Here are the last three pieces in my Oboe Blue series:
And the first two pieces in my Yet-to-be-Named Red Series:
From the Press Release: 510 Warren Street Gallery is pleased to present a show of needlepoint tapestries by Mark Olshansky beginning on Friday, August 5th and ending on Sunday, August 28th 2022.
Mark Olshansky, born 1929, first picked up a piece of Persian wool around his fortieth year at a party. As Mark recalls, “It was meant to be a light-hearted accompaniment to a more serious activity of downing martinis with stylish canapes.” Since then he has created many pieces and exhibited in over 100 shows. After retiring from a twenty-year adventure in the wine importing business, needlepoint became his work and has remained his passion while veering in new directions within his process.
Once “MO” is stitched in the lower right corner of each scrim, Olshansky is off to the races. Every line, shape, color, connection, separation, relationship, extension, density, stitch is a new decision and, once made, there’s no going back. There is little general planning. The image may be inspired by a piece of music or, often, an idea for a series. The strands of Persian wool are sometimes blended to create color combinations to suit the design. The textural rhythms of stitches are changeable, forming visual direction and pattern.
Mark Olshansky is a contemporary artist who has reintroduced us to an art form that many associate with craft and home décor. His unique approach has raised needlepoint to a new level in the fine arts.
To contact the Gallery:
(518) 822-0510
510warrenstgallery@gmail.com
510warrenstreetgallery.com
Foppish Yak, One in Every Hoyd
Courtyard Kaleidoscope
Sub Marine Penthouse with Fountain
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THREADING THE NEEDLE AT THE CHURCH
Through September 18
THE CHURCH
48 MADISON ST, SAG HARBOR, NEW YORK
For more information:
631-919-5342
https://www.thechurchsagharbor.org/
My new work from the past few months:
I have a one-man show at the Knox Gallery at the Monterey (Massachusetts) Public Library starting in October, 2021.
The Three Pillars of Sanity
16″ x 16.5″ unframed
