STEPHANIE CHEFAS PROJECTS
CONVERSATIONS with STRANGERS EXHIBITION CATALOG A DUO EXHIBIT BY
Adrian Landon Brooks + Caleb Hahne
CONVERSATIONS with STRANGERS
Stephanie Chefas Projects is delighted to present CONVERSATIONS with STRANGERS, a duo exhibit featuring the work of Adrian Landon Brooks and Caleb Hahne. Two distinctly stylized artists hailing from the West, Brooks and Hahne take a bold modern approach toward traditional painting. This exhibition will find both artists continuing to explore narratives of the human connection. Adrian Landon Brooks' latest body of work presents universal themes of love, loss, and redemption placed within unique surreal worlds that transcend race or creed. Influenced by the purity of Folk Art, Brooks strips illustrations to their minimalist core and uses found materials such as wood, metal, and old photographs as repurposed canvases to instill an underlying sense of history for each piece. In this collection, huge statuesque heads hover over multi-color blocks while hands of worship float into the void. Sorrow and yearning are conveyed through the hunched postures of his figures and captured through ceremonial acts of giving and receiving. Each scene offers a fragmented tale and forces viewers to immerse themselves into the framework of the narrative. Exploring the conversation between perceiver and perceived, Caleb Hahne's latest work reflects on the fleeting moments of intimacy with oneself and others. Hahne remixes convention by first appropriating images found on the internet. He then expands his technique by reducing information and creating a surrogate figure for the viewer to interact with. These ambiguous silhouettes function as empty vessels in which one can place himself or herself within to experience moments of intimacy or lack thereof. The absence of identity portrays an unfinished picture or blurred memory for the viewer to complete for themselves. The opening reception for CONVERSATIONS with STRANGERS will be held at Stephanie Chefas Projects on Friday, July 8th from 6-9pm. Stephanie Chefas Projects is located in Portland, Oregon at 305 SE 3rd Avenue on the second floor of the Urban Row building. The exhibition will be on view through August 5th, 2016 and is free and open to the public.
ADRIAN LANDON BROOKS
Adrian Landon Brooks (b. 1983) studied painting at the San Francisco Art Institute and currently lives and works in Blanco, Texas. Brooks works predominately in the mediums of painting and illustration, using found materials such as wood, metal, and old photographs as his canvas. He served an internship at the McClain Gallery in Houston and has exhibited in Houston, Austin, Denver, Chicago, San Francisco, Portland, and Amsterdam. In addition to his gallery work, Brooks has been included in museum exhibitions at The Contemporary Austin and Fort Wayne Museum of Art (FWMOA). Brooks has also been featured in Juxtapoz, VNA, and selected into the upcoming West #126 issue of New American Paintings.
ADRIAN LANDON BROOKS Deconstructed Monuments I acrylic based gouache on wood 40 x 30 inches (42 x 32 inches framed) Please contact info@stephaniechefas.com for pricing and availability
ADRIAN LANDON BROOKS Deconstructed Monuments II acrylic based gouache on wood 40 x 30 inches (42 x 32 inches framed) Please contact info@stephaniechefas.com for pricing and availability
ADRIAN LANDON BROOKS Deconstructed Monuments III acrylic based gouache on wood 40 x 30 inches (42 x 32 inches framed) Please contact info@stephaniechefas.com for pricing and availability
ADRIAN LANDON BROOKS Twins acrylic based gouache on found wood 12.5 x 9 inches (14.5 x 10 inches framed) Please contact info@stephaniechefas.com for pricing and availability
ADRIAN LANDON BROOKS Laying in the Chapel acrylic based gouache on found wood 15.25 x 15.25 inches (16.75 x 16.75 inches framed) Please contact info@stephaniechefas.com for pricing and availability
ADRIAN LANDON BROOKS Two Moons acrylic based gouache on found wood 16.75 x 19.75 inches (18.75 x 21.5 inches framed) Please contact info@stephaniechefas.com for pricing and availability
ADRIAN LANDON BROOKS Toy Collection acrylic based gouache on found wood 7.5 x 7.25 inches (9 x 10 inches framed) Please contact info@stephaniechefas.com for pricing and availability
ADRIAN LANDON BROOKS We All Dig Our Own Graves acrylic based gouache on found wood 13 x 11 inches (14.75 x 12.75 inches framed) Please contact info@stephaniechefas.com for pricing and availability
CALEB HAHNE
Caleb Hahne (b. 1993) graduated from Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design in 2014 and currently lives and works in Denver, Colorado. He was an artist in residence at ShowPen in Denver from September 2013 to August 2014. His art has been exhibited in multiple solo and group exhibitions in Denver, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Montreal, Berlin, and the United Kingdom and most recently at MCA Denver as well as the New Museum NY in collaboration with Adidas. Hahne has been featured in Juxtapoz, Hi-Fructose, and Boooooom.com. Denver Westword named Hahne one of the 100 Colorado Creatives of 2014 and one of the Top 10 Artists to watch in 2015. He is also listed as one of the top 10 contemporary artists under 40 by Widewalls.
CALEB HAHNE A Call From Heaven gouache and acrylic on canvas 30 x 22 inches Please contact info@stephaniechefas.com for pricing and availability
CALEB HAHNE Leaning Figure Gouache and acrylic on canvas 30 x 22 inches Please contact info@stephaniechefas.com for pricing and availability
CALEB HAHNE Control/Console Gouache and acrylic on canvas 12 x 12 inches Please contact info@stephaniechefas.com for pricing and availability
CALEB HAHNE Fade gouache and acrylic on canvas 24 x 24 inches Please contact info@stephaniechefas.com for pricing and availability
CALEB HAHNE With pastel and acrylic on paper 14 x 11 inches Please contact info@stephaniechefas.com for pricing and availability
CALEB HAHNE Without pastel and acrylic on paper 14 x 11 inches Please contact info@stephaniechefas.com for pricing and availability
CONVERSATIONS with STRANGERS A DUO EXHIBIT BY
Adrian Landon Brooks + Caleb Hahne
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