SOLIDIFY THE GESTURE:
PAINTINGS & MIXED MEDIA BY
CHAZ BEAR OF TORO Y MOI
AT LOS ANGELES' NEW IMAGE ART
OPENING JANUARY 13 THROUGH FEBRUARY 10
New Image Art is pleased present a solo exhibition with Oakland-based painter Chaz Bear featuring a series of new abstract paintings and mixed media works.
Chazwick "Chaz" Bear's paintings carry many similarities to his musical explorations.There is a feeling of space, joy and a natural purposefulness in the work. Chaz's color sensibility depicts a limited pensiveness; nothing unneeded just well balanced shapes and linear expression. The work owes much to the transitional paintings of the 1950's Abstract Expressionism and early 1960's work during the birth of Pop Art.
In Chaz's new body of work, amoebic and floral shapes sit along side still-life inspired arrangements, while architectural influences have appeared in a number of room-like compositions. Some new mixed media works show the influence of graphic design on Bear's work through their employment of processes such as photography, printmaking and collage. Taken all together, Bear's new body of work embodies a playful, fun, and eclectic approach to art making.
Chaz was born in Columbia, South Carolina and graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2009 with a bachelor's degree in graphic design. Known professionally as Toro y Moi, the singer, songwriter, and record producer is identified with the rise of the chillwave movement in 2010 and 2011. Though he has an active music career, Chaz has always maintained a consistent studio practice of painting and design. This will be Chaz's second solo exhibition with New Image Art.
The exhibition runs in our main gallery from January 13th to Febuary 10th with normal gallery hours or by appointment. An opening reception for the artist will be held onSaturday, January 13th, from 7 to 10 pm in the main gallery at New Image Art.
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