Michael Chapman - "A Return to Metropolis" - July 20 - August 10

MICHAEL CHAPMAN A RETURN TO METROPOLIS

Artist Name

(American, b. 1988) Title Oil on Canvas __ x __ Inches

ARCADIACONTEMPORARY.COM info@ ar cad iacon temporary.com 626•486•2018

M I C H A E L C H A P M A N Artwork Title Oil on Canvas __ x __ Inches

“A RETURN TO METROPOLIS” JULY 20 - AUGUST 10, 2019

FOR INFORMATION ON PRICING, PLEASE CONTACT THE GALLERY AT 626-486-2018 OR EMAIL INFO@ARCADIACONTEMPORARY.COM

With his own unique language, Michael Chapman interprets the world around him. His themes are thoroughly modern, addressing the perception of reality and its mutability. The parallels between his work and that of Edward Hopper are striking: geometric motifs, suggested narratives, and interiors with views through a window. But Chapman describes the relationship as indirect, one that is responsive rather than imitative.

Over the past nine years, the artist’s themes and subjects – beach scenes, interiors, city streets, trees and parks, and nocturnes - have become increasingly more complex in their content and composition. Consistently featuring such objects as fire hydrants, chairs, tables, cars, and trains. Chapman continually reconceives their arrangements, explaining that he has a “vocabulary of subject matter” that interests him. “I resolve the same ideas in different ways,” he says. “My mind keeps working on them without being conscious of it. It’s almost as if it’s a matter of time before I will come up with a final solution.”

E. Lynne Moss Senior Editor, American Artist

Towards Los Angeles Oil on Canvas 14 x 24 Inches

Conference at Night Oil on Canvas 13.5 x 22 Inches

Halcyon Days Oil on Canvas 13 x 22 Inches

Composition for Sunlight and Shadow No. 3 Oil on Canvas 13 x 22 Inches

Evening Sounds Oil on Canvas 13 x 22 Inches

Metropolitan No. 1 Oil on Canvas 13 x 22 Inches

Metropolitan No. 2 Oil on Canvas 14 x 20 Inches

The Lost Commuters No. 1 Oil on Canvas 13 x 18 Inches

The Lost Commuters No. 2 Oil on Canvas 13 x 20 Inches

City Sunlight No. 1 Oil on Canvas 16 x 12 Inches

City Sunlight No. 2 Oil on Canvas 12 x 18 Inches

City Sunlight No. 3 Oil on Canvas 12 x 15 Inches

Metropolis Morning Oil on Canvas 12 x 16 Inches

Sunshine, Sparkle and Breeze No. 1 Oil on Canvas 12 x 13 Inches

Sunshine, Sparkle and Breeze No. 2 Oil on Canvas 13 x 15 Inches

Sunshine, Sparkle and Breeze No. 3 Oil on Canvas 13 x 15 Inches

The Sun in its Shrine Oil on Canvas 12 x 13 Inches

Gathering Sunny Days Oil on Canvas 12 x 13 Inches

Inner Sojourn No. 1 Graphite on Paper 8 x 10 Inches

Inner Sojourn No. 2 Graphite on Paper 8 x 10 Inches

ARCADIA CONTEMPORARY 39 East Colorado Blvd • Pasadena, CA 91105 • 626-486-2018 Info@ArcadiaContemporary.com ARCADIACONTEMPORARY.COM