Chloris Lowe & Ramon Urenia
Opening Reception
February 11th, 2012
7-10pm
Chloris Lowe
"OneADay"
Found objects
Chloris Lowe
"Detail OneADay" detail
Found objects
Chloris Lowe
"Philly"
Wood, paint, wire
CHLORIS LOWE
www.chloris‐lowe.com
Chloris Lowe is a multimedia artist currently based out of Philadelphia. Using easily recognizable and accessible material he positions the everyday object at the focal point of an open ended examination. Ideas relating to the creation of place and the use and ownership of physical space mingle with abstracted forms and a sense of solitary play. From small hand sized sculpture to elements of installation each piece is intended to be a point and place of exploration.
Ramon Urenia
"hueso" front
Steel, Drywall, Plywood, Cement, Acrylic and Oil Paint
Ramon Urenia
"hueso" back
Steel, Drywall, Plywood, Cement, Acrylic and Oil Paint
Ramon Urenia
"blugris"
Cement, oil pigment, wood
Ramon Urenia
"Detras"
Acrylic, airbrush, paper and oil paint on tyvek.
Ramon Urenia
"tehuur"
Cement, oil pigment, wood
Ramon Urenia
"utfotad"
Acrylic and oil on wood panel
RAMON CARLOS URENIA
ramon@urenia.com
My current work is a direct reflection of my environment, specifically the abandoned urban spaces and neglected commercial lots of Philadelphia and Brooklyn. By progressively layering paint and textured surfaces, I explore and recreate time’s passage on walls and structures. Through this process of creation and deconstruction I explore civic conditions, and generate new conversations about what can or cannot be fixed, the legacy of abandonment, the difference between mortality and rebirth, and the reflection of man in his surroundings.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007 Siren Salon, San Anselmo, CA
2006 Maire Rua Salon, San Francisco, CA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010 Notes on Induction, Salomon Contemporary, New York, New York
2010 UPenn MFA Thesis Show, Ice Box, Philadelphia, PA
2009 Albatross, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
2006 Heavy Hearts Presents: to be continued, Studio Z, San Francisco, CA
1997 Erasmus: 1997, Casa De Porras, Granada, Spain
RESIDENCIES
2009 Frank Mohr Instituut, Groningen, Netherlands
1996–1997 Facultad de Bellas Artes, Universidad de Granada, Granada Spain
AWARDS
2010 Christopher Lyons Memorial Scholarship
1991, 1992 California Arts Scholar, California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA)
PUBLICATIONS
“Decorating With Contemporary Art,” GOOP.com, October 13, 2011
“Por Amor al Arte,” Décollage: Trend & Design Magazine, Issue #6, March 2008
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts, 2010
University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts, Art (Studio) and Spanish, 2001
Sonoma State University
Opening Reception
February 11th, 2012
7-10pm
Chloris Lowe
"OneADay"
Found objects
Chloris Lowe
"Detail OneADay" detail
Found objects
Chloris Lowe
"Philly"
Wood, paint, wire
CHLORIS LOWE
www.chloris‐lowe.com
Chloris Lowe is a multimedia artist currently based out of Philadelphia. Using easily recognizable and accessible material he positions the everyday object at the focal point of an open ended examination. Ideas relating to the creation of place and the use and ownership of physical space mingle with abstracted forms and a sense of solitary play. From small hand sized sculpture to elements of installation each piece is intended to be a point and place of exploration.
Ramon Urenia
"hueso" front
Steel, Drywall, Plywood, Cement, Acrylic and Oil Paint
Ramon Urenia
"hueso" back
Steel, Drywall, Plywood, Cement, Acrylic and Oil Paint
Ramon Urenia
"blugris"
Cement, oil pigment, wood
Ramon Urenia
"Detras"
Acrylic, airbrush, paper and oil paint on tyvek.
Ramon Urenia
"tehuur"
Cement, oil pigment, wood
Ramon Urenia
"utfotad"
Acrylic and oil on wood panel
RAMON CARLOS URENIA
ramon@urenia.com
My current work is a direct reflection of my environment, specifically the abandoned urban spaces and neglected commercial lots of Philadelphia and Brooklyn. By progressively layering paint and textured surfaces, I explore and recreate time’s passage on walls and structures. Through this process of creation and deconstruction I explore civic conditions, and generate new conversations about what can or cannot be fixed, the legacy of abandonment, the difference between mortality and rebirth, and the reflection of man in his surroundings.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007 Siren Salon, San Anselmo, CA
2006 Maire Rua Salon, San Francisco, CA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010 Notes on Induction, Salomon Contemporary, New York, New York
2010 UPenn MFA Thesis Show, Ice Box, Philadelphia, PA
2009 Albatross, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
2006 Heavy Hearts Presents: to be continued, Studio Z, San Francisco, CA
1997 Erasmus: 1997, Casa De Porras, Granada, Spain
RESIDENCIES
2009 Frank Mohr Instituut, Groningen, Netherlands
1996–1997 Facultad de Bellas Artes, Universidad de Granada, Granada Spain
AWARDS
2010 Christopher Lyons Memorial Scholarship
1991, 1992 California Arts Scholar, California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA)
PUBLICATIONS
“Decorating With Contemporary Art,” GOOP.com, October 13, 2011
“Por Amor al Arte,” Décollage: Trend & Design Magazine, Issue #6, March 2008
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts, 2010
University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts, Art (Studio) and Spanish, 2001
Sonoma State University
