Patricia Treib's Paintings at Bureau Gallery Explore Abstraction with Sensual Honesty

Patricia Treib's exhibition at Bureau gallery presents paintings that balance speed with deliberate execution, creating works that are both spontaneous and carefully considered. These abstract compositions feature organic brushwork and tapered lines that evoke bodily forms. The paintings connect to contemporary sensibilities through references to David Reed's baroque contortions and Lois Dodd's pragmatic surface treatments. Treib's work demonstrates a unique tension between voluptuousness and chastity, employing visual tricks while maintaining transparency. The exhibition showcases paintings that appeal directly to sensory experience while maintaining intellectual rigor. Bureau gallery in New York hosted this presentation of Treib's recent work. The exhibition was documented in April 2017 through artcritical's coverage. Treib's approach to abstraction emphasizes honesty as a central artistic virtue.