'Objects' sculpture exhibit opens Aug. 5 at Alliance Gallery in Narrowsburg

NARROWSBURG — “Objects,” an exhibit of sculpture by Richard Gubernick, opens with a reception on Friday, Aug. 5 from 7 to 9 pm at the Delaware Arts Center’s Alliance Gallery in Narrowsburg. The exhibit will be on view through Aug. 27.
The work in this exhibition involves the use of transparent plastic that was originally used as packaging material. The shapes in each piece of plastic are used as s a starting point for composing.
“Initially, the transparent quality of the material appealed to me as a surface upon which I would apply layers of acrylic paint,” Gubernick says. “Over time, the shapes themselves became more interesting to me.”
In some cases, Gubernick combines multiple plastic shapes to build new more complex forms.
“Early on, the process I developed required working the color in reverse, an absolute transformation of the traditional painting process,” Gubernick explained. “What is visible on top had been applied first. Subsequent layers of paint would compliment and enhance the initial application.”
His more recent work involves applying painted and printed paper using a collage process. This work emphasizes shape and constructed form.
Gubernick was born, raised and educated in the shadow of Yankee Stadium. He attended youth classes at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City. He obtained a bachelor of science degree from Buffalo State (SUNY) and an master of fine arts from The University Of Massachusetts Amherst. While an undergraduate, he was awarded a fellowship to the Yale-Norfolk Summer Art School where leading members of the "New York School" were visiting artists.
After being drafted into the U.S. Army and serving in the Counter Intelligence Corps in Europe, Gubernick taught painting for over 25 years at Buffalo State and is now retired. He lives with his wife Barbara Buckman (also a painter) in Youngsville, NY.
As a practicing artist, he has exhibited extensively with gallery affiliations in Buffalo, New York, Boston, Washington D.C., Pittsburgh, Ann Arbor, and Toronto. His work is in many corporate, private, university, and museum collections.
Gubernick also received several public art commissions including permanent installations at the Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix Az., Boston MBTA (subway) Buffalo (NFTA) Subway System and Central Florida University in Orlando, Fl.
Alliance Gallery is located at the Delaware Arts Center at 37 Main Street, Narrowsburg, N.Y., and is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For more information, visit delawarevalleyartsalliance.org or call 845-252-7576.