Artist Statement: “Infinite Possibilities” finds us going from night into day, traveling through time and time zones, around the globe and perhaps beyond. Along the side of the piano runs the horizon line, which depicts different destinations from cityscapes to tropical islands. The belly of the piano is the color of airplanes and is lined with windows for observers to peer through. I love those moments when we see our destinations from the sky.
Nick Stavrides was born in New York City in the late 60s and currently resides in Hell's Kitchen. As a child, he spent hours in the waters of Montauk, snorkeling and drifting among the fish. It was a place where he felt safe and is the inspiration for his fish series that's consumed him for the last two decades. A life-trained painter, Stavrides embraces the art of different tribes and cultures which gives his work a primitive quality. He also draws inspiration by observing New Yorkers in their daily rhythms on the streets and makes comparisons between them and the schools of fish. Currently he’s been exploring and dissolving the lines between the depths of Space and the depths of our oceans.
