Oliver Vernon og Christian Calabrò viser deres dynamiske samarbejdsværker, der trækker på en utrolig varieret pool af påvirkninger; fra abstrakt ekspressionisme til postpop-surrealisme og figurativ realisme, der skaber en fascinerende blanding af arkitektur, landskab og abstraktioner.
De lægger lag på lag og skaber derved en uendelig mængde dimensioner, der tilsammen skaber et univers, som et hav af mangefacetterede, uafhængige verdener.
De er fra forskellige lande (Vernon: USA, Calabrò: Schweiz) og efter at have studeret forskellige discipliner (Vernon: maleri/skulptur, Calabrò: grafisk design), mødtes de to kunstnere i 2001 på et loft i Brooklyn med tilstødende atelierer. Med parallelle interesser for kunst historie, der stammer fra Kurt Schwitters og de tidlige modernistiske bevægelser, udviklede deres kreative slægtskab sig over år, indtil deres kunstneriske samarbejde begyndte i 2010.
Deres arbejde leger med skæringspunktet mellem intuitiv gestustegning og hårde designelementer, mens de blander en stiv abstrakt formalistisk tilgang med en ærbødighed for det absurde. Deres proces er spontan og de søger at indfange et øjeblik fri for forforståelse. Stramt håndværk er lige så meget en ingrediens som absolut løshed, hvilket giver kunstnerne frihed til at flytte grænserne for perceptuelle normer.
OLIVER VERNON
UDDANNELSE
1992-1995 BFA, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
1990-1992 University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
SOLOUDSTILLINGER
2019
KIRK Gallery, Brushing away the Veil
Mirus Gallery, Denver (USA), "Awaken the Chrysalis"
2018
KIRK Gallery, "With or Without" med Christian Calabro
2013
Renegade Trajectories, Joshua Liner Gallery, New York, NY
2012
Tilt, David B. Smith Gallery, Denver, CO
2011
Sprung, Joshua Liner Gallery, New York, NY
2010
Oscillation Throttle, Meta Gallery, Toronto, Canada
New Works, David B. Smith Gallery, Denver, CO
2009
Double Down , Irvine Contemporary Art Gallery, Washington DC
New Works, David B. Smith Gallery, Denver, CO
New Works on Paper, Meta Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Unexpected Occurrences, Joshua Liner Gallery, New York, NY
2007
Macro/Micro, Irvine Contemporary Gallery, Washington DC
Oliver Vernon, Microcosm Gallery, New York, NY
2006
Infinity Within, Lineage Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2005
Live Paintings Remixed, Jan Larsen Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY
Modern Mantra, Lineage Gallery, Burlington, VT
2004
Far, Spector Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
GRUPPEUDSTILLINGER
2022
One Step Further, The Chambers Project, November
2020
Inside Out, KIRK Gallery, Danmark
2017
North International Art Fair, Danmark, KIRK Gallery
Scope International Art Fair, Basel, Schweiz, KIRK Gallery
2016
Scope International Art Fair, Miami, Alexander Chambers Gallery
2015
Context International Art Fair, Miami, Fifty24MX Gallery
2014
Momentum, Mars-1 and Damon Soule, Space Gallery, Denver
2013
Cosmic Terrain, Show Mars-1, Damon Soule, Petaluma Arts Center, CA
An Inaugural Group Exhibition at Joshua Liner Gallery, New York
2012
artMRKT Contemporary & Modern Art Fair, Bridgehampton, NY
Summer Group Exhibition, Joshua Liner Gallery, New York, NY
2010
Further, Joshua Liner Gallery, New York, NY
SCOPE International Art Fair , David B. Smith Gallery, New York, NY
2009
Street/Studio Group Exhibition, Irvine Contemporary Gallery, Washington
Group show, Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Harley Davidson presents The Art of Rebellion, the Bergamot Station Arts Center, Santa Monica, CA
Aspect:Ratio Group Exhibition, Irvine Contemporary Gallery, Washington
Group show, David B. Smith Gallery, Denver, CO
2008
Aspect: Ratio, Small-Format Paintings, Irvine Contemporary Gallery,
Washington DC
Mapmakers an Inaugural Group Exhibition, Meta Gallery, Toronto
Uncorked, Urban Angel, London, UK
365, 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Groundwork II, Foundation One Gallery, Decatur, GA
Locked & Loaded, Joshua Liner Gallery, New York, NY
Limited Addiction: Anniversary Group Show, Limited Addiction Gallery, Denver, CO
Group show, MicroCoSM Gallery, New York, NY
2007
Saturnalia: Festival of Gallery Artists for the Winter Season, Irvine Contemporary Gallery, Washington DC
Josh Keyes og Oliver Vernon, Limited Addiction Gallery, Denver, CO
Claimin Space – Context and Urban Art: A Visual Arts Exhibition for the 2007 Bumbershoot Arts Festival på BLVD Gallery, Seattle, WA
Oliver Vernon og Damon Soule, Boulevard Projects, Seattle, WA
Elevation, Limited Addiction Gallery, Denver, CO
Group show, Lineage Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2006
Mescalito, White Walls Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2005
Identity Crisis, Lineage Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Convergence, The Showroom NYC, New York, NY
Minds Wide Open – traveling exhibition, Light Space Gallery, Venice, CA/ Around The Coyote Gallery, Chicago, IL/ Microcosm Gallery, New York, NY
2001
The Armory Show, Modern Culture Gallery, New York, NY
2000
Start! , Modern Culture Gallery, New York, NY
CHRISTIAN CALABRÒ
UDDANNELSE
1995-1998 BA Graphic Design, School Of Visual Arts, New York
UDVALGTE SOLOUDSTILLINGER
2019 SHREDS, The Chambers Project, Nevada City, CA
2018 POST NO BILLS, Tart Art, Zurich, Switzerland
2018 WITH OR WITHOUT, collaborative exhibition with Oliver Vernon and Christian Calabro, Kirk Gallery, Denmark
UDVALGTE GRUPPE UDSTILLINGER
2021 SECOND AVENUE ARTS Group Show, Tribeca Loft, NYC
2019 APORIAS, Mirus Gallery, San Francisco
2017 ART PRIZE, Grand Rapids, MI
2016 SCOPE International Art Fair, Miami, Alexander Chambers Gallery
2016 OFF CHELSEA, NYC
2015 BAZAA SOYAYYA, Off Space, Broadway, NYC
2014 SALON ACME, Williamsburg, NY