AB 60: BFA Showcase - Noah Chavkin

Artist statement:

Noah Chavkin is a mixed media painter whose work focuses on the analysis of human connectivity through personal spaces. Typically working from memory, Chavkin has been building and refining his personal style for the past 4 years. Accessibility is the most important thing in Chavkin’s practice, as he feels that most of the time art puts the viewer in an exclusionary box. Chavkin attempts to make his work accessible by using a variety of colors and shapes to create bold and minimal compositions that are seemingly easy to understand while still making complicated and professional moves. He is incredibly attracted to the relationship between shape and color, and utilizes both in order to create depth and space. His style is based on relationships with folk art, tattoo culture, and a combination of cubism and minimalism. He is highly inspired and informed by traditional Mexican and Mesoamerican art as well as the art of Keith Haring, Fernand Leger, Tarsila do Amaral, and Pablo Picasso amongst others. Chavkin’s art often relies heavily on the use of symbolism and cubism, combined with bright colors and playful motifs to evoke joy and happiness. His pieces are more often nostalgic and his goal is to provoke a pleasant nostalgia in his viewers. Chavkin strongly believes in promoting art appreciation and education amongst youth. His work has been shown in the Littman Gallery, The OCAC Art Gallery, the Sugar Cube Gallery, and the MK Gallery.

Solo Catalog by Noah Chavkin-PDF

My Mom’s Kitchen

2020, Acrylic, house paint, and krink marker on canvas, 36" × 36"

A Relaxing Soak

2020, Acrylic and house paint on canvas, 36" × 36"

Untitled Shower Legs

2019, Acrylic, house paint, and oil stick on canvas, 24" × 36"

Untitled Bathtub Scene

2020, Acrylic, house paint, oil stick, and krink pen on canvas, 36" × 48"

Early Hours

2020, Acrylic and house paint on canvas, 36" × 48"

Noah Chavkin grew up in Boulder, Colorado and now lives and works in Portland, Oregon. Working in his own style derived from cubism and pop art, Chavkin creates captivatingly colorful compositions that aim to evoke feelings of affable nostalgia. Often utilizing palettes of warm pastels, color becomes a crucial component of his work. Chavkin is interested in the subtle color shifts that exist all around us and often become overlooked. He uses these subtleties in an amplified way to suggest place and time. Aside from color, examining figure and form is an important part of his practice. Chavkin’s practice is rooted in the examination of human connection in the 21st century, so naturally he relies on figurative elements in his work. His heavy use of symbolism and cubism, combined with bold colors and playful motifs are meant to evoke emotions of curiosity and wonder, mirroring his personal feelings about the world around him. For Chavkin, creating is about sharing his personal experiences with the world in an accessible and approachable way.

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