The exhibition is an experiment in perception testing whether having read essays written by the artist and curator influence the beholder’s perception of the exhibition and the works in it, whether abstract or figural…
For this exhibition, Kolker has written four poems about his perception of his experiences and feelings in the making of the paintings and their exhibition…
Contemporary NYC artist, Paul Kolker presents Origins… Helen’s Dots contemporary art exhibition in New York City from January 25 through March 16, 2018.
The show’s title is derived from our “gesundheit” response to hearing a nearby person’s sneeze; a proclamation of our wishes for his good health. Kolker curates this exhibition, using his works as a projective psychological experiment, to test the viewer’s perception of imagery, cognition and understanding generated from the viewer’s reading Kolker’s text painted over an abstract or figural painting; or in viewing figural paintings without text…portraying our governmental health care leaders, legislators and justices, which we also perceive visually, but as Kolker’s aesthetic, yet graphic and painterly sign language.
Paul Kolker presents The Dot is in the Sky at the PAUL KOLKER collection from August 3 through September 20, 2017. The exhibition is an experiment testing indirect perception…