John Cichon
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a photographic series of puddles captured on the streets of Chicago and New York
December 2, 2009 - January 3, 2010
Open Reception: Sunday, December 13, 2 - 5p
Hours: Wednesday - Thursday 1 - 6p | Saturday - Sunday 12-5p
chashama 461 Harlem Studios Gallery
461 West 126th Street
New York, NY
John Cichon was born in Hammond, Indiana in 1973. Living in Northwest Indiana, he grew up with the contrasting urban decay of the steel industry alongside the beauty of the Lake Michigan coastline. Nature, culture and the environment have always been latent or blatant concepts. His continual questioning of the environment around him is evident in much of his work.
In this series, Landscapes, he explores the surface of the urban environment through the reflected image of puddles. Approaching his subject as a work of art, he creates an image or abstraction that captures the fleeting phenomenon of accumulated water and detritus. These images are about transition and place. They capture those fleeting moments in time when thought and awareness seem to coalesce.
John graduated from Indiana University in Gary, Indiana with his Bachelors in Art and the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana with his MFA. He currently lives and works in New York, NY.
Sponsors: Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance(NoMAA), The Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone(UMEZ), and The JPMorgan Chase Foundation
a photographic series of puddles captured on the streets of Chicago and New York
December 2, 2009 - January 3, 2010
Open Reception: Sunday, December 13, 2 - 5p
Hours: Wednesday - Thursday 1 - 6p | Saturday - Sunday 12-5p
chashama 461 Harlem Studios Gallery
461 West 126th Street
New York, NY
John Cichon was born in Hammond, Indiana in 1973. Living in Northwest Indiana, he grew up with the contrasting urban decay of the steel industry alongside the beauty of the Lake Michigan coastline. Nature, culture and the environment have always been latent or blatant concepts. His continual questioning of the environment around him is evident in much of his work.
In this series, Landscapes, he explores the surface of the urban environment through the reflected image of puddles. Approaching his subject as a work of art, he creates an image or abstraction that captures the fleeting phenomenon of accumulated water and detritus. These images are about transition and place. They capture those fleeting moments in time when thought and awareness seem to coalesce.
John graduated from Indiana University in Gary, Indiana with his Bachelors in Art and the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana with his MFA. He currently lives and works in New York, NY.
Sponsors: Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance(NoMAA), The Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone(UMEZ), and The JPMorgan Chase Foundation
