Bortolami

I saw an exhibition here by Jutta Koether, a painter who likes to apply fluorescent colors with an expressionistic/​primitivistic brushstroke. She mixes in some strange material once in a while, too – one painting had pools of clear gelatinous liquid that looked like it had been spilled on there to harden. Also the floor of the gallery was covered wall to wall with gravel the color of dried blood or cedar chips. The contrast of the rusty rocks and the paintings’ fluorescent pinks and oranges from a totally different part of the «hot» palette created the kind of visceral gross-​out effect that a lot of artists are using these days to try to make painting seem like a relevant and compelling medium. Works for me! Four stars.

Nice gallery, but a relatively limited selection during this particular visit. The Eric Wesley piece is certainly something to see, but aside from that there is not much currently on display.