Walkabout by Andreas on Saturday, 3 May 2014 at 11a.m.
Andreas
Chasomeris presents The Gray Scale
(1946), the premier solo exhibition by cutting edge Durban based visual artist
and queer philosopher. This exhibition showcases the latest large scale
paintings and photographs by Chasomeris that explore identity, sexuality, history
and Film Noir.
The exhibition is thematically framed by three major concepts:
1)
The Greyscale is the tonality between Black and white used in
computers, notably used in black and white photography and Film Noir.
2)
The Gay Scale is the slang term for the scientifically evaluation
of human sexual orientation called the Kinsey
Scale and
3)
The
American spelling of Gray in the
title is in reference to one of the artist’s favourite poets, playwright and
first documented usage of the legal term homosexual in the English language
that of Oscar Wilde’s infamous The
Picture of Dorian Gray (1890).
Provocative and
thought provoking, the portraiture and objects of desire represent a
culmination of an intimate journey of self-exploration.
Closing on Saturday, 3 May 2014 at 2p.m.
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