Run From View by Chuck Kelton and Day For Night b y Shelton Walsmith opens April 16th

Chuck Kelton
Run from View

and

Day For Night
By Shelton Walsmith

April 16 - May 17, 2010
Public Reception : April 16th 6-9 pm

BROOKLYN, NY - This April Causey Contemporary is pleased to announce two solo debut exhibitions to the gallery.  Run From View will feature the unique black and white silver gelatin prints of photographer Chuck Kelton.  Also on view will be the latest series of paintings by Shelton Walsmith in Day For Night.  The public reception at the gallery’s 92 Wythe Ave location n Williamburg, Brooklyn will take place on Friday April 16th from 6- 9 pm.   The public is invited to attend this event and visit the gallery during regular hours, Wed - Sat 11 am - 7 pm, Sun 12 - 6 pm and Mon 9 am to 5 pm.

Run From View | Chuck Kelton
The exhibition “Run From View” represents the newest photographic explorations of Chuck Kelton. Drawn from autobiographical experiences, the work celebrates the chaos and fragmentation of life.  Kelton constructs abstracted images which become narratives saturated with metaphorical structure. Inspired visually by landscapes these images tend to be more mythological than temporal. The work clings to classical black and white techniques, Each photograph will be executed as editions of three with the prints within each edition having slight variations.

Chuck Kelton is the owner of Kelton Labs in NYC. For the last two decades Kelton has worked as a master printer for exhibitions and advertising campaigns for leading photographers worldwide. Kelton splits his time between both fine art and commercial printing, his client list includes top advertising agencies, major magazines like Vogue, Vanity Fair, GQ, Harper's Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, and renowned artists-Lillian Bassman, Danny Lyon, Helen Levitt, Zeke Berman. His photographs are included in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France. When not in the darkroom, Kelton teaches in the graduate program at the International Center of Photography in New York City and in workshops throughout the country.

Day For Night, Artist Statement:
In this age of polarity I feel the artist's task is to extend the expanse between black and white; between opposing forces.  Provisions must be laid out for a long range of sensations between the real and the mystical. The paintings in Day For Night represents this practice; like a waking dream these paintings are the fractaling seconds between dawn and dusk, fact and fantasy, experiencing and remembering.

Shelton Walsmith is a multi-media artist working in the Gowanus Canal area of Brooklyn. His work has been published by The Paris Review, Knopf, Vintage, Rizzoli Books, Unsaid Magazine, New York Tyrant and others. He has exhibited in New York, San Francisco, Prague and Austin.  Walsmith is the founder and host of the event series Yardmeter Editions.

About the Gallery: Causey Contemporary represents exquisite technically and conceptually challenging art. The gallery exhibits the work of its core group of 13 artists in 11 show annually, in addition to hosting special exhibitions by other critically recognized artists. Causey Contemporary participates in two or more international art fairs annually and also organizes international touring exhibitions. Causey Contemporary and its artists have been covered in ARTnews, Artforum, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and multiple other art and culture publications. Gallery artists are included in the collections of MoMA, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston and other institutions throughout the world. Established in 1999 as Ch’i Contemporary Fine Art founder and Director Tracy Causey-Jeffery changed the gall ery name in September 2009 in honor of her parents. In March 2010, the gallery relocated to its new location at 92 Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Mission:
Causey Contemporary cultivates and represents contemporary artists from their emergence through their maturity. We are dedicated to helping collectors understand and enjoy their artworks within historical, cultural and social contexts. Our mission is to nourish dialogue and relationships between artists, collectors and curators. We strive to provide a multilayered platform for each artist’s individual voice, and to help that voice be heard by new and seasoned collectors alike.

For more information on the Run From View by  Chuck Kelton call 718 218 8939 or email info@causeycontemporary.com.