[NoHo Arts District, CA] – This month’s LA Art blog features Melissa Reischman’s Sensory Perceptions at MOAH: Cedar.
Every once and a while I come across a simply technical and naturalistic exhibition. Of course by ‘simply technical’ I don’t mean simple in the pejorative at all. Oh no, I mean ‘simple’ as in raw talent and art’s creation for enjoyment and artistic expression.
Melissa Reischman’s Sensory Perceptions is just that: technically crafted and inspired by the natural world. Inspired by light and conveyance of light, Reischman’s Sensory Perceptions brings high contrast and large format (as well as small) artworks. The light and technique used to produce this exhibition marries the realistic and abstract. Through blurred images and charcoal and acrylic media, Reischman’s Sensory Perceptions was recently featured at the MOAH: Cedar through January 21, 2024.
Colorful small-format paintings appear in the collection as a cohesive and linear grouping. Gold filigree linework and candy apple color pop bring an element of pleasant surprise to several of the artworks. Often featuring flowers, there’s a hint of the contemporary in Reischman’s Sensory Perceptions.
The beauty in Reischman’s work is that of any technical piece: the further you move away, the more hyperrealistic the works become. With a commercial appeal, these artworks could be proliferate not only in any gallery, but would warmly be welcomed to brighten and liven any domicile.
Artist:
Melissa Resichman
Exhibition:
Sensory Perceptions