
The Great Pretender
By THE NEW YORK SUN
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Karen Dow’s exhibition of geometric abstractions opened last week at Giampietro Gallery in New Haven. According to the gallery, “She sets parameters, beginning with a basic grid, and then goes along for the ride, making intuitive edits – which coalesce and weave into patterns, shapes, and color relationships- in search of a surprise ending. In each painting, visible remnants of older decisions add historical depth.”

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By MATTHEW RICE
|Karen Dow’s exhibition of geometric abstractions opened last week at Giampietro Gallery in New Haven. According to the gallery, “She sets parameters, beginning with a basic grid, and then goes along for the ride, making intuitive edits – which coalesce and weave into patterns, shapes, and color relationships- in search of a surprise ending. In each painting, visible remnants of older decisions add historical depth.”
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