{"id":644,"date":"2009-11-25T14:02:16","date_gmt":"2009-11-25T19:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.maryahernartist.com\/art-blog\/?p=644"},"modified":"2026-01-23T18:12:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T23:12:54","slug":"joseph-raffael-art-show-at-the-nancy-hoffman-gallery-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maryahernartist.com\/art-blog\/joseph-raffael-art-show-at-the-nancy-hoffman-gallery-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"Joseph Raffael Art Show at the Nancy Hoffman Gallery, NYC. January 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Joseph Raffael show at the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nancyhoffmangallery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nancy Hoffman Gallery<\/a><\/strong> at 520 West 27<sup>th<\/sup> St in Chelsea New York was a burst of color and soul. The show was there from November 2009 through January 10, 2010. For those of you who missed this wonderous presentation, I created a video of the show.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Joseph Raffael Exhibition 2009 at Nancy Hoffman Gallery\" width=\"1333\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D9X313xX0PM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Visiting this show brought such a burst of the voluptuous joy of color and passion to an otherwise gray day that I was compelled to share it with others.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Raffael douses himself in his watercolors. His colors flood and pool in the most controlled display of virtuosity I\u2019ve ever seen in this medium. Though in this show his subject matter seems to be primarily flowers, his style is the antithesis of botanical illustration.<\/p>\n<p>As a matter of fact, Elisabeth, my fellow Artist friend and I gallery hopped to this show on the heels of a visit to the ASBA (American Society of Botanical Artists) show at The Horticultural Society of NY. The contrast of two exquisite art forms, both employing watercolor and using flowers as subject, was astounding.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For an extra treat, I would suggest visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/josephraffael.com\/media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joseph Raffael\u2019s website<\/a> and taking some time to view the meditative videos of him as he paints.<\/p>\n<p>Take a moment to calm down and become immersed in the process of Art. It will make your day. It always does so for me.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Joseph Raffael show at the Nancy Hoffman Gallery at 520 West 27th St in Chelsea New York was a burst of color and soul. The show was there from November 2009 through January 10, 2010. 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