DANIEL LERGON

In the front gallery space, three large-scale works are installed, characteristically untitled, in keeping with the artist’s established practice. New, however, is the use of a gray pigment that reflects light back to its source, thereby generating a signal-like effect. The resulting works contain a latent potential activated by light and by the movement of the viewer; each shift in illumination or perspective alters both color intensity and reflection. The paintings never appear static, but instead offer an ongoing, fluid visual experience.

Through mixing and layering, Lergon develops tonal gradations ranging from luminous to nearly black Prussian blue alongside areas that shimmer in pure gray. A forceful, abstract painterly gesture extends across the 200 x 200 cm canvas. Adjacent to it hangs a 200 x 300 cm work of equal expressive power. Densely painted in every facet of cadmium orange and gray, this work presents a markedly stronger contrast. The low installation and scale of the two paintings invite viewers to engage with the works with their full bodily presence, allowing themselves to become immersed in them.

The vertically oriented painting in the stairwell, once again radiant in blue tones, stands as a solitary presence within the exhibition. While the lower portion of the canvas is densely worked, the painting opens upward, playing with the partial exposure of the ground.

In the lower gallery, two additional works revisit the complementary juxtaposition of Prussian blue and cadmium orange. Painterly in execution, they develop a distinctive sense of depth, concentrating their visual energy around a central focal point.

With this body of work, Lergon creates a bridge to earlier pieces in which he employed retroreflective fabric. His sustained exploration of color, material, and the interplay between light and surface continues to define his painting—yet consistently gives rise to new and distinctly autonomous works.