Isaac Pohoryles Gelb

Artist Statement

Whether representational or abstract, my interest in any artwork is to find mystery and novelty in familiar structures and repetitive patterns.

My obsession with geometry traverses both representation and abstraction. While my subjects vary, I am interested in architectural structures, domestic objects, bodies, and landscapes as anchors for exploring light and color. Painting and drawing these subjects requires transitioning from an immediate observation to extended close study, resulting in an abandonment of the original reference as it dissolves into color relationships, light, and texture. In regularly repeating this process, I find more moments where mystery pokes through familiarity. Every object has the potential to be infinitely interesting and challenging. I hope that my work invites viewers to spend time observing and untangling the patterns, textures, and colors of familiar forms and objects, and to extend that curiosity to their own surroundings, identities, and relationships.

Please browse my work— you can see selected work in the “Gallery” page. If you want to see more, everything is organized by year of completion in the “Archive” section.

Thank you for visiting my website!

Isaac :)