Nashville, Tennessee
Contemporary Art Gallery237 Rep. John Lewis Way N. 37219
Tuesday–Saturday 10:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m.
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REPRESENTED ARTISTS
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Jaq Belcher
Patricia Bellan-Gillen
Jane Braddock
Arden Bendler Browning
Tiffany Calvert
Carla Ciuffo
Wesley Clark
Jason Craighead
The Estate of Arlyn Ende
Jeanie Gooden
Andy Harding
The Estate of Jack Hastings
Sky Kim
Mary Long
Carol Mode
Marilyn Murphy
Lovie Olivia
James Perrin
Sisavanh Phouthavong
Tyler Shields
Brian Tull
Wendy Walker Silverman
David Yarrow
Patricia Bellan-Gillen
Jane Braddock
Arden Bendler Browning
Tiffany Calvert
Carla Ciuffo
Wesley Clark
Jason Craighead
The Estate of Arlyn Ende
Jeanie Gooden
Andy Harding
The Estate of Jack Hastings
Sky Kim
Mary Long
Carol Mode
Marilyn Murphy
Lovie Olivia
James Perrin
Sisavanh Phouthavong
Tyler Shields
Brian Tull
Wendy Walker Silverman
David Yarrow
SELECT
EXHIBITED ARTISTS
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John Alleyne
Scott Andresen
David Onri Anderson
Reed Anderson
Sophia Belkin
Joshua Edward Bennett Blake Blanco
Shane Darwent
Nick Fagan
Kimia Ferdowsi Kline
Martica Griffin
Richard Harris
Daniel Ingroff
Alaina Kalbfell
Nick Naber
Lori Anne Parker-Danley
Joel Daniel Phillips
Melodie Provenzano
Jing Qin
Esther Ruiz
Benjy Russell
Jeff Scott
Elspeth Schulze
Joey Slaughter
Scott Andresen
David Onri Anderson
Reed Anderson
Sophia Belkin
Joshua Edward Bennett Blake Blanco
Shane Darwent
Nick Fagan
Kimia Ferdowsi Kline
Martica Griffin
Richard Harris
Daniel Ingroff
Alaina Kalbfell
Nick Naber
Lori Anne Parker-Danley
Joel Daniel Phillips
Melodie Provenzano
Jing Qin
Esther Ruiz
Benjy Russell
Jeff Scott
Elspeth Schulze
Joey Slaughter
UPCOMING & RECENT EXHIBITIONS
UPCOMING:
RECENT:
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Eric Sall | Orange You Glad I Didn’t Say Banana
Kimia Ferdowsi Kline | Guest Curation
Sky Kim | Cosmic Downloads
Benjy Russell | Dark Big Bang
RECENT:
Jeanie Gooden & Brandon Reese | Listening with Our Eyes
Arden Bendler Browning | Black Forest
Lily Prince | Beneath the Moon, Under the Sun
Group Exhibition | The Sink
Kimia Ferdowsi Kline | Drinking Tears
Elspeth Schulze | Hold Water
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James Perrin
Fragmentations of Endearment
Tinney Contemporary is pleased to present Fragmentations of Endearment, a solo exhibition of new paintings by represented artist, James Perrin. Perrin’s work is recognized for its meticulous and dynamic and active abstractions. The myriad of colors and textures within his expansive compositions often leave a chaotic first impression. However, with deeper investigation the paintings reveal a thoughtful and intentional structure that scaffolds the surface activity.
Perrin’s work portrays layered imagery informed by specific sources including landscapes, fashion design, medical documentation photography, and classical paintings. Through methods of collage and digital manipulation, Perrin transforms this source material into detailed amalgamations, which serve as a starting point. These fragments bridge Perrin’s thoughts on entropy and regeneration. Additionally, they promote his interest in, what he calls, emotive interconnectedness. Perrin draws inspiration from visual records of personal experiences and memories. They engage him in the instinctual, energetic, and visceral action of painting. In these new works, Perrin successfully negotiates a complex dialogue between the precise and the frenetic.
Perrin’s work portrays layered imagery informed by specific sources including landscapes, fashion design, medical documentation photography, and classical paintings. Through methods of collage and digital manipulation, Perrin transforms this source material into detailed amalgamations, which serve as a starting point. These fragments bridge Perrin’s thoughts on entropy and regeneration. Additionally, they promote his interest in, what he calls, emotive interconnectedness. Perrin draws inspiration from visual records of personal experiences and memories. They engage him in the instinctual, energetic, and visceral action of painting. In these new works, Perrin successfully negotiates a complex dialogue between the precise and the frenetic.
“As I worked on the last paintings for this show,” Perrin recalls, “I came to accept what I was painting were fragments of my life layered on top of one another, forming their existence as physical objects created in paint.”
Ultimately the collection of work inspires a feeling of awe and wonder. The palpable paintings elicit an emotional response that settles in the blurred delineations between fear, beauty, and curiosity.
The exhibition includes oil paintings accompanied by bespoke lighting installations. The lighting, which Perrin also uses to develop the paintings in his studio, illuminates the work from the flanks with scientifically accurate temperature calculations and color rendering index adjustments. Perrin’s customized lighting heightens the viewer’s experience of the colors in his paintings by offering an environment that enhances what the human eye naturally sees.
June 3, 2021 - July 17, 2021
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