Christopher Wilmarth @ Betty Cunningham/Tibor De Nagy Rivington Street, NYC

Sunday I went around to galleries around the lower east side. I made my way over to Betty Cunningham Gallery which I guess is now also called Tibor De Nagy.

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Open through October 29th, there is a tremendous Christopher Wilmarth exhibition of his sculptures and works on paper.

Walking in you are surrounded by tremendous work by the sculptor that apparently was getting ready to enjoy a lot of success when he took his own life. Can't gloss over that since it is a part of his legacy. But what really matters is the amazing work he left behind.

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Three sculptures, steel and glass lie on the ground, one is on the wall and the rest of the show is work on paper. Spending time with the work on paper, since I hadn't seen very much of it, you slowly gain the sense of how they connect to the sculpture. I always find it interesting to see just HOW the work was created, and thankfully Wilmarth left lots of clues in his drawings. From the pencil lines to the razor blade cuts, you gain the presence of the hand, and all it's mannerisms.

It's obviously the sculptures that he got known for. His uses of glass as a sculptural medium with steel was definitely what sat him apart from his peers. Some called him the Rothko of sculpture, since the glass being covered in parts, almost always frosted in one way or another. The work is full of visual interest for the viewer, you don't need to read about these, just looking you can see so much of his creations. I've a few colleagues that adore and knew Wilmarth. One of the videos I have made with Forrest Myers AKA Frosty has him talking about Wilmart in his studio.

I feel like I should say more, but in all honesty I don't wish to. His works need to be seen and enjoyed in person. only so much can be said before you get tired of reading about it. One of the reasons I like showing my own photos with these personal reviews.

I believe this piece in particular was my favorite. I really dug the placement of the glass and the balance of it, while heavy with steel, it's also light with the glass.

You've still got a bunch of time to get down there yourself. Spend some time, give each work a few minutes to really get down and work on your visual sense, I think you'll be happy you did.