Stephen Bezas: All the Bells and Whistles

NYC | 23 East 67th Street

Stephen Bezas

All the Bells and Whistles

Upsilon Gallery is pleased to announce the first major solo exhibition and official New York City introduction of an extraordinary array of paintings by talented and multi-faceted artist, Stephen Bezas being showcased 17 – 28 October 2023.

Who has not heard of the idiom "All the Bells and Whistles" dating back to the early 19th Century? We at Upsilon Gallery have pulled out all the stops with this captivatingly human artist exhibition with all the bells and whistles, or shall we say, jellybeans, candy kisses, lollipops, baseballs, and everyday things that explore and engage human activities we enjoy daily in myriad styles, executed by varied methods of creating.

Many Renaissance artists such as Michelangelo to one of the masters of modern architecture, Le Corbusier used a grid as a means to achieve an accurate drawing - which was and is also the goal of learning to draw Sight-Size along with diagramming processes. Our show features exquisite, highly detailed objects on canvas and paper prints that demonstrate the uncanny brilliance of each individual piece of art. As painstaking as it is, all of Bezas' works are truly an emotional modern day human algorithm from his mind’s eye to his gifted hands.

These canvas-bound narratives resonate through the eloquent lexicon of covert symbolism. The word or words, nestled within the mosaic of this calculated arrangement, remain incognito to the uninitiated observer. They emerge surreptitiously, decipherable only by those with a discerning eye, as they take on form through artful orchestration. Such formative incantations manifest in a symphony of color-coordinated shapes, beguiling angles, and, at times, within the embrace of colored squares or the embrace of the perfect circle. The composition, this piece of ephemeral poetry, is inseparable from the intrinsic narrative imbued within the chosen lexicon.

As I traverse this artistic odyssey, the wellspring of inspiration is profoundly intimate and fervently emotional. The works that populate this series are bound by the sinews of my personal history. They emerge from the well of nostalgia, quenching the thirst of memories harking back to the innocence of youth or the crucible of emotions I have personally endured during the birth pangs of each creation. This tapestry, therefore, transcends mere aesthetics and evolves into a profound dialog between emotion, memory, and artistry. It is a testament to the symbiotic union of language and art, inviting the discerning observer to delve into the interplay between the word and its artistic manifestation, unearthing layers of profound conceptual depth that enrich the very fabric of the artistic realm.

To inquire about works by Stephen Bezas, please email us at info@upsilongallery.com.