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After Swimming No. 113 by Ralph Pugay, 2018, ink on paper, 22x30 inches. On view through December 22 along with over one hundred drawings, prints and paintings in Pugay's solo exhibition, A Spiritual Guide to Brute Force. Contact inquire@upforgallery.com for price and availability.

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After Swimming No. 2 by Ralph Pugay, 2018. During a Rauschenberg Residency where he had daily access to a pool, Pugay found similarities between gestures made while swimming and drawing. Working with fluid ink on thin paper "allowed for inconsistencies in mark-making, producing an odd cast of characters infused with personality." #ralphpugay #upfor #contemporaryart #drawing #aspiritualguidetobruteforce

This 4 panel work from Ben Buswell’s All At Once will also be available during tomorrow’s 12th Annual Artists’ Auction at Disjecta. Buswell approaches photography as a sculptural medium, cutting into emulsion layers and building unusual frames to highlight physical properties. We recommend walking around this work to see how shifting light and perspective alter what one sees.

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Julie Green’s Fashion Plate: Blue Dog Tea Room Set, paintings on gessoed Chinet plates are freshly framed and will be offered up tomorrow during Disjecta’s 12th Annual Artists’ Auction. They include glow in the dark content visible in darkness or under black light.

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Ralph Pugay creating a series of drawings during his Rauschenberg Residency at Captiva, Florida. Photo by Mark Poucher, courtesy the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation

Ralph Pugay's A Spiritual Guide to Brute Force opens November 1

October 23, 2018 in exhibition announcements, Ralph Pugay

November 1 – December 22, 2018
First Thursday opening November 1, 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Artist talk and special event Wednesday, November 14 (details TBA)
First Thursday art walk December 6, 6:00 to 8:00 pm (artist present)
Gallery hours Tuesday – Saturday, 11:00am to 6:00 pm and by appointment

After spending summer and early fall participating in four artist residencies across North America, Ralph Pugay returns for his second solo exhibition at Upfor. In addition to the vibrant paintings Pugay is known for, the exhibition includes a series of drawings and limited-edition screen prints

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