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Kristy Gordon
“As Above So Below” poetic realism, figurative oil painting, allegorical themes

2024

$18,500
£13,932.48
€16,279.04
CA$26,211.41
A$26,327.78
CHF 15,265.58
MX$321,226.39
NOK 176,666.54
SEK 181,269.07
DKK 121,692.54

About the Item

A spectacular oil painting by contemporary artist, Kristy Gordon (b. 1980 British Columbia, Canada). See below for insight on subject matter. Signed by artist on Verso. Unframed. In "As Above So Below", Kristy Gordon sought inspiration from Jan van Eyck’s The Last Judgement (c.1438), reinterpreting the Flemish masterpiece in contemporary terms. Gordon’s tableau showcases the divide between the realms of the living and the dead. The underworld beneath the earth’s surface - once thought to be hell - now serves as a catalyst for regeneration: a glowing forge where bodies are chewed up by mysterious creatures only to be reincarnated as beautiful flowers.In van Eyck’s painting, the central figure is Archangel Michael, a revered spiritual warrior who protects heaven from darkness; yet in Gordon’s work, she is merely an unarmed child. Above, is meant to represent Heaven - made explicit in van Eyck’s original, where Christ rises as the foremost figure in the sky’s center. Gordon, however, presents that central figure as a woman pirouetting in place, an orb of light glowing where her head would be. The masses might be expected to appear elated at having reached heaven, yet Gordon’s crowd seems on edge, bracing for what lies ahead. Two camouflage-clad figures aim pistols at each other, pointedly addressing the epidemic of gun violence in contemporary society. Perhaps above is just as chaotic as below. Artist Bio: Kristy Gordon is a Canadian-born artist who immigrated to New York City. Her paintings have been described by Galleries West as “contradictory and enigmatic scenes (that) unravel centuries of power relations and imagine a new future.” Gordon received a, MFA from The New York Academy of Art in 2013 and a BFA from the Ontario College of Art and Design in 2011. She is an adjunct Professor at the New York Academy of Art. Her work has been widely exhibited in solo and group exhibitions throughout Canada, the United States, Europe and China at venues including the European Museum of Modern Art in Barcelona, Spain, the National Academy Museum, NYC and Flowers Gallery, NYC. As a three-time recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant, her paintings have won numerous awards and honors. She has received residencies at the Vermont Studio Center, Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, China; Shanghai University in China; OCAD University Florence, Italy; and has apprenticed with Odd Nerdrum in Norway and France. Gordon’s work and art writing have been featured in publications, including The Artist’s Magazine, International Artist and Fine Art Connoisseur. She has lectured and done painting demonstrations at venues including China Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing and Sotheby’s in New York City. Her paintings hang in more than 600 collections worldwide including the Government of Ontario Art Collection, The Clearing House (New York City) and Touchstones Nelson Museum of Art and History. Gordon is represented by Grenning Gallery in Sag Harbor, New York; GarveySimon in New York City; and de Montigny Contemporary in Ottawa, Canada.
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  • Creation Year:
    2024
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 50 in (127 cm)Width: 30 in (76.2 cm)Depth: 1.25 in (3.18 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Sag Harbor, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: GOR-0075981stDibs: LU389317779232

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