The Object Image Gallery presents it’s second exhibit in the yearlong series City Images.The show features the work of Michael Calabrese and Jo Pendola.  “Both artists”, according to gallery Director Bob Weiss, “stress not the scenic and well documented landmarks of our city but instead the quiet icons of city life.”

Michael Calabrese passed away in 1991 and left a large body of work that centered on his love and careful observation of New York City. He was a co-founder of the Manhattan Graphics Center and studied at the New York Studio School with Philip Guston and George McNeil. The exhibited work includes watercolors, etchings and monotypes that demonstrate his mastery of each technique. Mr. Calabrese wandered the Bronx, Manhattan and Brooklyn presenting everyday views in an eye opening way.
 
Brooklyn artist  Jo Pendola also interprets the city through her oil paintings. Her work is very personal and introspective. Her paintings of street corners and rooftops mostly devoid of people show the city without the noise, dirt and action. What is left is an often-haunting view of the common place.