Join us at Alto Gallery Saturday June 24, 2017 for the opening reception of “Glitz and Disappointment,” a special one-weekend pop-up art show featuring recent works by Max Kauffman. Show runs Thursday June 22 – Saturday July 1.

ARTIST STATEMENT

“My work is a release – akin to meditation, a relief from the chaos of our day-to-day lives. Over the last two years, houses and architecture have become the zenith of my work. They are sanctuaries…somewhere to catch up, take a breath, recharge. The world I portray is sometimes yours and mine and sometimes a more magical place – I call it “future primitive.” It is a potential path or maybe just a way to reconnect with more pure ideas of culture from our past. It is knowing empires crumble, but accepting the growth that emerges in the aftermath.

I grew up going between the woods/quiet of South Bend, IN and the best city in the world, Chicago. This back and forth continues in my work with conscious, realized line work coupling with abstract mark making. That moment of potential, that feeling of the unknown, is the foundation of my work thanks to years of traveling – staying open to possibility while maintaining a plan, a dystopian harmony between what is and what could be.”

See more of Max Kauffman’s work at http://www.kauffmanartistry.com