For all the distance between them, Tony DeVarco and Mayako Nakamura have uncanny aesthetic affinities. Both revere the cycles and surprises of the natural environment; both attempt, in the same visual plane, to capture fluid forms and the emotions they evoke; both frame the viewer’s experience as a creative act rather than one of static reception. Whether working alone or together, the artists investigate apparent contradictions: the materiality of affect, the evanescence of solid...
Tony DeVarco: Mayako's Palette 2013 Archival digital print on paper w 24” x h 24” (102 x 102 mm)
June 9th - August 5th, 2017
Tony DeVarco (Santa Cruz, CA) and Mayako Nakamura (Tokyo, Japan) met in late 2013. After exchanging a few pieces, the two decided to work on a complementary series that would engage each of their unique styles. The exhibition will feature a selection from the artist’s latest series of collaborative work. In addition, the exhibition will include mixed media works by Nakamura and photomontages by DeVarco. This presentation wi...
