WORKS ON PAPER "To Jules Verne with love..."
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Underwater Society series
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| Questions (acrylic, pastels, ink on paper, 10 X 8 inches) 2012 |
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| Underwater Society 1 (acrylic, pencil, ink on paper, 10.2 X 8.3 inches) 2009 |
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| Underwater Society 2 (acrylic, pencil, ink on paper, 10.2 X 8.3 inches) 2009 |
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| Underwater Society 5 (acrylic, ink on paper, 10 X 8 inches) 2010 |
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| Man and his Murena, Acrylic, pencil, ink on paper, 8 X 11 inches, 2010 |
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| Shark said "murenas don't make good pets", Acrylic, pencil, ink on paper, 30 X 22.44 inches, 2011 |
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| She prefers the compagny of fish, Acrylic, pencil, ink on paper, 30 X 22.44 inches, 2011 |
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| Acrylic, pencil, ink on paper, 9.92 X 7.99 inches, 2010 |
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| Acrylic, pencil, ink on paper, 10 X 4 inches, 2009 |
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| Acrylic, ink and pencils on paper, 6.5 X 4.5 inches, 2009 |
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| Acrylic, pencil, ink on paper, 4 X 6 inches, 2009 |
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| Fish Tank 1, Acrylic-pencil-ink painting in a wooden box, 8"X10", 2010 |
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| Fish Tank 2, acrylic-pencil-ink painting in a wooden box, 8"X10", 2010 |
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| Acrylic, ink and pencils on paper, 7 X 7 inches, 2009 |
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| Acrylic, ink and pencils on paper, 7 X 7 inches, 2011 |
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| Acrylic, pencil, ink on paper, 7 X 7 inches, 2009 |
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| My Silver Spoon, acrylic, ink, pencil on paper, 8 X 10 inches, 2010 |
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| Shark , Acrylic and pastels on canvas, 24" X 20", 2008 |
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| Shark , Acrylic and pastels on canvas, 24" X 20", 2008 |
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| Shark , Acrylic and pastels on canvas, 24" X 20", 2008 |
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| Shark , Acrylic and pastels on canvas, 24" X 20", 2008 |
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LARGE SCALE WORKS ON CANVAS
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| Of Shark and Men, acrylic and pastels on canvas 72 X 72 inches, 2008 |
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In the Fairy Tales Series, Chaix uses characters of well known fairy tales such as Snow White, the Little Mermaid, and the Sleeping Beauty as a starting point for stories in her paintings, then lets viewers continue by supplying their own interpretations. The foundation of myth serves as an entry point.
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| Acrylic and pastels on canvas, 108 X 72 inches, 2005 |
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Installation around The Little Mermaid fairy tale and painting
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In collaboration with:
Stephanie Combe, sculptor
Ray Mack, composer/dj
Danica Sheridan, performer
Leigh Hennessy, performer
Paul Sangster/Future Lighting, lights effects/projections
The paintings from The Fairy Tales Series such as the Little Mermaid become the backgrounds of a very special stage:
A rusty large aquarium, where the Sea Witch and the Little Mermaid (real life performers Danica Sheridan and Leigh Henessy) seat side by side in a troubled aquatic yet electric light . .
The music, deep and strange underwater semi-mute emotion takes us to the bottom but can we see the flickering light of the surface through the dark water?
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| The Little Mermaid performance |
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OTHER UNDERWATER STORIES...
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| The Genie of the River, acrylic and pastels on canvas, 72 X 58 inches, 2006 |
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"CAFE SUD" series acrylic & pastel on paper
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"Chaix likes to explore the ambiguity of relationships in painting individuals, couples, and groups.
The psychological themes that her subjects represent are like film narratives that give viewers plot clues.
The self-reflective quality of her characters offers dialogue between painter
and viewer which is aptly demonstrated in her Café Sud series."
- Teresa Morales, art historian, on the "Café Sud" series
(acrylic and pastels on paper, 39 X 27 inches)
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| Elle |
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| Le Retraité |
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| Window 1, acrylic & pastels on canvas, 38 X 51 inches, 1997 |
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| Evening, acrylic & pastels on canvas, 38 X 51 inches, 2000 |
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