Peter D. Gerakaris’ first site-specific work, Spectrumorphosis strives to synthesize atmospheric light with the sunroom environment. Playing with the color spectrum, Gerakaris seeks to harmonize hot and cool tones that usually are used in contrast with one another. Sunlight filters into the room through vinyl gels painted with vibrant botanical and biomorphic imagery, generating a tropical reversal of the winter landscape. A stereographic wall mural with botanical silhouettes suggestive of retinal after-images covers the north wall to enhance the viewer's experience of the total environment. Several plants capture the filtered light on their broad leaves, heightening the tropical artifice. Gerakaris’ exploration of the relationship between light and color produces rhythmic patterns throughout the room, creating an immersive experience for visitors.

Spectrumorphosis is Peter D. Gerakaris’ first solo exhibition. Upcoming exhibitions planned for 2007 include a solo, works-on-paper exhibit at Kathleen Cullen Fine Arts, New York, NY, in May, and a group show at Moti Hasson Gallery, New York, NY, this summer. Gerakaris’ previous group exhibitions in the United States include AIM 26, Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY; Art of the World, Haven Arts, Bronx, NY; Vice Versa, MATCH Artspace, New York, NY; After Bloom, WorldArt Gallery, New York, NY; and Out of Body, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT. He has received international exposure in a number of group exhibitions, including Dai Ti (RePlacement), Chinese Contemporary Gallery, Beijing, China; My Beijing, RocketArt Gallery, Newcastle, Australia; and Via Dei Barbieri, The Palazzo Lazzaroni, Rome, Italy. Residencies include the Beijing Red Gate Artist Residency and the Vermont Studio Center Clowes Residency. Gerakaris is working towards his MFA at Hunter College, New York, NY, and earned his BFA from Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. For more information www.petergerakaris.com.

Spectrumorphosis, 2007 (details)
vinyl gels, acrylic polymer paint and indelible ink, latex enamel paint, live plants
dimensions variable
Courtesy of the artist

The Sunroom Project Space is a new opportunity for New York-area professional emerging artists to create new work for a solo show. Curated by Assistant Curator Erica Strongin, the space will host five artists in 2007, including Pedro Cruz–Castro, April 20–May 25; Jeff Feddersen, September 8–October 14; Margie Neuhaus, September 8–October 14; and Joianne Bittle Knight, October 19–November 25.

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Public Programs
March 10 & 11, 1-4pm, Transformations: Nature, Light, Color, Art, a Family Art Project led by

Peter D. Gerakaris. Create your own patterns and designs using colored cellophane and tissue paper to change light.

Principal funding for the Visual Arts Program is provided by the Stephen and Cathy Weinroth Charitable Trust. Additional support is provided by the Lily Auchincloss Foundation, the Greenwall Foundation, the Hess & Helyn Kline Foundation, Target Corporation, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts–a state agency. Sustaining support for Wave Hill is provided by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

   
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