April 17, 2013

CANAN TOLON AT VON LINTEL GALLERY NEW YORK


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CANAN TOLON AT VON LINTEL GALLERY
Somewhere Now
APRIL 18 – MAY 25 / 2013
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CANAN TOLON AT VON LINTEL GALLERY
Somewhere Now
APRIL 18 – MAY 25 / 2013
Canan Tolon's paintings at first appear as purely abstract, but with time the eye discovers familiar urban landscapes in the rhythmic painted streaks. She explores the visualization of space by creating an illusion of depth and engages the viewer in the game of seeking recognizable imagery and inventing a visual narrative. The black and white pieces in particular allude to the documentary quality of photography, suggesting reality where there is only imagination. Like a distant mirage, the viewer is drawn into the work, wanting to explore the multiple layers of information. With even closer inspection, the elusive vistas dissolve back into abstract patterns revealing the painting's deception. This duality makes the imagery unstable, flickering between truth and illusion to create an ever-interesting visual feast.
Born in Istanbul, Tolon trained as an architect and holds a Masters from the University of California at Berkeley. In addition to her paintings, she is also well known for her large-scale installation work. She has exhibited internationally since 1984, including shows at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Rotterdam's Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, the Istanbul Modern Museum, and London's Saachi Gallery. In 2012, she was named one of Art+Auction's 50 Next Most Collectible Artists. Tolon lives and works in the California Bay Area.
The exhibition is accompanied by an illustrated catalogue.

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CANAN TOLON
Canan Tolon, studied literature and philosophy in Istanbul. She was graduated from the Department of Design of the Edinburgh Napier College of Commerce and Technology in 1976. She studied interior architecture at the German Fachhochschule, received her bachelor of arts in design from the London Middlesex Polytechnic and Architectural Association, and in 1983, completed her master’s degree in architecture at the Berkeley University of California. Following her first solo show at Berkeley in 1984, her exhibitions took place in Ankara, Istanbul, New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Paris.
In addition to the Istanbul Biennial, “I am Another” at the Charlottenborg Center for Arts in Copenhagen, “Plastic Dialogues” at the City Hall in Brussels, “Organized Conflict” at the Proje 4L Museum of Contemporary Art in Istanbul, “Angle of Respose” at Mills College of Art Museum in Oakland and “Intersecting Times” at Istanbul Modern -Istanbul Museum of Modern Art- can be named among the significant group shows she participated in. Canan Tolon lives and works in California; in San Francisco, she is represented by the Gallery Paule Anglim, in whose list one can find artists such as Louise Bourgeois.





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