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EXHIBITION: (de)constructed
Happy New Year from Candela Gallery! We're excited to kick off 2022 with a group exhibition, (de)constructed. The show brings together eight artists who physically and/or digitally alter their work by cutting, sculpting, and reconstructing the image using various materials.
HANAFUDA SHOUZOKU: FAQ
The large, vibrant collages of decaying food by artist Shinya Masuda have invited many conversations, and questions, since they’ve been on view in the gallery. From “where are the originals,” to “what is a Hanafuda,” there’s plenty to talk about! We’ve gathered some answers from the artist and done some digging to give you a breakdown of the inspiration and process behind these magnetizing images.
EXHIBITION: Stranger in the Village
Candela Gallery is pleased to present Stranger in the Village by Connecticut based artist and educator, Gary Burnley. Titled after a seminal essay by James Baldwin, Burnley's series, comprised of formal collages, challenges and re-imagines historical portraiture and other narrative, painting conventions emblematic of western culture and history. The artist's process is intuitive, drawing from personal, historical, and collective experiences; each piece is cut from reproductions of traditional portraits, sketches, family archive imagery and yearbook photographs, then carefully reconstructed allowing new meanings to emerge.
VIRTUAL EXHIBITION: HANAFUDA SHOUZOKU
Candela Gallery is pleased to present an online exhibition of international artist, Shinya Masuda. A former French chef turned photographer, Masuda's series HANAFUDA SHOUZOKU features a series of digital collages built from everyday objects and brightly colored geometric shapes. The resulting sculptural forms are layered with ideas of materiality, personal narratives, and transformation. Shinya Masuda currently works as a professional photographer in Tokyo, Japan
EXHIBITION: Primitive Visions
Candela Gallery is excited to announce Primitive Visions, the gallery’s debut solo show by mixed-media artist and educator, Holly Roberts. Applying both photography and painting to her practice, Robert’s newest exhibit presents dream-like portraits of the recognizable: familiar places, scenes, and subjects that have been reconstructed and embellished by Robert’s use of collage.
EXHIBITION: Chop Shop
Candela Gallery is pleased to announce CHOP SHOP, an exhibition exploring the work of seven artists, who are transforming images through various processes of manipulation. Featured artists are: Nadine Boughton, Tom Chambers, Blythe King, Peter Brown Leighton, Lissa Rivera, Ayumi Tanaka, and Maggie Taylor.
EXHIBITION: Subject to Change
Subject to Change centers around seven artists who use traditional photographic processes to revive lost or discarded everyday objects. Each appropriated piece offers it’s own course in which to channel history, precipitating new stories through a range of alternative processes including wet plate collodion, silver gelatin prints, image transfers on film, collage, and 3-D mixed media objects.