PROJECTION 002: JASON SILVA
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NOVEMBER 7 - DECEMBER 23, 2020
CHART, in collaboration with Best Western, is pleased to present our second PROJECTION exhibition with a two-venue solo presentation of work by artist Jason Silva (b. 1979), featuring a series of drawings spanning six years alongside new paintings.
Silva’s most prolific body of work, the graphite works on paper, are a ritualistic practice the artist began in 2009. Limited to four pencils of different weights, Silva produces interior scenes and object assemblages that evoke a cinematic sense of mystery. The title of each drawing corresponds with the date in which it was executed, marking a visual history of his image-making.
These works, juxtaposed with three new paintings on panel, show a contrast in Silva’s working style. Whilst the drawings are immediate and determined, the paintings require a slowing down of the process. Silva likens the manner of creating these paintings to playing card games— moves are made and create layers of decision, generating an outcome that is the sum of its parts.
Silva’s most prolific body of work, the graphite works on paper, are a ritualistic practice the artist began in 2009. Limited to four pencils of different weights, Silva produces interior scenes and object assemblages that evoke a cinematic sense of mystery. The title of each drawing corresponds with the date in which it was executed, marking a visual history of his image-making.
These works, juxtaposed with three new paintings on panel, show a contrast in Silva’s working style. Whilst the drawings are immediate and determined, the paintings require a slowing down of the process. Silva likens the manner of creating these paintings to playing card games— moves are made and create layers of decision, generating an outcome that is the sum of its parts.
INSTALLATION VIEWS
Installation views at CHART. Photos by Elisabeth Bernstein.
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PROJECTION is an initiative alongside our main gallery programming, highlighting diverse voices in intimate presentations. PROJECTION features artists in the naissance of their careers or those that have been overlooked, working across a variety of mediums and formats. All PROJECTION exhibitions will take place concurrently in two venues: our downstairs gallery space and online in our PROJECTION ROOM.