Karthik Pandian

Federica Schiavo Gallery è lieta di annunciare che l’artista americano Karthik Pandian ha realizzato nuove opere con polvere di marmo, resina, rose, un pene di ceramica, gesso, silicone, cera di fonderia, cartone, carta, bronzo, film in 16mm, video HD, CGI, plasma, elettricità, un midollo spinale e fotografia digitale. A cosa stava pensando?

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Federica Schiavo Gallery è lieta di annunciare che l'artista americano Karthik Pandian ha realizzato nuove opere con polvere di marmo, resina, rose, un pene di ceramica, gesso, silicone, cera di fonderia, cartone, carta, bronzo, film in 16mm, video HD, CGI, plasma, elettricità, un midollo spinale e fotografia digitale. A cosa stava pensando?

Karthik Pandian lavora con immagini in movimento e scultura. Il suo processo creativo è definito da un particolare approccio alla visione: come riconoscere il gioco del tempo, del lavoro e il significato delle cose. L’artista trasforma i materiali e dispone oggetti, apparentemente disparati, per rendere tale gioco ancora più evidente.

Karthik Pandian ha esposto in mostre personali al Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; al Bétonsalon, Parigi; al Midway Contemporary Art, Minneapolis e al White Flag Projects, St. Louis. Il suo lavoro è stato inoltre presentato nell’edizione inaugurale della LA Biennial al Hammer Museum, alla Triennale: Intense Proximity al Palais de Tokyo, Parigi e in mostre collettive come Film As Sculpture presso il Wiels Contemporary Art Centre, Bruxelles, Repertory al Palazzo Cavour, Torino e alla quarta edizione della Marrakech Biennale.

Snails and Oysters è la prima mostra personale di Pandian in Italia. Questo autunno il suo lavoro sarà presentato nella sezione Present Future di Artissima.

PRESS RELEASE

25 SEPTEMBER – 8 NOVEMBER 2014
OPENING RECEPTION, THURSDAY 25 SEPTEMBER, 7.00 – 9.00 PM

FEDERICA SCHIAVO GALLERY
PIAZZA DI MONTEVECCHIO 16 ROME

Federica Schiavo Gallery is pleased to announce that American artist Karthik Pandian has released new works. He made them from marble dust, resin, roses, a ceramic penis, plaster, silicone, foundry wax, cardboard, paper, bronze, 16mm film, HD video, CGI, plasma, electricity, a spinal cord and digital photography. What was he thinking?

Karthik Pandian makes works in moving image and sculpture. His process is defined by a particular approach to vision: how to recognize the play of time, labor, and meaning in things. He transforms material and arranges seemingly disparate objects to render that play more visible.

Karthik Pandian has held solo exhibitions at The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Bétonsalon, Paris; Midway Contemporary Art, Minneapolis and White Flag Projects, St. Louis amongst others. His work was featured in the inaugural LA Biennial at the Hammer Museum and La Triennale: Intense Proximity at the Palais de Tokyo, Paris as well as in group exhibitions such as Film as Sculpture at Wiels Contemporary Art Centre, Brussels, Repertory at the Palazzo Cavour, Torino and the 4th Marrakech Biennale.

Snails and Oysters is Pandian’s first solo exhibition in Italy. This fall his work will be featured in the Present Future sector of Artissima.

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01. Karthik Pandian, Snails and Oysters, 2014, installation view, photo by Andrea Rossetti, courtesy Federica Schiavo Gallery, Roma

02. Karthik Pandian, Snails and Oysters, 2014, installation view, photo by Andrea Rossetti, courtesy Federica Schiavo Gallery, Roma

03. Karthik Pandian, Snails and Oysters, 2014, installation view, photo by Andrea Rossetti, courtesy Federica Schiavo Gallery, Roma

04. Karthik Pandian, Fountain, 2014, marble dust and resin, 105 x 13 x 16 cm, photo by Andrea Rossetti, courtesy Federica Schiavo Gallery, Roma

05. Karthik Pandian, Fountain (detail), 2014, marble dust and resin, 105 x 13 x 16 cm, photo by Andrea Rossetti, courtesy Federica Schiavo Gallery, Roma

06. Karthik Pandian, Ovum, 2014, plaster and silicone mold of the artist's brain, 26,5 x 23 x 15 cm

07. Karthik Pandian, Grain, 2014, inkjet print in walnut frame, 35 x 50,5 x 5 cm, photo by Andrea Rossetti, courtesy Federica Schiavo Gallery, Roma

08. Karthik Pandian, Victory, 2014, HD video, Panasonic plasma 55", 41 sec loop, photo by Andrea Rossetti, courtesy Federica Schiavo Gallery, Roma

09. Karthik Pandian, Caracalla, 2014, HD video from 16 mm film, 3 min 9 sec loop, photo by Andrea Rossetti, courtesy Federica Schiavo Gallery, Roma

10. Karthik Pandian, Untitled, 2014, bronze, 47 x 36 x 11 cm, photo by Andrea Rossetti, courtesy Federica Schiavo Gallery, Roma

11. Karthik Pandian, Untitled, 2014, bronze, 47 x 36 x 11 cm, photo by Andrea Rossetti, courtesy Federica Schiavo Gallery, Roma

12. Karthik Pandian, Untitled (detail), 2014, bronze, 47 x 36 x 11 cm, photo by Andrea Rossetti, courtesy Federica Schiavo Gallery, Roma

13. Karthik Pandian, Untitled, 2014, bronze, 47,5 x 36,5 x 24,5 cm and 45 x 37 x 26 cm, photo by Andrea Rossetti, courtesy Federica Schiavo Gallery, Roma

14. Karthik Pandian, Column Reflected, 2014, inkjet print, 34,5 x 50 x 1,8 cm, framed, photo by Andrea Rossetti, courtesy Federica Schiavo Gallery, Roma

15. Karthik Pandian, Column, 2014, inkjet print, 50 x 34,5 x 1,8 cm, framed, photo by Andrea Rossetti, courtesy Federica Schiavo Gallery, Roma