Color Shock

Posted on Sep 03, 2024 By ART FOR CHANGE

Color Shock!

Color is everywhere—it's a universal language that can make us feel deeply, from joy to sadness, from excitement to calm.

This collection of works is vibrant and exploding with energy, celebrating the power of color. Each piece dazzles the senses with its bold, electrifying hues, inviting viewers into a world where color is not just seen but felt. These artworks challenge perceptions and evoke a visceral response, transforming the gallery into a kaleidoscope of intensity and excitement. Color Shock showcases the impact of color in our lives and its limitless possibilities in creative expression.

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JAMEA RICHMOND EDWARDS' FLY GIRL WITH ORBS

An ode to the aesthetic of her youth spent in the city of Detroit, Fly Girl with Four Orbs depicts a female figure surrounded by four vibrant, spiritually imbued spheres. From her Seven Mile Girl series, this work explores the artist’s connection to fashion as a vehicle for self-expression. Regardless of socioeconomic status fashion, and the desire for luxury brands, is an invisible thread that binds us.

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HYEGYEONG G CHOI'S OPHELIA, QUIETER AND COLDER

Ophelia, Quieter and Colder engages the classic character and John Everett Millais’s famous composition, shifting the perspective to a direct view rather than observing from the side of the riverbank. In this new angle, the heroine is increasingly confrontational yet deific. Depth is abstracted with swells of green and blue fauna creeping from the edges of the work. Ophelia maintains her power, refuting weakness and creating beauty in the wake of trauma and loss.

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JOEL GAITAN'S NICOYA, POBRE DIABLA, AND BESOS DE SUEÑO

Nicoya, Pobre Diabla, and Besos de Sueño showcase close-up views of vessels, each with a distinct personality. Gaitan hand-built the terracotta forms, adding gold elements to highlight specific adornments and body parts. These sculptures were photographed and placed against vibrant backgrounds that evoke Nicaragua’s colorful architecture and tropical climate, lending a celebratory tone to the images.