© Courtesy of Ryan Travis Christian, Namio Harukawa, Erin M. Riley, Christian Rex van Minnen and cadet capela
© Credits photo: Thomas Marroni
© Credits photo: Thomas Marroni
BLUNT!
Ryan Travis Christian, Namio Harukawa, Erin M. Riley, Christian Rex van Minnen
September 26 — October 31, 2020
54 rue Chapon, 75003 Paris
Discover the artists
Ryan Travis Christian
Born in 1983, Oakland, CA
Lives and works in Chicago, Illinois
Namio Harukawa
Born 1947 in Osaka
Died April 24, 2020
Erin M. Riley
Born in 1985, Cape Cod, MA
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY
Christian Rex van Minnen
Born in 1980, Providence, RI
Lives and works in Santa Cruz, CA
Transported by Venetian techniques developed by Titian and Rembrandt, creates paintings with disturbing plastic precision, blending beauty and grotesque in a strikingly photographic manner. Inspired by surrealism and the spiritual teachings of Carl Jung, the artist explores the internal transformations of body and mind through an alchemical visual language. His paintings show how experiences of change can be felt physically, transforming the body into a host for these metamorphoses.