MEDIA
"CIA Painting major Maxmillian Peralta and Illustration major Ethan Bowman's exhibition at CIA celebrates contemporary streetwear through two complimentary modes of painting. Bowman's digital paintings are tacked flat against the wall. This democratic method of displaying work and his dynamic employment of light source in his work feel cinematic yet accessible. His painting practice pursues individual subjects bathed in dramatic, often colored light, placed in familiar environments: dorm rooms, suburban neighborhoods, etc.
In perfect complement, Peralta's practice follows the hallowed tradition of early modern/baroque painting. His subjects are isolated against monochrome backgrounds channeling the emotive works of 17th c. Northern European portraiture. The canvases and ornate frames feel traditional and high-society.
The contrast between Bowman's internal emotional vignettes and Peralta's sanctified portraiture are tied perfectly to their unifying subject matter: high fashion streetwear. Both artists tackle modern fashion from opposite ends, pulling on the class tension implicit in the clothing- meant to look accessible or happened upon, but often costing thousands. Ligne de Vêtements keeps one eye fixed on the celebration of modern youth fashion and the other eye staring down the associated class divisiveness."
JP Peralta
In perfect complement, Peralta's practice follows the hallowed tradition of early modern/baroque painting. His subjects are isolated against monochrome backgrounds channeling the emotive works of 17th c. Northern European portraiture. The canvases and ornate frames feel traditional and high-society.
The contrast between Bowman's internal emotional vignettes and Peralta's sanctified portraiture are tied perfectly to their unifying subject matter: high fashion streetwear. Both artists tackle modern fashion from opposite ends, pulling on the class tension implicit in the clothing- meant to look accessible or happened upon, but often costing thousands. Ligne de Vêtements keeps one eye fixed on the celebration of modern youth fashion and the other eye staring down the associated class divisiveness."
JP Peralta
