Artist Michael R. Grine announces his solo show Adhesion at Pleiades Gallery of Contemporary Art, 4th Floor, 530 West 25th Street, New York, NY 10001 - June 11, 2013 - July 6, 2013, Opening Reception - Saturday, June 15, 2013, 6-9pm Inspired both by nature and the human arts of music and literature, Michael R. Grine’s abstract paintings are an experiment with color and the possibilities of space and perspective. Vivid colors are either thrown or mixed right on the canvas, resulting in bright configurations of shape and form. Grine then uses centrifugal force in combination with gravity to distort those lines and contours, layering translucent or opaque paints on the canvas in set or random patterns. In terms of composition, he masterfully uses perspective to draw the viewer into his imagined worlds, lending a depth to the overall effect that speaks to the limitless potential of space and time. Working with several media, including oils, acrylics, tempera, computers, metal and found objects, Grine pushes his art into previously unexplored territories that call into question our own constructed confines of place and temporal boundaries. What Grine achieves is an emotional response of wonder and purpose, caught in swirls of color reverberating with the rhythm and movement of a seemingly boundless dance. Honors The Science & Math-Based Art Contest Next Big Idea Festival 2012 “Identity” is one of 150 finalists. 2011 “Junk or Genius” Exhibition Group Show Selectee - Gallore Gallery - Middletown, Connecticut - April 2011 “I Am Solitary” long-list of 150 applicants - Beers Lambert Contemporary Art - London, England - January 2011 Publications Nashville Arts Magazine Spotlight - page 17 - May 2012 Reviews “...[Michael Grine’s] new exhibit, Halt!, at Picture This on 5th in The Arcade is kind of a big deal for the artist. Grine’s work features thick layers of painterly abstraction poised between the purposeful composing of graphic design and the artist’s obvious attraction to let-it-fly, paint-splatter expressionism.” - excerpt from - Joe Nolan - NashvilleScene.com - May 17, 2012 - Today’s Critic’s Pick