26″x22″; abstract collage with various textures, mark making and photographic fragments; 2021. Courtesy of the artist.
COLLAGE ON VIEW
Works spanning 5 decades, 1971-2021, by Chuck Scalin
at The Highpoint in Richmond, Virginia, USA
10 July-27 August 2021
Chuck Scalin says about himself and about his work, “I’m a gleaner and a collector. I search and gather both found materials and visual information from the cities I visit and incorporate them into my work.
three panels: 24″x24″ each: collage abstraction with photographic texture fragments, graphite and cold wax; 2021. Courtesy of the artist.
“Throughout my artistic career the urban landscape has been and continues to be a source of inspiration for me. This unending offering of surface texture, indigenous color and architectural detail have all become part of my visual vocabulary. Through this process I have leaned to appreciate the inherent beauty found in the ordinary and the ephemeral.
“As a visual artist, my interests extend beyond any single medium and have driven me to experiment with photography, collage, assemblage, kiln fired glass and clay. I’ve enjoyed the challenge of exploring the inherent limitations of each medium I explore and allow myself to move from medium to medium bringing the information acquired from one into the next and then back again.
“I was trained by instructors from the ‘new’ Bauhaus in Chicago and this educational experience has played a crucial role in my development as a professional artist.”
21″x21″; vintage papers, found photographs with attached glass, mental and porcelain elements; 2010. Courtesy of the artist
Two of Scalin’s works, Mémento Chronologique and Rouille X-51, were exhibited as part of “Cultural Deconstructions” at LeMieux Galleries in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, as part of Kolaj Fest New Orleans 2019, 10-27 July 2019.
(Text adapted from material provided by the artist.)
INFORMATION
The Blackburn Gallery at The Highpoint
3300 West Broad Street
Richmond, Virginia 23230 USA
(804) 254-2736
HOURS:
Wednesday-Saturday, 11AM-6PM