63 MICHAEL LAZARUS

Untitled, 2005,
graphite pencil on paper, 12" x 9"

Based on the East Coast, Michael Lazarus received his MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York, his BFA from Rhode Island School of Design in Providence and is represented by Feature Inc., in New York. He has exhibited nationally and abroad, including solo shows at Feature Inc., New York and Marc Foxx, Los Angeles. Lazarus explains the use of near symmetry in his work: “Although I employ a lot of ‘abstract painting’ devices in my work, by definition they are narrative paintings. But not conventional narratives that relate a linear ‘story.’ Using symmetry began as a device to empty the painting out of this story type narrative. But to use true symmetry would be too empty for me.”

courtesy of the artist and
Feature Inc., New York
value $800–1,100