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ART BUZZ: contemporary and minimalist design - although require a certain appetite - has become integral to nearly all new interior and architectural concepts. be it linearity, bold daring colors, or chrome, glass, and mahogany. minimalism accentuates form, disregarding all decoration that drapes most spaces. forms are stripped to the essentials. on the other hand, minimalism in the visual arts is relatively recent. it dates primarily to american visuals of the late 60s' with artists like donald judd and frank stella. minimalism's exact origins are skeptical but highly regarded as a reaction to abstract expressionism. more linear and precisely organized, new york artist sara eichner drifts away from the blurred images and drip paintings of abstractors. her work hints architecture, done symmetrically on patterned grids. in this sense, the reoccurring patterns cry escher. eichner states her inspiration came in geometry from homes in her neighborhood of williamsburg. the works zen-like shades; pinks, blues, and greens play nicely off the retina, as polygons and boxes are first applied to wood and paper then diligently painted overtop. sara eichner is a graduate from syracuse university and this is her sixth independent show. view her closely at33 www.saraeichner.com