Everything is a rectangle until it isn't

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Everything is a rectangle until it isn't
When: Thu, Jan 8 at 12:00am - Sun, Mar 1 12:00am

Where: Fremin Gallery
Price: Free

Fremin is delighted to present our first exhibition of 2026, "Everything is a Rectangle Until It Isn't".

A riveting exhibition showcasing the new body of works by artists Alex Voinea and Kevin Kelly.

On view from January 8th through March 1st, with an artist opening reception on Thursday, January 8th, 6–8 p.m.

RSVP at [email protected]

Romanian artist Alex Voinea paints at the fault line between discipline and chaos. Rooted in early experiments with liquid paint on vibrating surfaces, his abstract and breathtaking paintings capture moments of pure kinetic energy and emotion. Against ethereal, fading backgrounds, Voinea unleashes gestures that feel both meticulously precise and effortlessly fluid. His brushstrokes, drippings, and splashes merge into a living, breathing ecosystem of color, capturing movement frozen in time. Each canvas becomes a moment of energy stilled, an excavation of motion before it disappears back into the air.

His work invites viewers to witness spontaneity in slow motion. It is visceral, luminous, and emotionally charged, transforming the canvas into a space where curiosity and risk become acts of creation. Celebrated across Europe and the United States, Voinea continues to push abstraction into new realms of rhythm, vitality, and sensory depth.

Brooklyn-based artist Kevin Kelly is known for his sculptures that approach abstraction through a lens of order and balance. Grounded in a lifelong fascination with geometry, his works reflect systems found in the natural order, capturing both symmetry and harmony. Kelly often invokes elements of the human figure, using distilled forms that retain emotional resonance. By merging mathematically derived structures with intuitive sculptural language, he creates works that invite contemplation and connection.

Kelly constructs harmony in three dimensions. Guided by a devotion to contours, he shapes forms that echo the quiet intelligence of nature.

In this exhibition, Kelly demonstrates his signature style through both paintings and sculptures, invoking imagery of the natural world with sleek geometry and atmospheric colors. Together, Voinea and Kelly present a dialogue between dynamism and stability, fluidity and stillness, chromatic intensity and spatial clarity. Their works highlight how form—whether painted or sculpted—can hold tension, movement, memory, and meaning.

 
 


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