Thomas Solomon Gallery

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"STILL BUOYANT ORBIT"
Gae Savannah

Satellite Miami Closes the Decade

Without doubt, this year, NADA won the Fabulous Venue award.  From double arch panache of front entrance to capacious tiered lobby, the retro glam of the grande dame Deauville Beach Resort gave tingly anticipation to what would appear through the doors.  Unfortunately, some of the NADA fare lacked the luster of the hotel.  However, at Thomas Solomon Gallery, Bart Exposito, proved an exception.

Exposito’s Untitled (2009),  married graphic hard-edge acrylic and silken pastel.  The stained-glass-like acrylic wedges, morphing between two and three dimensions, forged a compelling punchy trellis atop a more organic red pastel sea. Tainting minimalism with forbidden flair, Exposito made some successful renovations on painting. (illustrated)

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