Caroline Wells Chandler “Homunculus”
Field Projects
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Chandler’s recent work investigates art as psychoactive substance igniting a psychedelic experience— a process by which the subconscious reveals itself to the conscious mind. Drawing from Americana such as Jim Henson’s Muppets, “selfies,” and craft store paraphernalia, Chandler’s work manipulates clichéd images into totally immersive objects that saturate the viewer. In Homunculus, anthropomorphic guides from yesteryear sprawl on the floor and slump in corners with paralytic self-reflexivity. Head-shop tchotskys ooze from saccharine double rainbows, while trompe l’oeil comfort foods float above- and grimace back- reassuringly. Chandler’s sculptures, made from re-appropriated icons of contemporary culture, transform the familiar and recognizable into the unnerving and surreal.
Caroline Wells Chandler (b. 1985) received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Southern Methodist University, and his Masters of Fine Arts from Yale University, 2011. Chandler was awarded the Yale Ralph Mayer Prize for proficiency in materials and technique. He lives and works in Queens, NY.
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Schedule
from April 03, 2014 to May 10, 2014
Opening Reception on 2014-04-03 from 18:00 to 20:00