Carl Kostyál, London, is hosting the first solo show of Imre Bak in the UK, on view through December 31, 2016.The artist is showing eight paintings made between 1968 and 2005. At first glance, they recall the work of the New York-based artist Peter Halley (b. 1953), with whom Bak has exhibited and conversed - squares of block colour, a possible relation to a diagrammatic or scientific illustration of something in the real world or an explanation of a theory. But to view Baks work on the purely pictorial level is limiting, like looking at two paintings of clouds and discussing relative levels of moisture and air temperature. Imre Bak’s practice has a strict set of rules, like a written language of grammar and spelling, but within these rules he has a limitless set of possibilities.The exhibition is on view at Carl Kostyál, 12A Savile Row, London, United Kingdom. For details, visit, www.kostyal.comClick on the Slideshow for a sneak peek at the exhibition.
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