SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Opening at Brian Gross Fine Art on July 1, 2010, Gesture is a group exhibition exploring various uses of gesture in abstract painting—ranging from spontaneous and expressive, to meditative and ritualistic. Featured artists include Donald Feasél, Robin McDonnell, Ed Moses, Robert Sagerman, Nellie King Solomon, and Amy Trachtenberg. Ed Moses and Donald Feasél’s linear abstractions are at once minimal and dynamic. In Moses’s PYOL, bold strokes cut across raw canvas in thin black lines, drips and splatters, creating a web of kinetic energy. In contrast, works by Robin McDonnell and Amy Trachtenberg feature a more painterly approach. In her paintings, McDonnell applies layers of sweeping brushstrokes in complex hues to create dramatic compositions evocative of the forces of nature. Nellie King Solomon’s Rings 2 displays a balance of linear and painterly qualities, featuring thick dark sweeps of pigm