Kleven Contemporary in Emergency Arts

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More Than Portrait-Deep

Emily Scott combines realistic nudes with incongruous backgrounds

In her new show at Kleven Contemporary, Life Room-Blue Screen, Emily Scott paints nudes in a traditional, yet unidealized manner reminiscent of Lucian Freud, or perhaps Alice Neel. However, Scott’s colorful and irreverent backgrounds collide with the stodginess of the discipline, creating a sense of dynamism. Read more »

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