23 - Duncan, Christopher Robin - FROST MOON - NOVEMBER 2022 (6 month exposure summer to fall) - 2022
Sun, time, thread, paint on fabric
20 x 16 x 2
Courtesy of the Artist and Rebecca Camacho Presents
Sunlight and the passage of time converge to create images which straddle the realms of painting and photography. Duncan exposes vibrant fabrics to the elements for six months, devoid of any emulsion or chemical intervention. Only the alchemy of time and sun alters the material. The fabric is placed and harvested under the watchful gaze of full moons, marking time by celestial rhythms. Weathered and sun-bleached, the faded fabric create serendipitous compositions. In response to the patterns, Duncan deftly cuts, sews, and paints onto the transformed canvas.
Christopher Robin Duncan (b. 1974) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Oakland, California. Duncan utilizes the Sun and the Moon, as well as Time and Tide, as conceptual and compositional prompts for experiments in sonic and visual endeavors. Outside of his studio practice, Duncan runs LAND AND SEA, a small press out of Oakland, with his partner Maria Otero. He holds an MFA from Stanford, a BFA from CCA and his work has been featured in exhibitions at the Berkeley Art Museum; V1 Gallery (Copenhagen); Human Resources (Los Angeles); Et al. (San Francisco); San Francisco Arts Commission; Southern Exposure; and Bemis Center for Contemporary Art. His work can be found in many collections such as Berkeley Art Museum; SFMOMA; and Kemper Art Museum. He is represented by Rebecca Camacho Presents (SF) and Halsey McKay (NY).
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