Peter Krashes's paintings present elegant handling of images derived from crude photographic distortions. Krashess latest series of paintings is derived from photographs taken through distorted mirrors of constructed situations ranging from gatherings of friends to simple still lifes and physical therapy sessions.

These violently distorted figures appear to be in the midst of a transformation - a transformation that seems both brutal and curative.

Krashes's deft paint handling echoes the photographic distortions while increasing the tension through abstraction.

Peter Krashes received a BA from Middlebury College, attended the University of Oxford, New College, and received a BFA from the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art. His work has been exhibited at Max Protetch, NYC, and Rare, NYC. Following his exhibition at Momenta, Krashes has exhibited at Aldrich Museum, Ridgefield, CT, Salon 300, Brooklyn, NY, and Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY.