ZYNKA GALLERY - ARTIST RECEPTION: April 26 (5-8PM)
We are excited to present a solo exhibit by Hans Neleman whose work explores the fluid relationship between past and present, where historical imagery is reclaimed, deconstructed, and reconfigured into contemporary narratives.
In "Time Between Echoes," Neleman presents a new body of work that integrates collage, assemblage, and printmaking—layering fragments of history to evoke a dialogue between memory, myth, and taboo. Through this interplay, his work challenges the notion of time as linear, instead revealing it as cyclical, fractured, and resonant—much like the echoes of antiquity that permeate the present.
This space between “echoes” is where historical fragments and contemporary questions collide. Here, the echo of an ancient sculpture meets the pulse of modern thought. Neleman’s practice amplifies explicit depictions of the body—once commonplace in Roman art but now often met with discomfort or censorship. Through this amplification, he challenges moral constructs and cultural taboos, reactivating what history once accepted but the present may reject.
The exhibition also includes experimental monoprints, paper lithographs, and painted monotypes—works that blur the boundaries between reproduction and originality, allowing printed matter to extend Neleman’s collage-based language.
Euphoria, 2023 oil on canvas, 81 x 66 inches
ARTWORK, CREATIVE DIRECTION, PHOTOGRAPHY
Hans Neleman is an artist, photographer, filmmaker, and creative director. He received international recognition for his photographic work, and more recently has transitioned into assemblage, collage and painting. His work addresses themes like finding beauty in dark subject matter and taboos, and often includes found objects and elements that are transfigured into aesthetic realms. He melds painting, photography and collage into symbolically charged creations. Neleman taught as part-time faculty at his alma mater New York University, the International Center of Photography and the School of Visual Arts.
Over the years Neleman has directed many commercials and music videos. Most recently, in 2021, he directed “Wrong Train” for the Psychedelic Furs. From 2007 until 2021 Neleman was the founder and creative director of WIN-Initiative, a boutique stock photography agency.
Neleman’s photography is highly regarded in the commercial and advertising arena, and his personal work has been exhibited worldwide. Early in his career, he was known as one of New York City’s leading still life photographers, which led to three published monographs of his work. He has lectured and conducted workshops in more than a dozen countries. Accolades include the Hasselblad Master title, American Photographer Magazine Photographer of the Year, Kodak Photographer of the Year, and he is the recipient of the World Image Award for Still Life Photography.
Impermanence, 2022 mixed media collage 20 x 16 inches
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Instant Poetry I, 2022 (66 x 77 inches) paper collage on canvas.
Click here to see the installation pictures from the recent show at ZYNKA GALLERY.