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Publication Date: October 22, 2009

Exhibition catalog for "New York/Paris," cityscapes by Nick Savides on view at the Nabi Gallery in New York from October 22 to November 28, 2009

#outer_postBodyPS { display: none; } #psGradient { display: none; } #psPlaceHolder { display: none; } #psExpand { display: none; } Exhibition catalog for "New York/Paris," cityscapes by Nick Savides on view at the Nabi Gallery in New York from October 22 to November 28, 2009

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About the Author

Nick Savides learned to paint as a young child from his mother (an amateur painter) and never stopped. At Brandeis University, he studied under the New York figurative painter Paul Georges and learned formal composition and painting techniques. It was then that he knew he wanted to make a career in the art world. He has always been a representational artist and over the years has done landscapes, cityscapes, portraits, and figurative paintings. His paintings tell a story, and at once have a sense of mystery, drama, and calm. Starting out, Savides focused on paintings of people in interior settings, drawing on Johannes Vermeer as an influence. The effects of light became--and stayed--a key ingredient in his paintings. Moving to New York in 1980, he moved on to city scenes. Living in the Village and traveling to Paris, he painted people in the context of the streets of both cities. Inspired by the beauty of Martha's Vineyard, he started to focus on New England landscapes. Influenced by Edward Hopper, Winslow Homer and Albert Pinkham Ryder, among others, he continued to work in oils and for a time also in watercolors. From the cliffs of Martha's Vineyard, Savides moved on to the canyons and badlands of the American West, painting scenes inspired by national parks in Utah, Arizona, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Closer to home, he drew inspiration from the farms and horse country of Dutchess and Litchfield Counties. In the past few years, Savides has gone back to city themes, painting scenes inspired by the Financial District, the Meatpacking District, and Times Square in New York City. More recently he returned, literally and figuratively, to Paris.