David Chang "Meditations: History, Faith, Calling"
Onishi Gallery
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Onishi Gallery is pleased to announce its second exhibition of work by David Chang. The exhibition entitled Meditations is a deeply personal exploration of Chang’s triune study of self: his history, his faith, his calling.
The exhibition consists of three large inks on canvas and a series of studies, building up from various texts, ranging from the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, to sacred biblical verses, to the philosophy of Howard Hain.
“David Chang extracts from the ritualized strokes of traditional calligraphy the essence of each phrase. The result is a dynamic, layered, prophetic translation. His work possesses a truly organic, somewhat strange “fence-like” quality—establishing a firm boundary that both keeps you at bay and lures you to peek between the cracks—you sense that something lies behind these weathered boards and planks that first hit your eye as disordered bands of color and shadow. And what lies behind is an ordered dissection of time and place. There is nothing haphazard about Chang’s work. The outward appearance may mislead you, but only in the way a seemingly neglected fence encircles a beautifully manicured garden.
Perhaps what I find most striking (and a privilege to witness) about this phase of his body of work is that Chang continues to choose conversion—that is he makes the bold choice of eternity over time. With each progression his work becomes more personal, more autobiographical, and perhaps most of all, more confessional. For from a moment of doubt he sows faith, the fruit of which is the freedom to doubt. He reconciles. He strikes. His conversion deepens. He translates the universal language of sense and salvation into a distinct, individual, stroke. Yet there is no idolatry, no worship of self. No, instead Chang sanctifies and consecrates. The process is meditation, and the work, with all due respect, a byproduct of worship and prayer.”—Howard Hain
[Image: "Meditation Study No. 1" (2011) acrylic and mixed media on paper 15 x 24 in.]
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Schedule
from October 13, 2011 to October 27, 2011
Opening Reception on 2011-10-13 from 18:00 to 20:00