“The Fourth Dimension: Trenton Doyle Hancock, Chitra Ganesh & William Villalongo” Exhibition
Trestle Gallery (at Brooklyn Art Space)
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In this upcoming exhibition, three eclectic artists and masters of the two-dimensional, Trenton Doyle Hancock, Chitra Ganesh, and William Villalongo, seem to flourish in the complexity and promising possibilities of a fourth dimension. A product of an ever-evolving conceptual
domain, this new realm fosters the merging of applied, performance, and high art forms, necessitating tension between multiple modes of artistic expression. Postmodern themes addressed in the artistsʼ two-dimensional works, such as morality, good versus evil, ambiguity,
visual culture, and sexuality, are all translated into a new and amplified realm, offering a familiar, yet uniquely perplexing visceral experience.
Hancock was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was raised in Paris, Texas and earned his BFA from East Texas State University and his MFA from the Tyler School of Art at Temple University, Philadelphia. Hancock draws much of his inspiration from looking back at his childhood. His work references both biblical and comic book narratives with fantastical characters that expose juxtaposing themes of power and morality.
Chitra Ganesh was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, where she currently lives and works. In 2002, she received her MFA from Columbia University. Ambiguous narratives and underacknowledged historical figures inspire her drawings, installations, text-based work, and collaborations. The influence of her childhood growing up in a Hindu-practicing family is reflected in her iconography, as well as Greek and Buddhist mythology. Ultimately, Ganesh creates alternative narratives of sexuality and power, for example, in order to explore more
complex notions of self.
Born in Hollywood, FL, Villalongo now resides and works in Brooklyn, NY. He received his MFA from the Tyler School of Art at Temple University. He states: “I shamelessly rummage and appropriate iconic and not so iconic mass cultural imagery, with a base in
African American and American history and cultural mythologies. In this world of imagery and ideas I find narrative relationships in which to make works of art. My goal is to orchestrate a conversation between history and art, which could give us the progressive discussions of the future. I believe that our histories are metabolized; they mutate and are more alive in us when regarded as question.” Villalongo is the recipient of both the Louis Comfort Tiffany Award and the Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters & Sculptor’s Grant. His work is included in public collections including the Studio Museum In Harlem, El Museo Del Barrio, Princeton University Art Museum and The
Whitney Museum of American Art.
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Schedule
from September 06, 2013 to September 27, 2013
Opening Reception on 2013-09-06 from 19:00 to 21:00