Maternal Warrior, 2017 (Acrylic and UV coated Ink on mylar)
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 13. Exhibit run through November 16
LOS ANGELES—Tufenkian Fine Arts will present Gegam Kacherian: Refractions, a new exhibition featuring selected works by Gegam Kacherian. The opening reception will be held on Saturday, October 13, beginning at 7 p.m. The show will remain open through November 16th, 2018. This will be Kacherian’s first solo exhibition at Tufenkian Fine Arts. He most recently participated in That Layered Look, a group show curated by Peter Frank.
‘Refractions’–Gegam Kacherian’s Recent Work
BY CONSTANCE MALLINSON
Since 2006 Gegam Kacherian’s paintings might best be described as a journey into a hallucinogenic or dreamlike whirlwind. Dynamic compositions with allusions to Western art history from the Baroque to Surrealism incorporate a vast array of finely detailed, photo inspired representational images, folk art decorative motifs, and swirling, psychedelia inspired gestural “mini paintingsâ€