'The Eternal Moment' Captured in Bronze

NEW YORK CITY

:Berry-Hill Galleries, Inc is presenting "Gary Weisman: New Sculpture," comprising a selection of figurative bronzes dating from 2004 and 2005. The exhibition opens February 11 and runs through March 5.

Weisman gives human shape to the qualities of a lie in the "Lie Series," which features a dramatic life-size piece titled "Conceal," 2005, and two smaller figures, "Pretend," 2004 and "Defer," 2004. In another series, "The Named and Unnamed Women of the Old Testament," Weisman's narrative suggests what he describes as "the eternal moment."

"Lot's Wife," 2005, is captured at the moment before she succumbs to the compulsion to look back. "Lot's Daughters," 2005, depicts the moment when their father is about to turn them over to an angry, vengeful crowd. "Japheth's Daughter," 2005, is held at the moment of her surrender (her father agreed that if victorious in battle, he would sacrifice the first thing he saw upon his return home; he sees Jepheth). And in "Judith's Handmaiden," 2005, after Judith has beheaded the general, her faithful servant girl posture suggests an offering of assistance.

Weisman's work is inspired by his ongoing fascination with the human form. While his figures may evoke the past reflecting the shifting influences of Far Eastern, Greek, Renaissance and Nineteenth Century European masters, they are timeless. Figures appear caught in motion, moving upwards, forward and stepping back, forever balanced in a place caught by the artist's imagination.

Weisman was born in Chicago in 1952. He has exhibited widely in the United States and Asia and has received numerous awards and commissions. He currently teaches at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

Berry-Hill Galleries, Inc is at 11 East 70th Street. For information, 212-744-2300 or www.berry-hill.com.