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Kasarian DaneNew Paintings
November 10, 2006 - January 6, 2007
Opening Reception: Friday, November 10, 2006, 6-9pm
CHICAGO, IL -- rowlandcontemporary is pleased to present co:lor, a selection of new work by Kasarian Dane. Dane creates vibrant paintings that reach beyond the surface and provide a carnivalesque safe place that begins to speak to broad themes both decadent and innocent. Join us for an opening reception Friday, November 10, from 6-9pm. Gallery Hours are Saturday 11-5pm or by appointment. This exhibition will run through January 6, 2007.
Dane has long been interested in the chromatic effects of various combinations of color. Painting on both aluminum and wood panel, he creates sometimes thick and sometimes thin bands of highly saturated color in both vertical and horizontal alignment. Both matte and glossy, these oil paintings construct formal relationships that reach beyond the surface and address superficiality and the politics of ambivalence through their insouciant qualities. As David Batchelor stated in his book "Chromophobia", color is "...a false addition to a surface and the truth beneath that surface."
Anything but neutral, Dane uses color to create a dialogue that elicits overtones of late modern abstraction, minimalism and even pop art while extending his singular sense of modernity that leaves a fresh mark on this veritable terrain.
Dane received his MFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, and his BFA from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Recent exhibitions include Devening Projects, Chicago, IL, Sarah Bowen Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, and Gallery 32, London, England.
