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The Colorful Layers of Omar Chacon
Sunday March 28, 2010 |
 Color. Layers. Color. More layers. This is what enters our minds -- kind of like Homer’s blank mind full of frosted donuts -- as we look at the work of Omar Chacon. Originally from Bogota, Colombia, Omar Chacon received his MFA from SFAI. While in art school, Omar became captivated by the paintings of his maternal grandfather, Mario Suarez Negrelli.
Mario was a self-taught artist and though he made only seven paintings in his lifetime, his passion for art imbued his spirit. One of these paintings in particular, an abstract “dot” painting, directly inspired Omar’s own artistic path, and has been a continuing muse for his evolution with abstraction. His most recent body of work continues to be influenced by the intricate patterns and weavings found in the traditional folk art of South American indigenous peoples.
Pictures at an Exhibition, New Work by Omar Chacon is now on view at at Lincart Gallery in San Francisco
 TOLIMA A CCXXVI 24" x 20" acrylic on canvas
 Idea Casiquena #10 57" x 48" acrylic on canvas
 SUPAIPOSA CCXXV 20" x 24" acrylic on canvas
 detail of Idea Casiquena #10  Untitled 48" x 57" acrylic on canvas
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Tonight: CR Stecyk III's FIN @ Hurley Space CR Stecyk III, one of our founders and a legendary photographer, writer, and historian of all things art and culture, just finished a new film, FIN, set to be premiered at Hurley's H Space in Orange County tonight, February 8, 2012. Watch This
February 18, 2012 : Richard Denny @ 19 Karen Contemporary Artspace, Gold Coast, Australia
February 18, 2012 : Frederic Truteau @ 19 Karen Contemporary Artspace, Gold Coast, Australia
February 18, 2012 : Anne Smerdon @ 19 Karen Contemporary Artspace, Gold Coast, Australia
February 25, 2012 : Os Gemeos @ Prism, Los Angeles, Prism Gallery, Los Angeles
