EXHIBITIONS
June 9, 2007 - February 10, 2008. HVCCA presents Size Matters: XS - RECENT SMALL-SCALE PAINTINGS, the first of a two-part exhibition investigating issues of scale in contemporary painting featuring many of today's most exceptional established and emerging artists. From the monumental to the miniature, a painting's dimensions are crucial to its context and success. e.g. massive wall murals commissioned for specific architectural spaces or small religious icons used for devotional purposes.
Ever since the introduction of the Abstract Expressionist notion
of the canvas as an infinite "field" of activity delimited only by its
framing, the tendency of artists to produce large-scale paintings has often
been associated with the pursuit of the sublime or the staging of a spectacle.
An extravagant market for contemporary art has certainly played a role
in validating such grand statements by artists, but a return to the more
intimate and humble possibilities offered by small-scale painting is also
very evident in recent exhibitions, especially those of younger artists.
Demanding close inspection, smaller works are often the result of a meticulous
activity and therefore contain a legibility that more expansive gestures
deny.
For the first installment of Size Matters, the HVCCA brings together a diverse group of international artists for whom working in minute proportions is an integral part of their respective practices. Abstraction, figuration, photo-realism, and caricature are just a few of the art historical genres being refreshed with new approaches by artists in the exhibition. With an average size of approximately one-foot square, these paintings attest to the fact that many artists are producing complex and unconventional statements that are enhanced rather than restricted by the tight confines of the picture plane. Featuring work produced within the last five years, the exhibition includes several artists, such as Thordis Adalsteinsdottir, Andrew Sendor, Aaron Johnson, Ridley Howard, and Skyler Brickley, offering new paintings specifically for Size Matters.
Including works by:
Size Matters:
XS - Recent Small-Scale Paintings
June 9, 2007 - February 10, 2008. HVCCA presents Size Matters: XS - RECENT SMALL-SCALE PAINTINGS, the first of a two-part exhibition investigating issues of scale in contemporary painting featuring many of today's most exceptional established and emerging artists. From the monumental to the miniature, a painting's dimensions are crucial to its context and success. e.g. massive wall murals commissioned for specific architectural spaces or small religious icons used for devotional purposes.
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| Michaël Borremans Le Lievre - De Hass - The Hare, 2006 8.7" x 5.2" Courtesy of Private Collection |
For the first installment of Size Matters, the HVCCA brings together a diverse group of international artists for whom working in minute proportions is an integral part of their respective practices. Abstraction, figuration, photo-realism, and caricature are just a few of the art historical genres being refreshed with new approaches by artists in the exhibition. With an average size of approximately one-foot square, these paintings attest to the fact that many artists are producing complex and unconventional statements that are enhanced rather than restricted by the tight confines of the picture plane. Featuring work produced within the last five years, the exhibition includes several artists, such as Thordis Adalsteinsdottir, Andrew Sendor, Aaron Johnson, Ridley Howard, and Skyler Brickley, offering new paintings specifically for Size Matters.
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| Ross Chisholm Couple & Dog, 2006 Oil on linen 12.2" x 8.1" Courtesy of Private Collection (New York) |
- Thordis Adalsteinsdottir
- Justin Allen
- Francis Al�s
- Hernan Bas
- Amy Bennett
- Michaël Borremans
- Skyler Brickley
- Guillermo Caivano
- Ross Chisholm
- Nigel Cooke
- William Daniels
- Paul Doran
- Tim Eitel
- Adrian Ghenie
- Trenton Doyle Hancock
- Ridley Howard
- Aaron Johnson
- Charles Karubian
- Tala Madani
- Alex Pollard
- Ulf Puder
- Clare Rojas
- Andrew Sendor
- Anj Smith
- Mathew Weir
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| Amy Bennett Against the Wall, 2006 Oil on canvas 2" x 3.75" Courtesy of the Barry Belkin Collection (Los Angeles) |
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