chris lux: give me some peppermint freedom opening party
maybe to stimulate your eyes instead of your ears.
http://www.jancarjones.com/upcoming/chris-lux/
Chris Lux
Give Me Some Peppermint FreedomJune 19 – July 18, 2009
opening Friday, June 19th, 6-9pmThe Jancar Jones Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibit of new work by San Francisco-based artist, Chris Lux, titled Give Me Some Peppermint Freedom.
In his second solo show with the gallery, Lux will present a series of new oil paintings and sculptures. Drawing from historic regional movements, his anti-slick yet modern aesthetic embraces Bay Area figuration while incorporated found objects invoke funk assemblage. His use of vague representation achieved through the rapid application of paint owes itself, in part, to the more recent New Image sensibility while evoking his own distinctly manic gestures.
In his new work, Lux moves away from his previous, more graphic style toward looser abstract compositions. With a focus on the sculptural qualities of the paintings, Lux experiments with variations in stretcher size and installation techniques to effectively alter the gallery’s navigable space.
Chris Lux was born in San Francisco and received his BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute. His work has been exhibited at the Luggage Store in San Francisco, Tree House Gallery in Los Angeles, and Dam, Stuhltrager Gallery in New York.
For more information please contact Eric Renehan Jones or Ava Jancar at info@jancarjones.com or visit www.jancarjones.com. Gallery hours: Thursday – Saturday, noon – 6pm and by appointment.
June 20th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
i went to it, it was weird there were not that many people (i mean no new faces) but it there lots of them and it was the first time i’d left my house in a week and so it was all pretty overwhelming. myles said that chris’s work is really self-loathing and i think he’s right.