AARON KARP CHINA RAIN & OTHER STORMS
AARON KARP CHINA RAIN & OTHER STORMS JULY 31 – AUGUST 29, 2020
New Concept Gallery
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ith a body of work spanning over 40 years, Albuquerque artist Aaron Karp has exhibited works in galleries and museums throughout the United States, including the prestigious Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in NYC. His résumé includes over a dozen grants and residencies in the United States and abroad, and participation in over a hundred solo and group exhibitions. Aaron’s work is widely held in both corporate and private collections, as well as the permanent collections of numerous museums. Karp is well known for his distinctive style of painting, which utilizes various systems of taping to develop fractured fields of color and space. His works, with their complex layers of intricate geometric forms and vibrant color, invite viewers to lose themselves in the depths of Aaron’s vision. When describing his work, Aaron says, “The work is about concealing and revealing. It is about the fracturing of color & space, about looking at and into something to extract information and meaning.” In May of 2019, Aaron was invited to participate at Tao Hua Tan, an International Artist-in-Residency in Anhui Provence, China. While he was there, he began working on a group of paintings that were subsequently titled China Rain & Other Storms. These works form the core of this years’ show, which will also showcase significant works from the past three decades.
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BROCADE Acrylic on canvas 60” x 80” 1987
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CONVERGENCE Acrylic on canvas 30” x 34” 2018
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INDRA’S PEARLS #20 Acrylic on canvas 34” x 30” 2012
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STORM SEQUENCE #13 Acrylic on canvas panel 20” x 16” (framed to 25” x 21”) 2020
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VIRGINIA PEARLS #8 Acrylic on paper 28” x 21”
(framed to 36” x 28.75”)
2012
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STORM SEQUENCE #14 Acrylic on canvas panel 20” x 16” (framed to 25” x 21”) 2020
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OVERFLOW-UNDERTOW Acrylic on canvas 52” x 48” 2019
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STORM SEQUENCE #15
Acrylic on canvas panel 20” x 16” (framed to 25” x 21”) 2020
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STORM SEQUENCE #01 Acrylic on canvas panel 20” x 16” (framed to 25” x 21”) 2020
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CHINA RAIN Acrylic on canvas 48” x 46” 2019
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GRANADA Acrylic on canvas 52” x 48” 2006
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STORM SEQUENCE #03 Acrylic on canvas panel 20” x 16” (framed to 25” x 21”) 2020
Not shown in installation photo
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STORM SEQUENCE #11 Acrylic on canvas panel 20” x 16” (framed to 25” x 21”) 2020
Not shown in installation photo
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STORM SEQUENCE #10 Acrylic on canvas panel 20” x 16” (framed to 25” x 21”) 2020
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STORM SEQUENCE #12 Acrylic on canvas panel 20” x 16” (framed to 25” x 21”) 2020
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CLOSE CALL HURRICANE Acrylic on canvas 48” x 46” 2019
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OUTFLOW AXIS Acrylic on canvas 60” x 48” 2012
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STORM SEQUENCE #05 Acrylic on canvas panel 20” x 16” (framed to 25” x 21”) 2020
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STORM SEQUENCE #07 Acrylic on canvas panel 20” x 16” (framed to 25” x 21”) 2020
CHINA RAIN & OTHER STORMS - PRICE LIST (ALPHABETICAL BY TITLE)
BROCADE / 1987 / acrylic on canvas / 60” x 80” / $19,000 CHINA RAIN / 2019 / acrylic on canvas / 48” x 46” / $8,500 CLOSE CALL HURRICANE / 2019 / acrylic on canvas / 48” x 46” / $8,500 CONVERGENCE / 2006 / acrylic on canvas / 30” x 34” / $4,200 GRANADA / 2006 / acrylic on canvas / 52” x 48” / $9,500 INDRA’S PEARLS #20 / 2012 / acrylic on canvas / 34” x 30” / $4,200 OUTFLOW AXIS / 2012 / acrylic on canvas / 60” x 48” / $11,000 OVERFLOW-UNDERTOW / 2019 / acrylic on canvas / 52” x 48” / $9,500 STORM SEQUENCE #01 / 2020 / acrylic on canvas panel / *20” x 16” / $2,200 STORM SEQUENCE #03 / 2020 / acrylic on canvas panel / *20” x 16” / $2,200 STORM SEQUENCE #05 / 2020 / acrylic on canvas panel / *20” x 16” / $2,200 STORM SEQUENCE #07 / 2020 / acrylic on canvas panel /* 20” x 16” / $2,200 STORM SEQUENCE #10 / 2020 / acrylic on canvas panel /* 20” x 16” / $2,200 STORM SEQUENCE #11 / 2020 / acrylic on canvas panel / *20” x 16” / $2,200 STORM SEQUENCE #12 / 2020 / acrylic on canvas panel / *20” x 16” / $2,200 STORM SEQUENCE #13 / 2020 / acrylic on canvas panel / *20” x 16” / $2,200 STORM SEQUENCE #14 / 2020 / acrylic on canvas panel / *20” x 16” / $2,200 STORM SEQUENCE #15 / 2020 / acrylic on canvas panel / *20” x 16” / $2,200 VIRGINIA PEARLS #8 / 2012 / acrylic on paper / *28” x 21” / $3,500
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(Prices valid until 12/31/2020)
* Dimensions shown here for works on canvas panel and works on paper are actual dimensions of artwork. Framed dimensions are shown on individual artwork pages.
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