VON LINTEL GALLERY
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
CANAN TOLON | Somewhere Now — April 18 - May 25, 2013
Canan Tolon
Untitled 4.3, 2013
oil on canvas
24 x 24 inches
oil on canvas
24 x 24 inches
Von Lintel Gallery is pleased to announce our first solo exhibition of paintings by Canan Tolon.
Canan Tolon's paintings at first appear as purely abstract, but with time the eye discovers familiar urban landscapes in the rhythmic painted streaks. She explores the visualization of space by creating an illusion of depth and engages the viewer in the game of seeking recognizable imagery and inventing a visual narrative. The black and white pieces in particular allude to the documentary quality of photography, suggesting reality where there is only imagination. Like a distant mirage, the viewer is drawn into the work, wanting to explore the multiple layers of information. With even closer inspection, the elusive vistas dissolve back into abstract patterns revealing the painting's deception. This duality makes the imagery unstable, flickering between truth and illusion to create an ever-interesting visual feast.
Born in Istanbul, Tolon trained as an architect and holds a Masters from the University of California at Berkeley. In addition to her paintings, she is also well known for her large-scale installation work. She has exhibited internationally since 1984, including shows at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Rotterdam's Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, the Istanbul Modern Museum, and London's Saachi Gallery. In 2012, she was named one of Art+Auction's 50 Next Most Collectible Artists. Tolon lives and works in the California Bay Area
The exhibition is accompanied by an illustrated catalogue.
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
CANAN TOLON | Selected New Works
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| Canan Tolon, Untitled 11.2, 2013 oil on panel, 24 x 24 inches |
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| Canan Tolon, Untitled 4.2, 2013 oil on panel, 24 x 24 inches |
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| Canan Tolon, Untitled 5.2, 2013 oil on panel, 24 x 24 inches |
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| Canan Tolon, Untitled 5.3, 2013 oil on panel, 20 x 16 inches |
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| Canan Tolon, Untitled 8.2, 2013 oil on panel, 24 x 24 inches |
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| Canan Tolon, Untitled 8.3, 2013
oil on canvas
36 x 24 inches |
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| Canan Tolon, Untitled, 12.2, 2013
oil on three panels
16 x 48 inches (16 x 16 inches each), triptych |
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| Canan Tolon, Untitled 1.3, 2013
oil on canvas
40 1/2 x 26 inches
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CANAN TOLON | Artist's Statement
Space is the main
subject in my work. I am interested in the way we visualize it, the way we
treat it, politicize, imagine, and remember it. I use a technique that is as
random as it is premeditated and studied. My paintings are formally as precise,
rhythmic, and structured as they are evasive, accidental, and fluent.
Although I do not use
print or collage, I use a technique in my paintings that imitates photographic
prints, using tools like straight edges and knives to produce an effect of
instant reality, where evidence alluding to places and events are implied. It
is only upon closer inspection that the “photographic reality” falls apart, and
the painting’s illusion is revealed.
Monotone paintings are
visually closer to photography, and therefore visually closer a realistic
documentation, as our eyes are trained to consider photographic images as true
testimonies. I work with fragmented compositions and figure-ground
arrangements, and I construct perspectives of conflicting views locked in the
painting’s multiple glazes. It takes time to see through the superimposed
layers–just as it takes time for the eye to conjugate the overlapping
fragments. Multiple-eye levels that range from plan-view to panorama, and focus
from close-up to remote, cause a dispersal of information in the composition.
My aim is to produce paintings in which spaces are recognizable yet elude
description.
Canan Tolon
CANAN TOLON | BIO
CANAN TOLON
Born in Istanbul, Turkey
Lives and works in Emeryville, CA
EDUCATION
1983 MA Architecture, University of California at Berkeley, CA
1980 BA, Middlesex University/Architectural Association, London, UK
1979 Fachhochschule, Trier, Germany
1976 Napier University, Department of Design, Edinburgh, Scotland
1975 Baccalauréat, Philosophie-Lettres, Ecole Française d'Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013 Somewhere Now, Von Lintel Gallery, New York, NY
2012 Time After Time, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, MI
Then, and then, Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA
2011 Reflex, Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
2010 Fugue, Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
2009 Break-in, Artists Gallery, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, CA
2008 Glitch, Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
Glitch, Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA
2005 Everything is Honky Dory, Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
Everything is Honky Dory, Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
2004 Blind Trust, Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
Blind Trust, Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
2003 Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA
Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
Angle of Repose, Mills Museum of Art, Oakland, CA
2001 Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
2000 Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
Nothing to Declare, Borusan Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
1999 Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
1998 Kaza Eseri, Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
1997 Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA
Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
1996 Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
1993 Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
Still Lifes, Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM
Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
1992 Garden of the Zodiac Gallery, Omaha, NE
Introduction, Harcourts Modern and Contemporary Art Gallery,
San Francisco, CA
1991 Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
Pro-Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA
Bemis Gallery, Bemis Foundation, Omaha, NE
Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
Still Lifes, Maçka Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
1990 University of California at Berkeley, CA
1984 University of California at Berkeley, CA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2013 Past and Future, Istanbul Modern Museum, Turkey
2012 The 1st Kiev Biennale, Curator David Elliott, Kiev, Ukraine
Istanbul Modern-Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2011 Zwölf im Zwölften, Tanas, Berlin, Germany
Suretin Sireti / Beyond the Apparent, Pera Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Hayal ve Hakikat / Dream and Reality, Istanbul Modern Museum, Turkey
Driven to Abstraction, Von Lintel Gallery, New York, NY
Confessions of Dangerous Minds, The Saachi Gallery, London, England
2010 Ikinci Sergi / Second Exhibition, Arter, Istanbul, Turkey
+infinity, Curator Deniz Artun, Cer Modern, Ankara, Turkey
A Dream… But Not Yours, Curator Esra Sarıgedik, National Museum of Woman in the Arts, Washington, DC
2009 Istanbul Next Wave, Martin Gropius Bau, Berlin, Germany
New Works, New Horizons, Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, Turkey
2008 In and Out of Istanbul, Slought Foundation, Philadelphia, PA
Bay Area Now 5, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Modern Experiences, Istanbul Modern, Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, Turkey
2007 J.P. Morgan Chase Collection, Pera Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Istanbul Now, Lukas Feichtner Gallery, Vienna, Austria
21st Annual Exhibition, Emeryville, CA
Modern and Beyond, Curator Fulya Erdemci, SantralIstanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Nev/Tepebaşı, Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
2005 Çini Için, İznik Tiles Foundation, Hagia Sofia, Istanbul, Turkey
Contaging Natur, Aksanat, Istanbul, Turkey
2nd Pedestrian Exhibition, Curators Fulya Erdemci and Emre Baykal, Karaköy, Istanbul, Turkey
Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
2004 Observation, Interpretation, Multiplicity, Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, Turkey
2003 Turkey-Plastic Dialogues: Verheugen Selection, City Hall, Brussels, Belgium
The Blue Room, San Francisco, CA
Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
Organized Conflict, Proje4L Museum of Contemporary Art, Istanbul, Turkey
U.N. Art Center, Brussels, Belgium
2002 Rundetårn Art Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
Permanent Collection, Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, Turkey
1st Pedestrian Exhibition, Curator Fulya Erdemci, Nişantaşı, Istanbul, Turkey
2001 Topkapı Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
2000 Space Time, Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
Space Time, Galeri Nev Istanbul, Turkey
1999 Cover Contour, Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
Cover Contour, Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
Re-Generation, University of California Art Gallery, San Diego, CA
Crossing Zones, De Paul University Art Gallery, Chicago, IL
Lack Excess, Galerie Nev, Ankara, Turkey
Lack Excess, Galerie Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
1998 San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
Bolinas Museum of Art, Bolinas, CA
1997 Drawing First, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
1995 Long Horizons, Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA
Nexus Gallery, Berkeley, CA
I am Another, Charlottenborg Center for Arts, Copenhagen, Denmark
1994 Forms of Address, Walter/McBean Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, CA
Nexus Institute Gallery, Berkeley, CA
Zyzzyva, Victoria Room, San Francisco, CA
Coming Across, Euphrat Museum-DeAnza College, Cupertino, CA
1993 Topkapı Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
1992 3rd International Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul, Turkey
Sanart ’92, Ankara, Turkey
Montgomery Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Bemis Gallery, Bemis Foundation, Omaha, NE
Garden of the Zodiac Gallery, Omaha, NE
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
Alsace Plurielle, Mulhouse, France
1991 Off the Wall, Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, NE
1990 Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
Bemis Gallery, Bemis Foundation, Omaha, NE
1989 Gallery Vienna, Chicago, IL
Nerlino Gallery, New York, NY
American Institute of Architects, San Francisco, CA
1988 Viridian Gallery, New York, NY
1987 California College of Arts and Crafts, San Francisco, CA
RESIDENCIES AND AWARDS
2012 The Kidder Residency in the Arts, Institute for the Humanities, Ann Arbor, MI
2007 Emeryville Public Arts Award, Emeryville, CA
2000 Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
1999 Center for Mediterranean Studies, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
1998 Arts Council of Wales, Wales, UK
Berllanderri Sculpture Workshop, Wales, UK
1997 Gamblin Fellowship
Artist in Residence, Vermont Studio Center, St. Johnson, VT
1996 Artist in Residence, The Camargo Foundation, Cassis, France
1995 Artist in Residence, The MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH
1994 Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF)/NEA
1992 Artist in Residence, Bemis Foundation, Omaha, NE
1991 Artist in Residence, Bemis Foundation, Omaha, NE
1989 San Francisco Focus Design Award, San Francisco, CA
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Born in Istanbul, Turkey
Lives and works in Emeryville, CA
EDUCATION
1983 MA Architecture, University of California at Berkeley, CA
1980 BA, Middlesex University/Architectural Association, London, UK
1979 Fachhochschule, Trier, Germany
1976 Napier University, Department of Design, Edinburgh, Scotland
1975 Baccalauréat, Philosophie-Lettres, Ecole Française d'Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013 Somewhere Now, Von Lintel Gallery, New York, NY
2012 Time After Time, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, MI
Then, and then, Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA
2011 Reflex, Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
2010 Fugue, Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
2009 Break-in, Artists Gallery, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, CA
2008 Glitch, Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
Glitch, Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA
2005 Everything is Honky Dory, Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
Everything is Honky Dory, Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
2004 Blind Trust, Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
Blind Trust, Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
2003 Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA
Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
Angle of Repose, Mills Museum of Art, Oakland, CA
2001 Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
2000 Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
Nothing to Declare, Borusan Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
1999 Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
1998 Kaza Eseri, Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
1997 Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA
Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
1996 Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
1993 Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
Still Lifes, Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM
Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
1992 Garden of the Zodiac Gallery, Omaha, NE
Introduction, Harcourts Modern and Contemporary Art Gallery,
San Francisco, CA
1991 Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
Pro-Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA
Bemis Gallery, Bemis Foundation, Omaha, NE
Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
Still Lifes, Maçka Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
1990 University of California at Berkeley, CA
1984 University of California at Berkeley, CA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2013 Past and Future, Istanbul Modern Museum, Turkey
2012 The 1st Kiev Biennale, Curator David Elliott, Kiev, Ukraine
Istanbul Modern-Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2011 Zwölf im Zwölften, Tanas, Berlin, Germany
Suretin Sireti / Beyond the Apparent, Pera Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Hayal ve Hakikat / Dream and Reality, Istanbul Modern Museum, Turkey
Driven to Abstraction, Von Lintel Gallery, New York, NY
Confessions of Dangerous Minds, The Saachi Gallery, London, England
2010 Ikinci Sergi / Second Exhibition, Arter, Istanbul, Turkey
+infinity, Curator Deniz Artun, Cer Modern, Ankara, Turkey
A Dream… But Not Yours, Curator Esra Sarıgedik, National Museum of Woman in the Arts, Washington, DC
2009 Istanbul Next Wave, Martin Gropius Bau, Berlin, Germany
New Works, New Horizons, Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, Turkey
2008 In and Out of Istanbul, Slought Foundation, Philadelphia, PA
Bay Area Now 5, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Modern Experiences, Istanbul Modern, Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, Turkey
2007 J.P. Morgan Chase Collection, Pera Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Istanbul Now, Lukas Feichtner Gallery, Vienna, Austria
21st Annual Exhibition, Emeryville, CA
Modern and Beyond, Curator Fulya Erdemci, SantralIstanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Nev/Tepebaşı, Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
2005 Çini Için, İznik Tiles Foundation, Hagia Sofia, Istanbul, Turkey
Contaging Natur, Aksanat, Istanbul, Turkey
2nd Pedestrian Exhibition, Curators Fulya Erdemci and Emre Baykal, Karaköy, Istanbul, Turkey
Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
2004 Observation, Interpretation, Multiplicity, Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, Turkey
2003 Turkey-Plastic Dialogues: Verheugen Selection, City Hall, Brussels, Belgium
The Blue Room, San Francisco, CA
Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
Organized Conflict, Proje4L Museum of Contemporary Art, Istanbul, Turkey
U.N. Art Center, Brussels, Belgium
2002 Rundetårn Art Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
Permanent Collection, Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, Turkey
1st Pedestrian Exhibition, Curator Fulya Erdemci, Nişantaşı, Istanbul, Turkey
2001 Topkapı Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
2000 Space Time, Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
Space Time, Galeri Nev Istanbul, Turkey
1999 Cover Contour, Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
Cover Contour, Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
Re-Generation, University of California Art Gallery, San Diego, CA
Crossing Zones, De Paul University Art Gallery, Chicago, IL
Lack Excess, Galerie Nev, Ankara, Turkey
Lack Excess, Galerie Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
1998 San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
Bolinas Museum of Art, Bolinas, CA
1997 Drawing First, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
1995 Long Horizons, Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA
Nexus Gallery, Berkeley, CA
I am Another, Charlottenborg Center for Arts, Copenhagen, Denmark
1994 Forms of Address, Walter/McBean Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, CA
Nexus Institute Gallery, Berkeley, CA
Zyzzyva, Victoria Room, San Francisco, CA
Coming Across, Euphrat Museum-DeAnza College, Cupertino, CA
1993 Topkapı Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
1992 3rd International Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul, Turkey
Sanart ’92, Ankara, Turkey
Montgomery Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Bemis Gallery, Bemis Foundation, Omaha, NE
Garden of the Zodiac Gallery, Omaha, NE
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
Alsace Plurielle, Mulhouse, France
1991 Off the Wall, Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, NE
1990 Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
Bemis Gallery, Bemis Foundation, Omaha, NE
1989 Gallery Vienna, Chicago, IL
Nerlino Gallery, New York, NY
American Institute of Architects, San Francisco, CA
1988 Viridian Gallery, New York, NY
1987 California College of Arts and Crafts, San Francisco, CA
RESIDENCIES AND AWARDS
2012 The Kidder Residency in the Arts, Institute for the Humanities, Ann Arbor, MI
2007 Emeryville Public Arts Award, Emeryville, CA
2000 Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
1999 Center for Mediterranean Studies, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
1998 Arts Council of Wales, Wales, UK
Berllanderri Sculpture Workshop, Wales, UK
1997 Gamblin Fellowship
Artist in Residence, Vermont Studio Center, St. Johnson, VT
1996 Artist in Residence, The Camargo Foundation, Cassis, France
1995 Artist in Residence, The MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH
1994 Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF)/NEA
1992 Artist in Residence, Bemis Foundation, Omaha, NE
1991 Artist in Residence, Bemis Foundation, Omaha, NE
1989 San Francisco Focus Design Award, San Francisco, CA
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NEW YORK, NY.- PULSE
CONTEMPORARY ART FAIRS presents PULSE New York 2013, from May 9-12, 2013
at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City. Marking its eighth New
York edition, PULSE New York will present 60 national and international
galleries exhibiting a blend of emerging and established artists working
in all media from photography, painting, and sculpture to performance,
installation, and video art.
"The number of outstanding international galleries continues to be one
of the fair's strengths, making PULSE New York 2013 the strongest fair
to date. A testament to PULSE'S impact and appeal is that eight of the
13 galleries exhibiting in IMPULSE – our section dedicated to galleries
presenting solo artist projects – are all drawn from separate countries
outside of the U.S.," comments Cornell DeWitt, Director.
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CONTEMPORARY ART FAIRS presents PULSE New York 2013, from May 9-12, 2013
at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City. Marking its eighth New
York edition, PULSE New York will present 60 national and international
galleries exhibiting a blend of emerging and established artists working
in all media from photography, painting, and sculpture to performance,
installation, and video art.
"The number of outstanding international galleries continues to be one
of the fair's strengths, making PULSE New York 2013 the strongest fair
to date. A testament to PULSE'S impact and appeal is that eight of the
13 galleries exhibiting in IMPULSE – our section dedicated to galleries
presenting solo artist projects – are all drawn from separate countries
outside of the U.S.," comments Cornell DeWitt, Director.
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NEW YORK, NY.- PULSE
CONTEMPORARY ART FAIRS presents PULSE New York 2013, from May 9-12, 2013
at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City. Marking its eighth New
York edition, PULSE New York will present 60 national and international
galleries exhibiting a blend of emerging and established artists working
in all media from photography, painting, and sculpture to performance,
installation, and video art.
"The number of outstanding international galleries continues to be one
of the fair's strengths, making PULSE New York 2013 the strongest fair
to date. A testament to PULSE'S impact and appeal is that eight of the
13 galleries exhibiting in IMPULSE – our section dedicated to galleries
presenting solo artist projects – are all drawn from separate countries
outside of the U.S.," comments Cornell DeWitt, Director.
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NEW YORK, NY.- PULSE
CONTEMPORARY ART FAIRS presents PULSE New York 2013, from May 9-12, 2013
at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City. Marking its eighth New
York edition, PULSE New York will present 60 national and international
galleries exhibiting a blend of emerging and established artists working
in all media from photography, painting, and sculpture to performance,
installation, and video art.
"The number of outstanding international galleries continues to be one
of the fair's strengths, making PULSE New York 2013 the strongest fair
to date. A testament to PULSE'S impact and appeal is that eight of the
13 galleries exhibiting in IMPULSE – our section dedicated to galleries
presenting solo artist projects – are all drawn from separate countries
outside of the U.S.," comments Cornell DeWitt, Director.
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NEW YORK, NY.- PULSE CONTEMPORARY ART FAIRS presents PULSE New York 2013, from May 9-12, 2013 at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City. Marking its eighth New York edition, PULSE New York will present 60 national and international galleries exhibiting a blend of emerging and established artists working in all media from photography, painting, and sculpture to performance, installation, and video art. "The number of outstanding international galleries continues to be one of the fair's strengths, making PULSE New York 2013 the strongest fair to date. A testament to PULSE'S impact and appeal is that eight of the 13 galleries exhibiting in IMPULSE – our section dedicated to galleries presenting solo artist projects – are all drawn from separate countries outside of the U.S.," comments Cornell DeWitt, Director.
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Additional highlights include Ali Kazma – recently selected for the Turkish Pavilion at the Venice Bienale – in the booth of C24 (New York); three Memphis artists Dwayne Butcher, Tad Lauritzen Wright, and Greely Myatt representing the New Southern Vernacular at David Lusk Gallery (Memphis); Tyler Rollins Fine Art (New York) showing wall reliefs from Cambodian artist Sopheap Pich, who currently has a solo exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and paintings and installation by one of Indonesia's most recognized artists Agus Suwage, in addition to Tracy Moffatt, Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook, and Pinaree Sanpitak; after experiencing a blockbuster PULSE Miami 2012, DC-based ADAMSON GALLERY presenting work by iconic artists Chuck Close, Adam Fuss, Robert Longo and Gordon Parks; Von Lintel Gallery's (New York) presentation balancing abstraction and representation, including Canan Tolon's shimmering canvases, Dana Melamed's Piranesian wall-mounted sculptures, Mark Sheinkman's abstract graphite paintings, and John Chiara dream-like California landscapes captured by a hand-built, room-size camera...
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JOHN CHIARA @ Rose Gallery | MOPA Blog Review
When it comes to curating exhibitions, one of my favorite experiences is working with contemporary photographers. It allows for the interaction I would never be able to have with the masters who have paved the way, like Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Harry Callahan and Ruth Bernard. Towards the end of last year, I had the pleasure of meeting some wonderful photographers for MOPA’s upcoming fall exhibition Staking Claim: A California Invitational. One of these photographers has just opened an exhibitoin of new work at Rose Gallery in Santa Monica. His name is John Chiara and as a contemporary photographer, he’s using one of the oldest forms of
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CANAN TOLON | SOMEWHERE NOW, APRIL 18 – MAY 25, 2013
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| Canan Tolon Untitled 4.3, 2013 oil on canvas 24 x 24 inches |
Von Lintel Gallery is pleased to announce our first solo exhibition of paintings by Canan Tolon.
Canan Tolon's paintings at first appear as purely abstract, but with time the eye discovers familiar urban landscapes in the rhythmic painted streaks. She explores the visualization of space by creating an illusion of depth and engages the viewer in the game of seeking recognizable imagery and inventing a visual narrative. The black and white pieces in particular allude to the documentary quality of photography, suggesting reality where there is only imagination. Like a distant mirage, the viewer is drawn into the work, wanting to explore the multiple layers of information. With even closer inspection, the elusive vistas dissolve back into abstract patterns revealing the painting's deception. This duality makes the imagery unstable, flickering between truth and illusion to create an ever-interesting visual feast.
Born in Istanbul, Tolon trained as an architect and holds a Masters from the University of California at Berkeley. In addition to her paintings, she is also well known for her large-scale installation work. She has exhibited internationally since 1984, including shows at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Rotterdam's Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, the Istanbul Modern Museum, and London's Saachi Gallery. In 2012, she was named one of Art+Auction's 50 Next Most Collectible Artists. Tolon lives and works in the California Bay Area.
The exhibition is accompanied by an illustrated catalogue.
ROSEMARIE FIORE | Savannah Now Review
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| Rosemarie Fiore “Firework Drawing #13,” 2009, lit firework residue on paper Courtesy of the artist and SCAD Museum of Art |
Over the past decade, New York artist Rosemarie Fiore has used lawn mowers, waffle irons, pinball machines, floor polishers and even amusement park rides to create critically acclaimed paintings.
“I’ve chosen to collaborate with machines to create my work,” she says. “I use machines as mark-making tools. For me, paint just isn’t enough.”
In her latest work, Fiore harnesses the pyrotechnic power of fireworks to create series of experimental collages on paper. Her “Firework Drawing” series — on display at the SCAD Museum of Art through May 12 — illustrates her experiments with fireworks, smoke bombs and smoke canisters to create large-format abstract works.
Fiore uses fumage, an innovative technique pioneered by Austrian Surrealist Wolfgang Paalen in the 1930s, to “paint” with smoke. The results are nothing short of explosive. By igniting commercial fireworks and harnessing the dense smoke in canisters, she blends colors, enhances textures and captures the singed residue on paper. Her preferred fireworks include color smoke bombs, jumping jacks, monster balls, rings of fire and lasers.
“My work is a battle between control and chaos,” she admits. “I can’t completely control the process because the smoke is unpredictable.”
Fiore first discovered this unconventional process in 2001 during an artistic residency in Roswell, N.M.
“I dropped a device on the floor on the Fourth of July by accident,” she says. “It rolled and created a dotted blue line.”
She quickly realized the mark-making potential of fireworks and began experimenting with incendiary devices. Inspired by Yves Klein’s fire paintings created with blowtorches and John Cage’s use of chance to compose music, Fiore developed a technique using coffee cans, buckets and other containers to harness the pigment-rich smoke.
“When I start lighting things off, I get lost in the process,” she says. “It’s like time slows down, and I’m able to manipulate and control the process.”
“Firework Drawings” offers a selection of five large-scale collages comprised of vibrant geometric forms marked by burns, scars and singe marks. Some of the collages suggest cosmic themes, while others allude to molecular activity.
In “Firework Drawing #13,” she layers richly colored circles to suggest the movement of planets through space. Hues ranging from pale melon and light sage to deep crimson and midnight blue evoke mutable interstellar orbs.
By contrast, “Firework Drawing #65” embodies the explosive violence of fireworks in an image strategically sliced and reassembled, angular shards of colors defining the central axis.
Fiore drags canisters across paper to create elongated forms recalling shooting stars. These works create the illusion of depth in two dimensions through combinations of color and form.
Defined by a sophisticated manipulation of line, color and texture, her work captures the raw energy and childlike excitement of a nighttime fireworks display. The ethereal nature of the material appeals to Fiore, who continues to experiment with a wide range of unconventional materials at her studio in the Bronx.
“I’ve spent many years working with smoke,” she says. “I love the ephemeral nature of the medium. That’s what draws me to it. It’s there one second, and then it’s gone. I love capturing its presence.”
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Born in New York in 1972, Rosemarie Fiore earned a B.A. from the University of Virginia and an M.F.A. from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her work has been featured in dozens of solo and group exhibitions and has earned critical acclaim.
IF YOU GO
What: “Rosemarie Fiore: Firework Drawings”
Where: SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd.
When: Through May 12; reception at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 19 as part of the 2013 deFINE ART Gallery Hop
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday; noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
Cost: $10 general admission, $8 senior/military; $20 family admission (3 or more); $5 SCAD alumni; free for SCAD students, faculty and staff and children younger than 14
Info: 912-525-7191, www.scadmoa.org
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ROSEMARIE FIORE @ SCAD Museum of Art
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| Rosemarie Fiore, "Firework Drawing #6," lit firework residue on paper, 82.5" x 66", 2009. Courtesy of the artist. |
Rosemarie Fiore
Firework Drawings
Jan. 8 - May 12, 2013
"Firework Drawings" is a selection of
large-scale works on paper created using live fireworks and their
pigments. Employing this distinctive medium in a performative process,
Fiore strikes a balance between control and chance, the lasting and the
evanescent.
This dynamic selection demonstrates a strong interplay between powdery, amorphous ground and a complex and sophisticated manipulation of line, color and collage that in turn translates the raw energy and refined excitement of a fireworks display.
Presented as part of the 2013 deFINE ART program
Reception: Tuesday, Feb. 19, 6:30-8 p.m.
The exhibition is free with SCAD Museum of Art admission.
The reception is free and open to the public as part of the deFINE ART gallery hop.
Learn more about exhibitions and events at other SCAD galleries.
This dynamic selection demonstrates a strong interplay between powdery, amorphous ground and a complex and sophisticated manipulation of line, color and collage that in turn translates the raw energy and refined excitement of a fireworks display.
Presented as part of the 2013 deFINE ART program
Reception: Tuesday, Feb. 19, 6:30-8 p.m.
The exhibition is free with SCAD Museum of Art admission.
The reception is free and open to the public as part of the deFINE ART gallery hop.
Learn more about exhibitions and events at other SCAD galleries.
ROSEMARIE FIORE | New Representation
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| Rosemarie Fiore
Firework Drawing #74, 2011 lit firework residue on Fabriano paper 48 1/4 x 59 1/2 inches |
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