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UPCOMING SHOW PREVIEW / CUTTER & CUTTER FINE ART
11 /12-12/ 13 St. Augustine, FLB
eginning November 12 with a meet-
and-greet, Cutter & Cutter Fine Art
will feature around 22 compelling pieces
by Josef Kote, a Connecticut-based
artist by way of New York and Albania.
In Jubilee: A Collection of New Original
Wo r k s, the gallery celebrates 10 yearsof representing Kote’s vibrant acrylic
paintings. The artist takes on a variety
of subject matter in his signature style,
ranging from cityscapes to figures and
even beach scenes.
The majority of his pieces for the show
will include scenes from New York City.“My intent when painting for this exhibi-
tion was to not only capturing the light
and energy of the city, and the visual
joys of everyday life, but to perceive the
world through my own experiences,”
Kote says. “Making these paintings has
been a really rewarding exercise for me.
Exploring new things is very important
for me as a painter, and for this collection,
I experimented with lots of ideas and tried
to focus more on the powers and sensi-
bilities of color by making each body of
work something that will both surprise
and entice.”
One can see his strong reliance on
composition, light and especially color
in Illuminated Sky NYC, a spectacular
skyline look at the landscape of New York
City. Kote’s unique style, often described
as “edgy” with “bold brushwork” is more
closely seen in the beach composition
The Quiet Beauty of the Setting Sun. Both
works also embody Kote’s implementation
of abstract elements, something he began
using in early 2000, when he also made
the switch to acrylic paint. “Those changes
lead me to work with different techniques
and methods,” he says.JOSEF KOTESensibilities of Color
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