Location: The Solarium at The Colony Hotel, 155 Hammon Ave, Palm Beach, FL33480
Contact: caroline@voltzclarke.com | 917.292.6921

Press Release

The Colony HOTEL and Voltz Clarke Gallery are pleased to present IN THE PINK, a group exhibition.

Love and violence, seduction and innocence, finery and garishness, the masculine and the feminine; the color pink has always represented fascinating contradictions. The color's turbulent history is ushered into the present-day meaning according to Oxford Languages ‘in very good health and spirits’ at The Solarium at The Colony through a selection of works by Christina Burch, Field Kallop, Lucy Soni, Khalilah Birdsong, and Jason Trotter. The selected paintings for IN THE PINK invite viewers this season to experience pink in all its dimensions; from soft, subtle hues to bold, vibrant statements. Abstract geometries engage with familiar florals and flesh tones, showcasing pink's dynamic role in representation. Field Kallop’s sharp forms in shades of dusty rose and coral juxtapose the brilliantly deep magenta peonies in Christina Burch's canvases. Set against the backdrop of Palm Beach's pastel sunsets and plastic flamingos, the Colony Hotel provides the perfect address for this vibrant exhibition.

The Colony Palm Beach | Voltz Clarke Gallery Collaboration invites hotel guests, visitors, and locals alike to explore a rotating selection of fine art at the iconic property steps from Worth Avenue and the Atlantic Ocean. As guardians of a treasured icon, The Colony Palm Beach faithfully preserves its legacy of gracious hospitality while ensuring continued relevance to a new generation of modern, well-traveled and discerning guests. The 93 room property offers unique, curated experiences for guests of all ages delivered with best-in-class ultra boutique service. Much more than a hotel, The Colony is a state of mind – a place to connect meaningfully and authentically with one of the world’s most storied destinations, steps from both Worth Avenue and the Atlantic Ocean. Aware of The Colony’s singular place in the hearts of long-time Palm Beachers, the hotel is dedicated to maintaining a rich tradition of culinary excellence and sophisticated entertainment in a vibrant social setting that is both welcoming and refreshingly unpretentious.

Selected Works

On View: February 9 – March 4, 2016
Location: Voltz Clarke Gallery, 141 East 62nd Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10065

Voltz Clarke is pleased to debut Garland of Skulls, a solo-exhibition of new paintings by Christina Burch (American).

Gathering inspiration from Italian and Japanese Aesthetics, the artist uses the skull motif as a recurring theme throughout her ongoing series entitled Garland of Skulls. At times hidden, the skull image points to impermanence and enlightened awareness beyond birth and death. Burch anchors her imagery in symbolic logic and fantasy, indicative of the enlightened mind. Her canvases expand upon the teachings of Buddhist philosophy within a contemporary context. Resulting in works that are characterized by a sense of magical realism and suprasensual.

Through a suite of nine canvases, Burch reconciles her inclinations towards contemporary art and her Eastern philosophical education. She lends historical and mythological contexts to her figurations with anthropomorphism and verdant natural imagery. In a manner indicative of the Japanese Ukiyo-e woodblock prints, her flattened stylizations are activated by the luminous color and the visual acuity with which she anchors her composition.

Born in Manhattan in 1972, Burch grew up in Nashville, Tennessee and began oil painting at the age of eight. She received a B.F.A. in Printmaking from the Rhode Island School of Design and traveled extensively in Europe and Asia, completing her Masters in Painting at New York University in 1998. Further pursuing her interest in energy and the corporeal form, she later studied Acupuncture and Classical Chinese Medicine. This understanding of energy and embodiment has been influential in her recent works, which contemplate the sensual, poetic dimension of figuration in painting. After fourteen years in New York City, Burch relocated to Ann Arbor, Michigan in 2009 where she currently works and resides.

The exhibition will run February 9th through March 4th, 2016.
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