Thomas Erben is pleased to present a grouping of paintings by Whitney Claflin, Harriet Korman, Nolan Simon and Hans-Peter Thomas (Bara). These painters generally use enjoyable colours, friendly geometric shapes sometimes veering into the anthropomorphic, and repertoire abstract styles. Though at first glance accessible, closer inspection reveals a great variety of painterly and conceptual idiosyncrasies. The works are permeated by a sense of instability, as they all derive energy from the tension between conflicting states, in form as well as content. Since conditions are constantly shifting and the only certainty is change, embracing the unstable allows these artists to remain on the fluctuating edge.
Established in 1996, Thomas Erben Gallery focuses on rediscovering and introducing artworks that expand or deviate from the media usually associated with an artist.
