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Malcolm Liepke: Sideways Glance (Selected Works, 2015 - 2021)

Past exhibition
2 April - 16 May 2021
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Overview
Red Sweater | 2021 | Oil on canvas | 20.3 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in)
Red Sweater | 2021 | Oil on canvas | 20.3 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in)
Pontone Gallery USA is delighted to present a collection of paintings by acclaimed American artist Malcolm Liepke. Including a selection of works painted between 2015 and 2021, this exhibition highlights quintessential elements featured in his figurative works.

Liepke continues his exuberant enquiry into figuration. These are all fine examples of what is typical of his best work. His brushwork is fluently flamboyant, the colour richly sumptuous and compositions, dynamic. 

 

Liepke's subject is the human figure. In particular, he favours the young and the beautiful. His models pose in ways that are both provocative and knowing, artfully mining the popular vocabulary of the pin-up and the advertisement. They reference a post-modern cascade of archetypes, filtered through fifty years of commercial image-making. His subjects project an air of look-at-me disdain, challenging the gaze of the viewer. They appear cut-off but simultaneously desire our, and the painter's, careful attention.

 

He describes the body with a frank and appreciative eye. Flesh is offered up for our appraisal. He is a master of the expression of skin-tone. Creamy optical greys slide into pinks, light ochres, off-whites and green-tinged umbers. Sooty blue-black shadows coalesce to frame and define the smooth contours of limbs, heads and torsos. These forms are played off against vibrant, acidic tangerines, violets and emerald greens. His pictures have a jewel-like intensity, which complements the apparent ease of their skilful execution.

 

The pieces are mostly portraits, some are scenarios - vignettes of small incident, but they are all intriguing in their hints at interrupted narrative. We ask ourselves: "Who are they? What were they doing? What happens next?" Liepke titillates and deploys humour. We know the models are playing a part, so does Liepke and so do they. This is something of a conspiracy between all participants. At the heart of such a conspiracy is some wonderful oil painting.

 

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Works
  • Red Sweater, 2021 Oil on canvas 20.3 x 25.4 cm 8 x 10 in
    Red Sweater, 2021
    Oil on canvas
    20.3 x 25.4 cm
    8 x 10 in
  • Looking Back, 2021 Oil on canvas 50.8 x 35.6 cm 20 x 14 in
    Looking Back, 2021
    Oil on canvas
    50.8 x 35.6 cm
    20 x 14 in
  • Big Red Pillow, 2021 Oil on canvas 40.6 x 55.9 cm 16 x 22 in
    Big Red Pillow, 2021
    Oil on canvas
    40.6 x 55.9 cm
    16 x 22 in
  • Her Own Corner, 2019 Oil on canvas 91.4 x 91.4 cm 36 x 36 in
    Her Own Corner, 2019
    Oil on canvas
    91.4 x 91.4 cm
    36 x 36 in
  • Lying Down, 2021 Oil on canvas 30.5 x 35.6 cm 12 x 14 in
    Lying Down, 2021
    Oil on canvas
    30.5 x 35.6 cm
    12 x 14 in
  • Sideways Glance, 2021 Oil on canvas 30.5 x 22.9 cm 12 x 9 in
    Sideways Glance, 2021
    Oil on canvas
    30.5 x 22.9 cm
    12 x 9 in
  • Let Me Hold You, 2021 Oil on canvas 30.5 x 35.6 cm 12 x 14 in
    Let Me Hold You, 2021
    Oil on canvas
    30.5 x 35.6 cm
    12 x 14 in
  • Dive Into the Abyss, 2019 Oil on canvas 122 x 152 cm 48 x 60 in
    Dive Into the Abyss, 2019
    Oil on canvas
    122 x 152 cm
    48 x 60 in
  • Blue Hat, 2019 Oil on canvas 76.2 x 61 cm 30 x 24 in
    Blue Hat, 2019
    Oil on canvas
    76.2 x 61 cm
    30 x 24 in
  • Magdalena, 2019 Oil on canvas 121.9 x 91.4 cm 48 x 36 in
    Magdalena, 2019
    Oil on canvas
    121.9 x 91.4 cm
    48 x 36 in
  • Summer Breeze, 2018 Oil on canvas 45.7 x 40.6 cm 18 x 16 in
    Summer Breeze, 2018
    Oil on canvas
    45.7 x 40.6 cm
    18 x 16 in
  • Resting on Hand, 2017 Oil on canvas 31 x 31 cm 12 x 12 in
    Resting on Hand, 2017
    Oil on canvas
    31 x 31 cm
    12 x 12 in
  • Red Hat, 2017 Oil on canvas 28 x 23 cm 11 x 9.1 in
    Red Hat, 2017
    Oil on canvas
    28 x 23 cm
    11 x 9.1 in
  • In the Bath, 2017 Oil on canvas 51 x 76 cm 20.1 x 29.9 in
    In the Bath, 2017
    Oil on canvas
    51 x 76 cm
    20.1 x 29.9 in
  • Angel, 2019 Oil on canvas 76.2 x 61 cm 30 x 24 in
    Angel, 2019
    Oil on canvas
    76.2 x 61 cm
    30 x 24 in
  • Checkered Shirt, 2019 Oil on canvas 40.6 x 35.6 cm 16 x 14 in
    Checkered Shirt, 2019
    Oil on canvas
    40.6 x 35.6 cm
    16 x 14 in
  • Licking Her Lips, 2016 Oil on Canvas 45.5 x 58.5 cm 17.9 x 23 in
    Licking Her Lips, 2016
    Oil on Canvas
    45.5 x 58.5 cm
    17.9 x 23 in
  • Biker Girl, 2017 Oil on canvas 132 x 102 cm 52 x 40.2 in
    Biker Girl, 2017
    Oil on canvas
    132 x 102 cm
    52 x 40.2 in
  • Night Shadows, 2015 oil on canvas 41 x 66 cm 16 x 25 in
    Night Shadows, 2015
    oil on canvas
    41 x 66 cm
    16 x 25 in
  • Little Blue Boy 1, 2016 Oil on Canvas 30.5 x 25.5 cm 12 x 10 in
    Little Blue Boy 1, 2016
    Oil on Canvas
    30.5 x 25.5 cm
    12 x 10 in
Installation Views
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