Artist Information:
Courtland Blade
Chelsea, MA
United States
Member Since: Jun 2007
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Artist Statement:
Artist statement
The subject matter of my
recent work deals with ideas
of supermodernity, Isolation,
and non-spaces. Supermodernity
is defined as a stage of
society that reflects a
deepening or intensification
of modernity. Characteristics
of this stage of society are
attempts to understand,
control, and manipulate every
part of the human experience.
The result of supemodernity
shows up in how we construct
our cities and spaces. More
specifically it shows in our
Airports, supermarkets, new
housing developments, subways,
hotel rooms, motor ways and
many other non-places; spaces
of transience that are not
significant enough to be
regarded as a place. Isolation
is also an element in my work
because the isolation is a
result of our impersonal
society in many of our cities.
We make an effort not to speak
to strangers, and pretend we
didn’t even see them as we
pass through these non-places.
The paintings that I create
often have a high amount of
tonal contrast and or a use of
color theory. I also choose to
use this combination to enable
me to make a visually striking
image. These visual qualities
that I work to achieve are
influenced by visually
striking moves like ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
2011 Courtland Blade 2011,
Gopalan Contemporary Art
Gallery, Terre Haute, IN
(solo, scheduled)
2010 national Small Oil
Paintings 2010, The Wichita
Center for the Arts, Wichita,
KS
2010 Cork Street Open
International Exhibition, Cork
Street Gallery, London
2010 Boston Young
Contemporaries, 808 Gallery,
Boston, MA
2010 Ninth National Juried
Exhibition, ...
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Courtland Blade's Free Artist Portfolio
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Artist statement
The subject matter of my recent work deals with ideas of supermodernity, Isolation, and non-spaces. Supermodernity is defined as a stage of society that reflects a deepening or intensification of modernity. Characteristics of this stage of society are attempts to understand, control, and manipulate every part of the human experience. The result of supemodernity shows up in how we construct our cities and spaces. More specifically it shows in our Airports, supermarkets, new housing developments, subways, hotel rooms, motor ways and many other non-places; spaces of transience that are not significant enough to be regarded as a place. Isolation is also an element in my work because the isolation is a result of our impersonal society in many of our cities. We make an effort not to speak to strangers, and pretend we didn’t even see them as we pass through these non-places.
The paintings that I create often have a high amount of tonal contrast and or a use of color theory. I also choose to use this combination to enable me to make a visually striking image. These visual qualities that I work to achieve are influenced by visually striking moves like ... |
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