BERKELEY GALLERY - Ten, Nick Savides
BERKELEY COLLEGE PRESENTS
ARTWORK FOR THE MONTH OF MAY -
THE BIOMORPHIC IMAGININGS OF TEN AND
THE MYSTERY OF NICK SAVIDES
Berkeley College is exhibiting the work of talented artists Ten and Nick Savides at its
newly renovated Midtown Manhattan Gallery, First Floor Lobby, 12 East 41st Street. This
exhibit is on display from May 1 through 30—Monday through Friday—from 9:00 am to
7:30 pm and on Saturdays from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm. A reception will be held on
Wednesday, May 14, from 5:30 to 7:00 pm.
Raised in the Netherlands, Ten (Jan ten Broeke) arrived in the United States as a young
man. He became an active member of the vibrant evolutionary art scene of Greenwich
Village in New York City in the 1950s and 1960s where he earned the admiration and
friendship of many of the scene's most influential artists. That is still true today as he
continues to garner enthusiastic praise for his unique biomorphic and geomorphic
imaginings.
An introspective artist, Ten says of his work, Ultimately, my mind, my eyes and my
hands are merely instrumental in producing this work. In spite of knowing better, I do
frequently experience the sensation that the work is not created by me, but through me.
He adds, My art has a chance for limited survival, but I know my body does not. Ten
has gone on to exhibit at many domestic and international shows, receiving honors and
awards along the way. He is a member of Who's Who in American Art. He has
exhibited at Berkeley College in the past, and his work is presently on display at Berkeley
College, 225 Duffield Street, Brooklyn.
Nick Savides studied art at Brandeis University under New York figurative painter Paul
Georges and learned formal composition and painting techniques. Moving to New
York in 1980, he created city scenes, panting people in the context of the streets. His
work extended to Brooklyn, the New England landscapes, national parks across the
United States and Paris, France.
Mr. Savides says, My paintings have a calming effect; if they were music, the melody
would be soft and soothing. I'm inspired by the effects of light. Influenced by artists
such as Jan Vermeer and Edward Hopper, I strive to create paintings that capture a
sense of time and place as well as mystery. They draw you in with the familiar and
invite you to interpret them by inventing the story behind them.
This is Mr. Savides' fourth exhibit at Berkeley College. His oil on canvas Wall Street --
Early Morning took first place at the Berkeley College Change in Brooklyn art
competition in early 2011. He has had many solo and group exhibits, including the
Edward Hopper House, Nyack, NY; Geary Gallery, Darien, CT; and Accent Gallery, Ocean
City, NJ. He was recently filmed by French director Pierre Oertel for an upcoming
documentary Art City.
For more details about these artists and the exhibit, e-mail Robert Keiber at
rjk@BerkeleyCollege.edu or call 212-252-2065.
Music by:
Chill Carrier - A New Day
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