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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.

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.

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Colin Christian, sculpture, Stephen Romano Gallery, Trypophobia

fragments of humanity, jorge rodriguez-gerada, sculpture, white walls

May 15, 2014

Surface material is of utmost importance in Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada's practice. The artist, who is known for creating massive land art portraits visible from aerial views, recently presented a new series of work titled "Fragments of Humanity" for his current solo show in White Walls Gallery's project space. For "Fragments," Rodriguez-Gerada utilized pieces of stone from his adopted home of Spain. Culling materials for buildings that are slated to be demolished, the artist chose surfaces with over 500 years of history, reworking them to create a line of continuity from their past to the present. His series of mixed-media portraits on wall surface fragments look so fragile they could break if they weren't wedged between the panes of glass in their frames. This delicate series is anchored by a weighty sculpture carved from a limestone pillar. "Fragments of Humanity" is on view through June 7 at White Walls in San Francisco.

Christina A. West’s Busts, Installation Carry Bursts of Surreal Color

Christina A. West, figurative, sculpture

October 25, 2017

Atlanta-based sculptor Christina A. West creates busts and installations that add abstraction to realism. The pops of color present throughout her work add intrigue into each scene or person depicted. She says that each of pieces start “with an interest in interiority—the thoughts, feelings, psychology within our bodies—often highlighting the inherent mystery, or inaccessibility, of interiority.”

The Kinetic Sculptures of Casey Curran

Casey Curran, kinetic art, sculpture

June 25, 2019

Casey Curran's kinetic sculptures consist of wire, aluminum, motors, sculpted brass, cranks, or other materials, yet resemble organic objects in essence. The artist, hailing from Washington, crafts his intricate works with the cycles and shapes of nature in mind, yet each sculpture doesn’t seem to draw from any one creature or floral element.

The Anamorphic Sculptures of Thomas Medicus

anamorphic, sculpture, Thomas Medicus

January 23, 2020

The illusionary works of Thomas Medicus include "What It Is Like to Be," an anamorphic sculpture consisting of 144 hand-painted strips of glass that reveal new images when turned. Each of the strips were painted separate from another, and specifically, the new images are revealed when the piece is turned 90 degrees.

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

Behind the Scenes of Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada’s “Fragments of Humanity”

Christina A. West’s Busts, Installation Carry Bursts of Surreal Color

The Kinetic Sculptures of Casey Curran

The Anamorphic Sculptures of Thomas Medicus

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