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Chromaphilia/Chromophobia

Exhibition view "Chromaphilia-Chomophobia". 2020, SVA Chelsea Gallery, New York

Exhibition

Chromaphilia/Chromophobia

February 8 - March 22 2020
Curated by: Suzanne Anker Peter Hristoff Gunars Prande David Sandlin
Location: SVA Chelsea Gallery
Opening reception: Tuesday, February 11, 2020. 6-8PM

Artists

Paintings & Sculpture work curated by Suzanne Anker & Peter Hristoff:
Breanna Gartner, Carol (Xichao) Cao, Christina Athas, Cianna (Xi’an) Cao, Darius, Dyson, Farwah Rizvi, Feixuan Huang, George Johnson, Hansel Hartman, Li Fang Hsieh, Lisha Yan, Mark Andrew, Minseok Kang, Olivia Kim, Seungheon Lee, Titus McBeath, Veronica Fernandez, Wilson Li, Xin Gan, Xinyu Han, Yiyi Gu.

Prints curated by Gunars Prande:
Chunbunm Park, Dexin Chen, Hanni Huang, Jasmin Haomin Shi, Juliet Nelson, Karenina Thebez, Matthew Bustamonte, Michelle Lin, Nadia Fediv, Qianyu Li, Zihao Chen

Books curated by David Sandlin:
Jaea Hong,  Lung Chao, Mo Peng, Peijiao Guo, Shiqui Liu, Vanilla Haolin Chi, Ziyuan Jin, Zhihan Wang, Yuewei Shi.

 

Ceramic Artwork by Carol Cao. The ceramic piece is colored pink. The overall shape is similar to a vase with a wide body with abstract shapes added onto the exterior. At the top are five forms that stick out from the top in a tentacle-like form. The background is solid grey.

School of Visual Arts (SVA) presents Chromaphilia/Chromophobia, an exhibition of paintings and sculpture works by BFA Fine Arts students. Curated by Suzanne Anker, BFA Fine Arts Chair, Peter Hristoff, SVA Faculty, Gunars Prande, Director of Printmaking Operations, and David Sandlin, SVA Faculty. The exhibition will be on view from Saturday, February 8, through Saturday, February 22, at the SVA Chelsea Gallery, 601 West 26th St, 15th Floor, New York City.

Chromaphilia/Chromophobia, curated by Suzanne Anker, Peter Hristoff, Gunars Prande and David Sandlin The Latin roots of Chromaphilia/Chromaphobia address dual characteristics of color in art throughout its history. While philia denotes affection, phobia is an “aversion to.” For the Bauhaus artist Joseph Albers, “color deceives continually.” His studies are proof that as color interacts with other colors, its appearance is perceptually altered, depending on context. Color is mutable, sensory, and culturally built upon its subjective meaning as well. Color, or its absence, induces psychological responses which can be poetic and phenomenological.

From explosive reds to calm greens to electric blues, our color palette allows us intoxicating sensorial experiences. From Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” to Reinhardt’s black monochromes, to the Impressionists complimentary color scales, chroma is a language which is embedded in art practice since its pre-historic inception. Color effects also depend on their intrinsic material properties. They can be blended, appear flat, matte or glossy depending on their constituent chemistry. From the Impressionist’s use of synthetic pigments to the Color Field artists employment of acrylic paint, material and images intersect.

Chromaphilia/Chromophobia brings together a group of artists whose work employs color as a defining characteristic. The artists in the exhibition, working predominantly in painting, sculpture and printmaking work in a variety of genres: portraiture, landscape, and abstraction which reflect their underlying themes and cultural heritage.

Exhibition Poster for Chromaphilia/Chromophobia with a rainbow of colors across the bottom. Exhibition view Chromaphilia-Chomophobia. 2020, SVA Chelsea Gallery, New York Installation view with 2 large chromatic abstract paintings. A abstract painting with large dark red and turquoise forms. An abstract blue and purple painting Exhibition view Chromaphilia-Chromophobia. 2020, SVA Chelsea Gallery, New York Exhibition view of Chromaphilia-Chromophobia. 2020, SVA Chelsea Gallery, New York Installation view with a large bill note sculpture on the floor and ceramic organic pieces on the background. Installation view with a large colorful bill note on the floor and a large portait painting in the background. Oniric portrait of two kids in an surreal background composed by fragments of toys and large green and blue areas. Double portrait of woman sit on a sofa with a bright pink and purple background. A colorful ceramic organic sculpture installed on a pedestal with a mirror and 2 large paintings in the background Installation view with 2 colorful large portrait paintings and 2 medium-size ceramic organic sculptures. Ceramic pieces by Cao shown in a gallery. Four of the pieces are each on their own pedestal. The other pieces are sitting on a shelf in the back of the gallery. Installation view of 8 colorful ceramic sculptures on shelves and pedestals Ceramic glazed organic sculpture painted in warm pastel tones. A sculpture that depicts large bowls and cups stacked on top of each other. At the top is a table. The sculpture is in an open gallery. Two artworks are seen in the background of the photograph. Exhibition view of a metal-made sculpture and a row of small colorful paintings. Metal sculpture of plants and flowers installed on the floor. Painting of the head of a black cat (foreground), with a fish and a piece of meat (background) 9 small colorful paintings installed in a row Painting of a girl in bed with her laptop on her stomach with a painting on the wall of people inhaling smoke. Painting of a girl riding a pink elephant in a grey room with a black lamp on the floor. Two figurative paintings of interior scenes The painting shows people seated in a restaurant eating. The point of view is from the outside. The painting is made with different shades of red, orange, and black. Green Painting by Xinyu Han. The paiting depicts a view from the exterior looking into a seated area. There are two figures seated at a table in the foreground. The are very little details in the facial expressions and the overall painting gives the effect of a blur. The foreground of the exterior is green and the background of the scene is a dark green. Exhibition view Chromaphilia-Chromophobia. 2020, SVA Chelsea Gallery, New York Five black in on mylar paintings hanging in an installation on a wall. Ink on mylar abstract black painting. Installation view of paintings hung on a white wall on the left side of the frame, and in the middle are two green pedestals with miscellaneous objects on them and other things. Installation view of a few pedestals with different sculptures and abstract paintings hung on the wall on the left side. Installation view of paintings installed on the right wall and pedestals in the middle of the room with miscellaneous objects displayed on them Installation view of several ceramic sculptures. Installation view of 3 ceramic sculptures on pedestals Ceramic sculpture of simplied rounded forms with bright yellow, green and red elements Ceramic sculpture made of 2 black and brown half spheres, chains, decorative elements and black and white prints. Exhibition view Chromaphilia-Chromophobia. 2020, SVA Chelsea Gallery, New York Painting of a table and table cloth made with simple red lines and muted background. Muted painting of several wine glasses on shelves made with pastel tones. Muted painting of a chair with a pillow on top and a narrow box below made with simple brown lines. Muted painting in pastel yellow, ochre and green tones with a small dog, a large flower vesel and a piece of furniture. An expressive portrait painting with thick texture and warm tones. An expressive portrait with thick texture. An expressive purple portrait with thick texture. A grid of 16 small paintings Green monster with hands outstretched wearing turban walking on green grass in front of blue sky. Middle eastern man ad woman sitting on flowery cloth in front of brown watercolor paper. Painting of man wearing dunce cap sitting in the corner of a green room with hanging lights. Installation view with three embrodery artworks. Installation view of vivid colored paintings on the wall and sculptures installed on the floor and the pedestal Colorful oniric nocturnal painting of a men with a collage-made face, multiple flowers and the moon. Colorful painting of a flower bouquet with vessel painted in a simplified expressive matter Painting of a flower bouquet with vessel and a butterfly painted in a simplified expressive matter Installation view of vivid colored paintings on the wall and sculptures installed on the floor and the pedestal Installation view of vivid colored paintings on the wall and sculptures installed on the floor and the pedestal Exhibition view of Installation view of a bright yellow corner with three green, red and blue painted sculptures. A doll house painted in saturated red and blue. View of a ultramarine blue doll house with windows showing interior details Replica of a classic greek sculpture of two naked men fighting painted in bright light blue over a saturated red chest of drawings. Detail of a window of a doll house with a ballerina in the interior. The facade is painted in deep ultramarine blue and the interior in saturated red. Coloful painting of a person cutting her skirt with scissors. The legs are painted with psychedelic saturated shapes. Painting with a flat saturated red background and abstract expresionist areas in yellow and black. Colorful painting of two farmers drinking from a bottle made in a expresionist matter Installation view with two paintings and one sculpture Close up of a green sculpture of a corn plant.

 

 

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