Menu

Subscriptions

Shop

Submit

Promote

The New Contemporary Art Magazine

Debra Baxter, Rebecca Chaperon Show at Roq La Rue

Debra Baxter

Through two concurrent shows, Roq La Rue Gallery shows a pair of artists whose work carries crystalline forms. Debra Baxter's "Ghost Heart" and Rebecca Chaperon's "Incandescence" take over the gallery in April. Baxter’s sculptures, sometimes wearable, integrate natural forms into objects packed with both centuries-old narratives and humor. Chaperon’s surreal paintings share in Baxter’s fascination with the mystical, while also exploring escapism and the light and dark natures of the world.


Debra Baxter

Through two concurrent shows, Roq La Rue Gallery shows a pair of artists whose work carries crystalline forms. Debra Baxter‘s “Ghost Heart” and Rebecca Chaperon‘s “Incandescence” take over the gallery in April. Baxter’s sculptures, sometimes wearable, integrate natural forms into objects packed with both centuries-old narratives and humor. Chaperon’s surreal paintings share in Baxter’s fascination with the mystical, while also exploring escapism and the light and dark natures of the world.


Rebecca Chaperon


Debra Baxter


Rebecca Chaperon

Crystals are just one common thread. As the gallery explains, in a statement: “Crystals are an integral aspect to both the hard earth science of geology, as well as a key component in various mystical studies, with an array of attributes and powers attributed to them. Occasionally dismissed as just fluffy ‘woo woo’ mystical mumbo jumbo coming from the New Age movement, crystals actually have been revered by various cultures throughout time both for their perceived occult qualities as well as their sheer beauty.”

See more works from the show below.


Debra Baxter


Rebecca Chaperon


Debra Baxter


Rebecca Chaperon


Debra Baxter


Rebecca Chaperon

Meta
Topics
Share
Facebook
Reddit
Pinterest
Email
Related Articles

Shin Young An’s Paintings Process Tragic Global Events

After years of practicing realistic portraiture, Korean-born artist Shin Young An decided it was time for a change. Her work was once focused on depicting her subject as faithfully and realistically as possible. She now moves beyond the surface and aims to engage politically with the viewer and motivate introspection, even action.

The Dreamlike Paintings of Jos. A Smith

Jos. A Smith’s dreamlike paintings move between elegance and cacophony. His horse-riders, specifically, carry a quality have a surreal, yet granular quality that invites close inspection. Part of the artist's work his rooted in his practice of "of trance techniques learned from the Nyngmapa sect of Tibetan Buddhism, research psychologists, anthropologists, and shamans with my own dream records to make that membrane between my waking state and my unconscious more permeable."

Preview: Colin Christian’s “Trypophobia” at Stephen Romano Gallery

Trypophobia is the pathological fear of irregularly shaped holes. If looking at sponges, beehives, and raw meat makes you squirm, please look away. Colin Christian exploits people's innate discomfort with porous organic matter in his new work for his January 3 solo show, "Trypophobia" at Stephen Romano Gallery in Brooklyn. While Christian's doll-like sculptures have been featured on our blog many times, this is his most grotesque body of work yet. Toothy holes gnaw at the silicone flesh of his large-scale characters as if an alien parasite has invaded their bodies. Some of the sculptures feature close-ups of festering skin, which Christian displays in a medical fashion. He is clearly unafraid to repulse viewers with this exhibit.

Cindy Wright Paints Flesh, Decay in Unnerving Still Lifes

Belgian artist Cindy Wright's realist approach to her paintings is straightforward and traditional, but her subject matter imbues her work with an haunting, enigmatic ambiance. Wright is interested in death and decay. Her still lifes focus on single objects — one polished skull, a slab of fresh meat bleeding on the ground. Presented to us without context or an explanation, the morbid subjects exemplify the physicality of flesh. In this way, her work continues the Northern Renaissance tradition of vanitas paintings, still lifes meant to evoke the passage of time and one's inevitable mortality.
Subscribe to the Hi-Fructose Mailing List
Follow us on our social networks

Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, Tumblr

Shop

Subscribe

Subscription Details

Articles, About, FAQs, Submit, Promote, Distribute

© 2023 Hi-Fructose Magazine

Subscribe to the Hi-Fructose Mailing List