David Kooy - The Yellow May Be All We Have
In a temporary fit of optimism, I made these yellow paintings.
And then It Happened. November 2024.
ALL GAYS GO TO HEAVEN
30 x 40 2023 SOLD
The inverted, distorted cross is a response to the evil hypocrisy of the Catholic Church which works tirelessly and remorselessly against our civil rights and tells us we’re going to hell. So I turned them upside down. Fuck it, we’re going to heaven.
Oil, crayon and pencil on canvas. Silver leaf frame. $975
HANDLE WITH CARE
42 x 42 2024 SOLD
The optimistic frenzy is marked by an energetic dance-like momentum. However we may gird for the battle of life in the straight world, our souls are Fragile and we must treat each other with care!
Oil, pencil, graphite, crayon and varnish on panel. Matte lacquer frame $1250
OUR GLORIOUS BROOKLYN WORLD
2023 48 x 60
Yikes, we get to live in this safe little Brooklyn bubble. This beautiful big fence is meant to keep us safe from what’s to come.
Oil on canvas. Unframed $1750
DID THAT REALLY JUST HAPPEN
48 x 48 2024 SOLD
I stole this song lyric from the Swedish band The Ark. The song was brought back to life when the wonderful-in-every-way Omar Rudberg sang it to Wilhelm in Young Royals. That’s why its signed “Omar”.
Seemed appropriate at this moment, where everything I believe is upended in this new reality. And it’s a wicked catchy rhyme.
Oil and Damar Varnish on canvas. Unframed. $2500
Previously Dislayed Work
4 NON-OBJECTIVE PAINTERS
Dieter Kuhn - Kevin Laverty - Patrick Todd - Max Yawney
Opening Reception May 24, 6-8pm through June 30, 2024
PREVIOUSLY DISPLAYED WORK
TOM ROSENTHAL - PAINTINGS ON PAPER
Tom Rosenthal will display his extraordinarily precise acrylic on archival paper paintings through December 2023.
Insta @tom_rosenthal13
PREVIOUSLY DISPLAYED WORK
DAVID KOOY - THE CONCUSSION PAINTINGS January - June 2023
In October 2022 I was in a serious bike crash and suffered a concussion that has diminished my functioning. Recovery is slow. These paintings are pretty obviously about the disability and the way a brain injury masks and distorts our former true selves…and the anger, fear and frustration inherent in that realization. As usual, they have a lot of paint on them and display my love for color, motion and my willingness to embrace dramatic emotions.
Neurology 101- 24 x 24 Oil on Canvas $625
Heart says YES, Brain says NO - 36 x 36 Oil on Canvas $775
Neuronic Fireworks - 36 x36 Oil on Canvas $525 SOLD
Winter of the Neurons - 24 x 18 Oil on Canvas $375
Rituals will Keep Me Safe 24 x 30 Oil on Canvas $375.
Distorted Diwani - 48 x 48 Oil, Oil Stick, Gesso $1150
THE COVID/GEORGE FLOYD PAINTINGS March - December 2022
The Concussive Force Of Darkness
$1950
2020 - 48x48 - Oil, Oil stick, Graphite, Varnish on a found canvas.
White beveled frame.
This is about institutionalized violence and the crushing force it exerts on all of us, whether we are the direct victims or not. The blows send shockwaves that affect us all.
The Thinnest Veneer of Civilization
$1750
2020 - Oil, oil stick and graphite on found plywood.
48 X 48 - Mount to wall.
Unframed, mount to wall
The smooth white top layer is so thin in areas that the scary amorphously menacing forms underneath are revealed. A police officer murdered a man while 2 of his colleagues stood and watched. The barbarism was unashamedly celebrated by many right wing people who genuinely found it satisfactory. The scrim we know as civilization is thin indeed.
Christmas in Flames
$375.
2020 - 16x20. Oil, oil stick and varnish on canvas.
Unframed.
I love Christmas and the green and red colors that represent it, but Christmas 2020 was not a time of celebration for most. I even ripped a hole in the canvas.
American Hellscape at Dusk
$375 SOLD
2020 - 18x24 - Oil, varnish on canvas.
Unframed
There was a lot going on in June of 2020. Watching the protests out my window and the further police violence meted out in response to the BLM/George Floyd murder protests caused me to wonder if the sun is setting on our grand experiment.
Do Not Touch Me. I Need To Be Touched.
$375
2020 - 18x24 - Oil on canvas.
Unframed
I (we all) lived in terror of proximity to other humans, wondering if it was a deadly threat to be in proximity to even our closest friends…wondering where they might have been. This only amplified my unmet need for closeness, intimacy and touch in an environment of utter paucity.
My Orphan Life in the Time of COVID.
$250.
2020 - 8x10. Oil, oil stick and varnish on canvas.
Unframed.
Although I am absolutely an adult, I have lost both my parents in recent years; I am an orphan. I have never felt so much like I needed my Mom. The painting is on the floor as a representation of the abject pathos of it all. The painting rests on a powder blue linen napkin that provides some soft comfort and reminders.
Sometimes The Facade is Quite Beautiful
$1275 SOLD
2020 - 30x40 - Oil, Oil stick, Gesso, Pencil, Dirt and Varnish over a previously completed work on canvas.
Silver Leaf Floater Frame
This is painted over a very dark and textural painting responding to some terrible events in my life. I thought about how the difficulties we endure can contribute to heightened empathy, ability to make connection and appreciation for our other gifts. So the top layers are in fact quite complex, beautiful and very lusterous…and they rest upon the dark events represented by the lower layers of built-up paint and gesso.
Maybe It Will Get Better; Maybe It Already Has.
$1750. SOLD
2021 - 36x36. Oil, oil stick and varnish on canvas.
Walnut floater frame.
After we got the vaccine, we didn’t know what would come next but I felt strongly that getting that shot was profound evidence that things are already better.
The Joy of Quietude
$1950
2020 - 48x60 - 0il, pencils, oil stick on canvas.
Silver leaf floater frame.
After the year of COVID terror, I made this extremely restrained but very big painting about calm and subtle beauty. There are about 100 virtually invisible white lines rising from the bottom representing the forces of goodness that may sometimes be imperceptible to us.
Some Days Really Are Better
$1750 SOLD
2020 - 48x48 - Oil, oil stick, pencils on canvas.
Solid walnut floater frame.
Some days really are better, and I hope this captures that feeling of comfort, ease and joy of those memorable days.