Exhibit: Abstract Minimalism by Gene Moty, September 11 - December 13, 2025

Location: W-9 Arches

On View: September 11- December 13, 2025

Opening Reception: September 13, 2025, Saturday 6 - 9pm

These compositions involve the innocence of primary colors and geometric shapes to give the impression of simplicity while masking an underlying complexity. Upon closer study you will see the complexity in the: push-pull of symmetry and asymmetry; inclusion of the “golden ratio”; presentation of a familiar subject in its most basic elements.

Gene Moty is a retired United States Air Force officer who holds both undergraduate and graduate degrees in business. His artistic journey began in 2015 when he pursued fine arts studies at Northern Virginia Community College, where he discovered an entirely new world of creative expression. In 2016, he became an exhibiting artist at the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, Virginia, joining the Arches Artists group.