Materially Defined

Chris Pate, Feast (3)

 

All art has corporeal form, and must be “made” of something, and in the case of “Materially Defined,” at CMay Gallery, the literal materials themselves dictate the greater metaphorical meaning of the individual works in the exhibition. Macha Suzuki, Devon Tsuno and Chris Pate each approach content through a rigorous and unconventional utilization of materials. For example, Chris Pate’s “Feast (3),” an archival inkjet collage made with found fabric and thread on burlap, stands not only as a complicated investigation into form, but the materials echo the broader contextual meaning of the work. These open-mouthed boys could be poster children for a new hybridized generation where anything goes and everything is suspect. 

–Eve Wood

CMay Gallery
Materially Defined
8687 Melrose Ave, Space B226
West Hollywood, CA 90069
May 23 – June 11, 2014