-figur follows on the heels of Kemar’s previous solo exhibition, Rücken-, at Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery, serving as its complement and functioning to complete the term Rückenfigur, a visual motif used extensively within the lineages of both German Romanticism and Hudson River School painting, each of which has been integral to Wynter’s practice over the last year.

The exhibition features the newest work from Wynter’s ongoing suite of acrylic-washed paintings on Evolon, titled Surrogate II (Blackberry Preserves, Natural Skippy Extra Crunchy, Toasted Honey Wheat). Each abstraction serves as surrogate for the fixtures in his life, with each Surrogate titled paintings being a direct self portrait of the artist.

Through the abstract acrylic paitings paired with coded texts, Wynter invites the viewer to explore heritage, memory, and identity.