Wednesday, October 31, 2012

"Till We Bleed"




On view:  November 9th. - December 2nd.  2012 
Reception: Friday, November 9th.  6-9 pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
               
       Rafael Fuchs, renowned for his celebrity portraits and pioneering use of color photography continues to explore the photography media and its esthetics of presentation as well as the boundaries of erotic art.
Following the subversive notion of  “More Is Less”, Rafael is extending the technique he, first, embraced in the late 80’s of mosaic-like darkroom printing, and is using the computer to create dazzling images of multiplicity,  as in the work “Pears”(2012).
The exhibition highlights recent works ,mostly from the Summer of 2012.
The intimate and intense single portraits that were taken at the home-studio of the photographer as well as the grid-like large prints radiate with frantic energy.
Encouraged to express themselves , Rafael’s subjects were captured in a moment of being self conscious or self possessed.  For instance, the usage of ropes in some of the nude works was a suggestion of the subject.
This recent work that has a bite of gritty realism. explores different modes of portraiture, as role-playing, collaboration and documentation.
In the work “Prive”, Rafael is embracing what seems to be as a masturbating act of one of the subjects, and multiply it in his later prints, creating a seemingly decorative-like pattern, that reveals itself only from a closer look.
The title “Till We Bleed” refers. mostly, to the commitment to explore the boundaries of art and consensus in our contemporary culture. It also a homage to an impossible love.
Fuchs Projects is a contemporary art gallery located in Bushwick, Bklyn, NY
Our mission is to preserve, produce, create events and exhibit art works of emerging and mid-career artists who are a part of the Bushwick art evolution and are creating challenging, educating and titillating works that are related, especially, to the photography media.
Rafael Fuchs is a multiple awards winning photographer, residing in Bklyn, NY, who has been shooting for major publications, and produced 11 books of his personal work.  

"In Between"

A new show: "In Between"

New archival prints by Rafael Fuchs at the projects room.​
On view: October 19th. till November 5th.
Opening reception: Friday, October 19th. 6-9 pm​
New archival prints​
"In Between"​ is Rafael Fuchs new series of archival pigment prints. These vibrant works present themselves as hybrid expressions of narrative and abstract, and hence, the title "In Between." Furthermore, the works embrace the discipline of chance printing methods. The images transcend the boundaries of figure and nature, manifesting the surreal and spiritual.








While You Were Sleeping

The preview show at the new gallery : "While You Were Sleeping".
Archival Pigment Prints on view: September 7th.-October 15th.  2012



A new gallery: Fuchs Projects

I am pleased to announce the opening of my new space.
Please, visit us at: www.fuchsprojects.com
It is a studio space as well as a contemporary art gallery.
It is located in 56 Bogart St., which is the primary building for art galleries in Bushwick., Bklyn, NY.
Our mission is to preserve, produce, create events and exhibit art works of emerging and mid-career artists who are a part of the Bushwick art evolution and are creating challenging, educating and titillating works that are related, especially, to the photography media.​

Fuchs in German TV

Here is a link to the 30 minutes documentary about Bushwick  that was done by the ZDF German TV channel in the Summer of 2012.
I am appearing there a few times (with a German voice over !:)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pezkI1rFn7k&feature=player_embedded#at=66

http://www.3sat.de/mediathek/?display=1&mode=play&obj=31935