Set your Tivo’s for April 30th at 10pm EST.
My artwork will be featured in a new Discovery Channel show called “Construction Intervention”.

SUPERNATURAL EVENT: PAINTING RISES FROM THE GRAVE ON MAY 22, 2010

Location: 393 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10013 | TriBeCa

Jeremy Penn, Jason Borbay, Ari Lankin

Date: Opening Gala: Saturday, May 22nd, 2010 | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM;
Private Viewings by Appointment: Sunday May 23rd, 2010 – Tuesday May 25th, 2010

Admittance: Open to the public

NEW YORK, NY (April 13, 2010)–Many listless art critics have glibly declared: “painting is dead.” Another offered $10,000 for proof of expiration. On Saturday, May 22, 2010, BORBAY, Jeremy Penn and Ari Lankin offer evidence to the contrary. Opening for one-night-only in TriBeCa, Painting Resurrected will exhume eighteen contrasting paintings, supernaturally confirming – the demise of painting has been greatly exaggerated. Myths will be shattered, precedents will be set and cocktails will be served.

Find out more here: http://www.paintingsresurrected.com

About Jeremy Penn
Jeremy Penn was born in 1979 in New York and studied Fine Art at both the University of Maryland and Pratt Institute. Penn’s paintings are best known for using color to elicit an emotional response. His works have been exhibited internationally and have gained acclaim from curators at museums such as The Museum of Modern Art, New York and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. In 2009, Penn was honored as the “Featured Artist” for New York’s first Freedom Week. In 2010, Penn’s art was awarded both ASFD’s Pinnacle Award and the ADEX Gold Medal. His works have been prized by notable collectors, including the Crown Prince of Dubai. Energized by the caprices of popular culture, Penn’s recent work explores the evolution of celebrity.
Web: http://www.jeremypenn.com

About Ari Lankin
Ari Lankin was born in the suburbs of Philadelphia in 1980. He received his BFA in Painting and Economics from Brandies University. Although a wide traveler and avid road tripper, it is Manhattan that has been his home and inspiration as an artist, fueling his investigative and intuitive approach to painting. His concerns with systems, dreams, chaos and order, realities, and relational flow can be read in his work. The flux of these influences affords multiple interpretations, and allow for both moments of recognition and uncertainty. Ultimately he is concerned with risk taking, wisdom, process and chance rather than emulating a preconceived final image.
Web: http://www.arilankin.com/

About BORBAY
Voted Time Out New York’s Most Creative New Yorker in 2009, Upper East Side artist BORBAY has painted famed landmarks around the world. On display will be BORBAY’s collage paintings, comprised of New York Post headlines and layer upon layer of acrylic paint. Driven to capture the actuality of society, this series visually displays the paradox of love, lust, murder, sex, sports, betrayal, triumph, religion, rape and politics in one place… concepts any person reading a daily newspaper will see juxtaposed without a second thought. His works have been acquired for private and corporate collections around the world.
Web: http://www.borbay.com
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Contact: Jason Borbay | info@paintingsresurrected.com | Phone Number Provided Via Email

While most of my creative expression is expressed through paintings, I sometimes like to extend my reach into other mediums. Back in 2009, I started developing a series of vases inspired by the layers of an onion. I had no idea that this design would gain global recognition and go on to win the most prestigous awards in it’s field.
The “Blooming Onion” series won ASFD’s Pinnacle Award a few months back and it just received a Gold Medal Adex Award from Design Journal.
I hope this doesn’t sound like I am bragging. I am very honored and almost uncomfortable by the success.
Making the world a little more beautiful to live in is what fuels my soul.

Adex Gold Medal Award

War Child

“War Child” was selected out of 1,583 submissions to be exhibited at the First Annual Wide Open Art Show.

The Show’s theme is an exploration of the concept “wide open.”  Both meanings of the statement will be presented through the works’ at the BWAC exhibition.  The concepts of being “wide open” to love, freedom,  etc. will be displayed, along side works showcasing what it is to be “wide open” to corruption, exploitation, etc.  Overall the theme of the show will present both the dark and light sides of  what it is to be “wide open.”

The piece was selected by:

Anne Strauss – Associate Curator, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC
Nicholas Baume – Director & Chief Curator, Public Art Fund, NYC
Mark Hughes – Director, Galleria Lelong, Chelsea, NYC
Bill Murphy – Associate Professor & Gallery Director, Printmaker & Painter, Wagner College, NYC
The opening reception will be: Saturday March 13th, 2010 1-6 PM

The show will be open: March  13th- 28th, 2010 weekends 1-6 PM

BWAC is located in Red Hook, Brooklyn at 499 Van Brunt Street

For more details: https://www.wideopenartshow.org

Here is the Invitation from the BWAC website:

Breaking Through

This painting has a lot of personal meaning behind it. It was done in a transitional moment in my art career and it embodies my love for experimentation. It was produced by compiling 20 layers of oil stick and a top coat of sumi ink. When the sumi ink was 1/2 dry, I coated the painting in shellac and lit it on fire. When the fire was out, I encapsulated the entire painting in clear epoxy resin. I left everything inside the painting and it is never getting out. However, you will see areas where the painting is trying to break through it’s crystal coating. This painting was a lot of fun yet very dangerous. I can’t see myself doing another one like this until the weather turns and I can open up the windows.

Young American

This painting has been in the “work in progress” stage for a while now. I finally felt it was ready to be released and considered finished.

The painting is entitled “Young American”. This painting was inspired by David Bowie’s rise to success and his conflicted journey to the United States of America.

Dimensions: 48″h x 32″w x 2″d

Acrylic on Birch

The use of fire plays a large role in my work. Those who visit my workshop certainly know what I mean by that. There is something beautiful about the organic dance of fire in motion. (I know that sounds very “earthy”). Fire is one the classic 5 elements and it is responsible for both death and life.
It is used in 90% of my paintings. While my methods are extremely dangerous and should only be attempted in controlled environments, the results are usually beautiful.

I am honored to be selected as the representing artist of NYC’s first Freedom Week. I will be doing the portrait of former child soldier turned hip-hop artist and activist, Emmanuel Jal.

About Freedom Week:
Freedom Week is a coalition of abolitionists working to raise awareness about the 27 million people currently enslaved and/or trafficked here in the U.S. and abroad. Our goal is to fight modern-day slavery by inspiring action and providing opportunities for advocacy. Contemporary slavery can be abolished. It begins with one person investing in freedom.

Full details: http://freedomweeknyc.com

I am very excited to announce that “Comfort” has been selected by Paulina Pobocha, Curator at the Museum of Modern Art in New York for the 29th Annual Faber Birren Color Award Show! It is being held at The Stamford Art Association in Stamford, CT on October 4th.

New York Artist Launches Website

New York artist Jeremy Penn has launched a new website, www.jeremypenn.com, featuring his fine art. Referred to as “The best kept secret in the Art World,” Jeremy Penn first gained recognition as a Fine Artist while attending Pratt Institute and later as a featured artist through The Phillips Collection.

The new website coincides with the establishment of the artist’s new New York City studio space located in an emerging artist colony on Brooklyn’s waterfront. Red Hook Studios in Red Hook, Brooklyn complements Penn’s Woodstock, New York studio. For more information on artist Jeremy Penn, visit www.jeremypenn.com.