Alex Couwenberg & Jeff Metz
Urban Geometry
July 1 - July 30, 2020
Andrea Schwartz Gallery is pleased to announce a two-person exhibition by Alex Couwenberg and Jeff Metz.
“My paintings are a marriage between the known and the unknown.” – Alex Couwenberg
Deeply immersed in the creative process, Alex Couwenberg’s paintings reflect the relationship between planning and instinct. As Couwenberg’s work evolves through the additive and reductive use of line, form, color and space, he exposes intricate layers and movement that echo the visual landscape of his native Los Angeles.
“These recent sculptures represent a range of formal expression, and ultimately an extension of my previous focus, working primarily in stone.” – Jeff Metz
The purely subtractive art of carving stone is expanded upon with the incorporation of metals in Jeff Metz’s recent sculptures. His combination of stone, steel, and aluminum expose a new dynamic. The tensile strength of steel and aluminum allows for a broadening of the formal vocabulary offered by stone, in particular, through cantilevering.
Urban Geometry
July 1 - July 30, 2020
Andrea Schwartz Gallery is pleased to announce a two-person exhibition by Alex Couwenberg and Jeff Metz.
“My paintings are a marriage between the known and the unknown.” – Alex Couwenberg
Deeply immersed in the creative process, Alex Couwenberg’s paintings reflect the relationship between planning and instinct. As Couwenberg’s work evolves through the additive and reductive use of line, form, color and space, he exposes intricate layers and movement that echo the visual landscape of his native Los Angeles.
“These recent sculptures represent a range of formal expression, and ultimately an extension of my previous focus, working primarily in stone.” – Jeff Metz
The purely subtractive art of carving stone is expanded upon with the incorporation of metals in Jeff Metz’s recent sculptures. His combination of stone, steel, and aluminum expose a new dynamic. The tensile strength of steel and aluminum allows for a broadening of the formal vocabulary offered by stone, in particular, through cantilevering.
Alex Couwenberg | "Station to Station" (diptych) | acrylic and spray on canvas | 84 x 132 inches
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Alex Couwenberg | "Paloma" | acrylic and spray on canvas | 66 x 60 inches
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Alex Couwenberg | "Poseur" | acrylic and spray on canvas | 48 x 72 inches
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Alex Couwenberg | "Substitute" | acrylic and spray on canvas | 56 x 60 inches
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Alex Couwenberg | "Manta" | acrylic and spray on canvas | 56 x 60 inches
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Alex Couwenberg | "The Wayfarer" | acrylic and spray on canvas | 48 x 46 inches
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Alex Couwenberg | "Gunslinger" | acrylic and spray on canvas | 48 x 46 inches
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Alex Couwenberg | "Blaster" | acrylic and spray on canvas | 32 x 30 inches
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Alex Couwenberg | "The Candy Snatcher" | acrylic and spray on canvas | 22 x 18 inches
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Jeff Metz | "Interior Monologue" | Hillsboro limestone | 21.5 x 19 x 12 inches
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Jeff Metz | "Archo IV" | Indiana limestone and powder coated steel | 17.5 x 20 x 8 inches
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Jeff Metz | "Coiled Meditation" | milled aluminum, powder coated | 20 x 16 x 14.5 inches
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Jeff Metz | "Euclidean Variation no. 11" | Indiana limestone | 11.5 x 24 x 8 inches
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