New York, NY… ACA Galleries is delighted to present Augustus Francis: Materia Prima, his debut solo exhibition in New York City. Featuring two new bodies of work that embrace the contradictions and dualities inherent to his practice. The Oltremarino series of paintings rooted in blues, created primarily in the English countryside, are characterized by jewel-like tones, flowing compositions with earthy striations and airy expanses of color. Alternately the New York series incorporate vibrant reds and fluorescent pigments that recurs in flows, drips, and wax accretions evoke the metropolitan energy and neon billboards of his new urban environment.
