DIMIN is thrilled to be participating in The Armory Show for the first time with a solo booth by New York-based painter Michael Berryhill.
Michael Berryhill is well known for his pursuit of something that is not immediately nameable. He strengthens this practice by not settling into a style, moving between abstraction and figuration without conveying an allegiance to either. He explains, “With every painting there comes a point where I have to choose between two directions; one way leads to the nameable thing and the other stays unnameable.”
Berryhill’s bright, quasi-abstract paintings are influenced by Les Nabis, a late 19th Century movement comprised of artists who believed that art was not a depiction of nature, but a synthesis of metaphors and symbols created by the artist. Mirroring Berryhill’s sentiment, the poet Mallarmé described his intention, “To paint, not the thing, but the effect which it produces.” The ambiguity of Berryhill’s compositions disrupts the viewer’s comprehension, which compels a longer and deeper look. This kind of interaction evokes the relationship between a direct visual encounter and memory.
MICHAEL BERRYHILL (b. 1972, El Paso, TX) lives and works in Ellenville, NY. He received his MFA from Columbia University in 2009. He has exhibited extensively in the United States having solo exhibitions at Night Gallery in Los Angeles, CA; Kate Werble in New York, NY, and Derek Eller in New York, NY. Berryhill has been reviewed by John Yau in Hyperallergic, Carrie Moyer in Art in America, in Artforum, and in The Brooklyn Rail, among others.
BOOTH:
Presents Section, P39
DATES:
September 5th, VIP
September 6th-8th, Open to the public
LOCATION:
Javits Center
Crystal Palace Entrance
429 11th Avenue
New York, NY 10001