Charles Hecht’s The Kelp Coral Series & Recent
Woodcuts at Broadway Gallery
Exhibit Scheduled to Run from September 15th to
September 30th, 2006 NEW YORK, NY — September
12th, 2006 — Broadway Gallery (473 Broadway, 7th
Floor, New York, NY 10013) is pleased to
announce the opening of Charles Hecht’s new
exhibit, The Kelp Coral Series and Recent
Woodcuts, featuring a number of his sculptural
works created in China and in other locations
internationally. Scheduled to run from September
15th to the 30th, the collection will feature
the artist’s woodcut series created recently
while in China as well as his kelp sculpture
series. The artist is renowned for his
large-scale public art, but, this time, his work
will be shown inside closed doors at New York
City’s Broadway Gallery. Of his Kelp Coral
Series, Charles Hecht has explained, “This
series is a continuation and modification of my
previous Sea Pinnacle series. Kelp flourishes
off the California coast and is probably the
fastest-growing marine plant. I have combined
the texture of the coral used in the Sea
Pinnacle series with the feeling of rapid growth
of kelp to create a true hybrid. I also wanted
to convey the movement of the ‘kelp coral’ with
the changing currents of the ocean and the
feeling of the openness of the ocean that a
diver normally experiences when diving in the
kelp fields off the coast of Southern
California.” The artist’s sculpture is
intricate, jagged and glistening. It is at once
hostile, wet and enticing.
Hecht may perhaps be most well known for his
sculpture but, in this exhibition, he is
also venturing into new formats such as the
example of his woodcut series. As Hecht has
proclaimed before, “To express a concept or
sensation, the artist should not be afraid to
explore the use of new techniques and new
materials.” In this October solo exhibition at
Broadway Gallery then, Hecht proves his artistic
adventurousness in full.
For more information on this exhibition please
call us at 212- 274-8993 and/ or visit us
online at www.broadwaygallerynyc.com.
Broadway Gallery
473 Broadway 7th Fl.
New York, NY 10013
Tel. 212 274 8993
email.
info@broadwaygallerynyc.com
or
info@worldartmedia.com
