80 x 70 in. (203.2 x 177.8 cm.)
Painted in 2000, photo courtesy of the artist
The two person show at John Doe juxtaposes Michael Chandler’s paintings and Charlie Rubin’s photographs. Both artists deliver meditative and vivid abstractions – Chandler makes visceral paintings founded in nature but informed by the rhythm of the city and Rubin explores the artifice of place, and the post-Instagram void.
75 x 58 in. (190.5 x 147.2 cm.), Painted in 2014, photo courtesy of the artist
chromogenic color print, edition of 3 + 2AP
55 x 40 in. (139.7 x 101.6 cm.), Executed in 2012, photo courtesy of the artist
Rather than seeking out the exceptional moment, Charlie Rubin creates it. By manipulating his photographs, using both digital methods and physical marks, he alters the imagery and blurs the lines between the natural and the unreal, the ordinary and the extraordinary— everyday settings conjure new fantastic environments.
each: 30 x 20 in. (76.2 x 50.8 cm.), overall: 60 x 20 in. (152.4 x 50.8 cm.),
Executed in 2012, photo courtesy of the artist
each: 30 x 20 in. (76.2 x 50.8 cm.), overall: 60 x 20 in. (152.4 x 50.8 cm.)
Executed in 2012, photo courtesy of the artist
Executed in 2012, photo courtesy of the artist
The precise and thoughtful construction of Chandler’s densely worked canvases employ a dark and luminous use of color with brushstrokes that echo movements of the human body. Energy, emotion, and chance – all play a role in his mark-making. Chandler’s paintings have been characterized as representing a beginning – perhaps the origin of this world, or the beginning of the next. It is almost as if everything were moving to create a new natural world, a primeval explosion which gradually orders itself into a new form of nature.
77 x 54 in. (195.6 x 137.2 cm.), Painted in 2014, photo courtesy of the artist
78 x 59 in. (198.1 x 149.9 cm.)
Painted in 2008., photo courtesy of the artist
SLOW MOTION
Michael Chandler and Charlie Rubin March 1 -22, 2018
Opening: Thursday, March 1, 2018, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
For all press inquiries, please contact the gallery at info@johndoe-ny.com / (734) 277 – 5726 Hours: Fri – Sun 11am – 6pm and by appointment on weekdays
112 Waterbury Street, Brooklyn, NY 11206, 718 366 2550