofit organization that finds homes for abandoned cats and dogs throughout the Tri-State area, and provides behavior intervention when needed to improve chances of adoption. Founded in 1967, they operate a limited admission shelter/adoption center in Manhattan and mobile adoption van. They also provide programs that enhance the bond between animals and people. Find out more by visiting their website, http://www.animalhavenshelter.org

Artists' show spotlights suburbia | IndyStar.com | The Indianapolis Star

Artists' show spotlights suburbia

By Julie Cope Saetre / Star correspondent

Posted: September 18, 2009

From "Father Knows Best" to "Mad Men," pop culture and those who follow it have been fascinated with well-groomed suburbia and its residents.

Now, the local art scene offers its own exploration in "Memoirs from Suburbia," premiering Saturday at the Evan Lurie Gallery in Carmel. The five-week-long exhibit features works from four contemporary artists: Americans Peter Drake, Michael Fitts and Tom Haney and Canadian Drew Simpson.

More than 30 works will be showcased -- including paintings big and small (from towering images by Drake to miniatures by Simpson), and intricate hand-crafted mechanical sculptures by Haney. Everything is available for purchase, including a never-before-offered Drake painting, "The Siege of Syosset," which arrived at the Lurie Gallery directly from a show at Islip Art Museum in New York.

Cultural depictions of suburbia have ranged from the white-picket-fence perfection of "Leave it to Beaver" to the dark oppression of modern films such as "American Beauty" and "Revolutionary Road." But the reality of the burbs lies somewhere in between, says Drake, who grew up in the seemingly idyllic suburban setting of Garden City, N.Y., and remains a resident of the Empire State.

"For most people, I think it's a complex place. . . . Now it seems like people are . . . trying to be honest about its strengths and its weaknesses," he says. "There's a certain degree of nostalgia and positive family-oriented imagery, but, at the same time, it's just human nature for it to be more complex and loaded with, in my mind, uncanny imagery."

That's why Drake's work sometimes juxtaposes military icons against sleepy neighborhood settings (the artist's 2005/06 series) or subtle but significant gestures that seem somehow out of place within their otherwise benign backgrounds (the Fifties series).

Drake's latest body of work focuses on lead toy soldiers collected by his father. He used macro photos of the petite playthings to inspire larger-than-life paintings in which the nicks and scratches of time morph into something far beyond child's play.

"If you tell someone that you're working with toy imagery, they have a tendency to assume that it's going to be light and frothy," Drake says. "But what I really love about these toys (is that) when you blow (the images) up . . . you see this beautiful scarring -- strangely, it feels like wounds -- shrapnel wounds or bullet holes."

Among his favorites from the series are "Fleur-de-Lis" and "Drumbeat," both of which are included at the Lurie Gallery show.

"Memoirs from Suburbia" represents the first time Drake's work has been exhibited in Indiana, and one of the few times the artist has shown in the Midwest.

"Peter Drake's an artist I have been a fan of for probably 10 years," says gallery owner Evan Lurie, "and I've not been able to get his work. . . . It's very exciting for me that he is open to expanding and looking into another area . . . I think once you check it out (his work), you just get hooked on it."

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ARTnews May 2009 Review

War Stories by Peter Drake (7:28m)