NEW YORK, N.Y.- Emerging Australian artist and underwater explorer BJ Price’s World Premiere ‘High in the Depths’ Exhibition will be held at the Amsterdam Whitney Gallery in Chelsea New York from Sep 2 – Sep 27 2011. BJ’s striking abstract paintings have been directly inspired from a myriad of experiences whilst diving and exploring the Great Barrier Reef. Relating to and recreating with its inhabitants his unique connection with the Reef manifests itself through ‘Anthropomorphic Abstract’ interpretation, realised in vivid colour and distinctive form; a reflective dialogue of intimacy. The human characteristics BJ assigns to the Reef and it’s creatures [he says] have been there forever, ”it’s just that no-one sees beyond the obvious. Most people see the beauty and complexity of the ecosystem. What I see adds another entirely different dimension to this natural wonder”. BJ’s &