KYRAE DAWAUN

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Baltimore-based Kyrae Dawaun is regionally calibrated to a New York sense of community, a DC readiness to discuss solutions, and a Baltimore smile beyond the vigor applied to hardship. Born to Far Rockaway, NY, Dawaun received a B.F.A. from Corcoran College of Art and Design, and an M.F.A. with a concentration of Painting at Virginia Commonwealth University. He has been invited to work, reside, and exhibit in Los Angeles, Italy, Toronto, and Berlin. Dawaun has been awarded Fellowships to Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, the DC Commission on Arts and Humanities, and Hamiltonian Artists. He has recently exhibited at Museum of Modern Art Arlington, Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art in Hampton Roads, and Sculpture Center in Long Island City.

Poetics are the license to access the life and inadequacies of language. My complex of painting and conjuring alchemical objects are organized accordingly. I put a face to these moments of intersection by way of a contemporary genre painting. A single painting may simply translate to one’s cultural recognition, plausible to the reminiscence of a stranger. This is a gesture of hospitality. Furthermore, the agency of such a guest, neighbor, or tenant is to be privileged an intellect, often granted by a knowledge of the environment. In a confluence toward an ill Delta , cast abstractions are nestled into interiors, while architectural excerpts yield a careful indulgence. The materials presented are paint matter, minerals, and metals, their togetherness cuing vignettes; a stage of gathered politics. By the teeth of a personal corridor, the filtration of local concerns is regarded anew. What is represented once we input may skew what we are reflective of. The water reflects, the sky refracts, each traveler commits a path. Walking with care permits the attention to the work necessary on the ground. Our individual zeal is appreciated, though it must also withstand the discord of our neighbors’ priorities. Here copper is featured for its rich conducive properties. Whilst its exposure to weathering is beautiful, in a some sense, it is also fortifying.