The ethereal beyond, sophomoric teenage romance, true love rejected and childhood memories are the subject of "True Love is Fleeting" the new exhibition opening at Leo Kesting Gallery February 12. The collection showcases new artworks from Diane Dwyer, Brenda Buck, Nick Dyball and Donna Cleary.

"The hyper commercialization of American holidays has pigeonholed the concept of love into 90 min romantic comedies or isolated to the second week of February.Love is an inspiration in both art and culture," states gallerist John Leo.

In 'True Love is Fleeting' four artists look at separate views of love . The main floor will exhibit Diane Dwyer's lovingly rendered oil paintings bringing to view the abandoned afterlife in a surreal fashion, capturing a sunken moment. Exhibited along side Brenda Buck's large scale Polaroid paintings which bring us back to childhood innocence and the unconditional love that family provides.

On the gallery's second floor, extensive mural work by Nick Dyball highlights the watercolor narrative of carefree adolescent romance on Coney Island's boardwalk, a lifestyle where everything and nothing is taken seriously. Donna Cleary's charcoal figures finalize the exhibition by detailing the growth process of relationships, when love in no longer the pivot of a relationship and succumbs to the sometimes inevitable end. When age and beauty are at the heart of the matter and disinterest abounds.

"Donna Cleary's mono transfer prints, presented en mass sewn together as a curtain, present the viewer an illustrated process of picking up the fabric of one life when true love is rejected." explains Gallerist David Kesting.

Leo Kesting Gallery invites you to join us in unveiling this show with a reception for the artists on Thursday, February 12 from 7:00 until 10:00 pm and then running daily until March 1.

The Leo Kesting Gallery launched in 2003 and developed an aggressive campaign to introduce new figurative artists to collectors and art supporters. Leo Kesting offers the art viewing public an opportunity to see forthcoming talents in an intimate setting where undiscovered, cutting-edge artists are presented to the contemporary art scene.

Leo Kesting Gallery is located at 812 Washington St at the corner of Gansevoort in Manhattan's Meat Packing District. A, C, E, or L train to 8th Ave and 14th Street or 1,2,3 train to 14th Street. Gallery hours are Tuesday to Sunday from 11am until 7pm.