MICHAEL KONDEL
ABOUT | WORKS | EXHIBITIONS
ABOUT
The paintings of Michael Kondel venture beyond the limits of visual representation, pushing and pulling the image to abstraction while maintaining a sense of familiarity. Kondel began his artistic career as a print maker, remnants of which are still evident in his work. Through reduction, flatness and spatial play, Kondel’s paintings create an interplay of complex energies.
Born in the eighties and raised on a farm, Kondel reconstructs motifs that speak of that culture and contribute to the autobiographical lineage of his works. The duality that is conveyed in his work stem from his interest in the accelerated advancements in technology and how it collides with his blue-collar world. His paintings derive from his very own Source Code; compilations of wood fragments mimicking algorithms or assembly codes.
WORKS
Seasonal Chores
Acrylic on Canvas
36 x 41 in
Broken Canteen
Acrylic on 50 separate canvases
80 x 80 in
Our Nurse
Acrylic on 33 separate canvases
40 x 40 in
EXHIBITIONS
LatchKey Gallery | 173 Henry Street | info@latchkeygallery.com | 646.213.9070