George Nick's Paintings Showcased in Two New York Exhibitions

Two concurrent exhibitions in New York present the work of painter George Nick. At Tibor de Nagy Gallery, sixteen canvases from the past two years feature antique cars and building facades, with works like "New York World’s Fair Car 1939 Delahaye" (2003) demonstrating his nuanced handling of light and color. The New York Studio School hosts "George Nick: An Artist’s Conscience," a traveling exhibition organized by the Concord Art Association, featuring nearly thirty paintings from the last decade. This show includes diverse subjects such as rusting machinery, interiors, portraits, and still lifes. Nick's approach combines an Impressionist sensitivity to light with Expressionistic brushwork, evident in paintings like "The Red Socks Won the World Series" (2004) with its vertiginous perspectives. His recent travels to Italy and France influenced works such as "Isola Tiberina" (2005) and "Caesar’s Forum" (2005), where color hierarchy creates spatial depth. Earlier works like "377/75 Commonwealth Avenue" (1986) show a more tonal approach, while later pieces employ extreme three-point perspectives, as seen in "Katya’s Graduation (DNKY, Boston)" (2003) and "Carolina Inn, Chapel Hill" (1990). Nick often scratches his name, title, and date into wet paint, underscoring his energetic technique. The exhibitions reveal his restless experimentation across subjects and styles, from atmospheric Impressionism to classical compositional vigor.