KYLE CHAPUT (US)
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Kyle Chaput is an American artist who works with lithography, etching, and woodcut in subtle colors that appear monochromatic at first glance. The prints depict unusual and unsettling places with objects embedded within them, leaving an impression of distress.
Chaput repeatedly returns to depictions of objects such as fragmented boats, and ladders that are entangled in rough fabrics or untamed vegetation. Some compositions feature objects held by fragile structures and upward-pointing ladders, creating a dynamic movement that ascends to another level. The interplay is reminiscent of an inner struggle and could reflect references to chaotic and contradictory aspects of life. Form and movement seem inextricably linked, questioning inner stability.
In some works, a material reminiscent of branches spreads energetically and almost violently across the empty space of the images. Ladders leaning against or crushed by the material seem to lead nowhere but upwards. Boats are stuck in a close battle with their surroundings and cannot move forward. The seemingly familiar fragmented objects are disjointed in their context and question place and time. Chaput challenges the viewer to use their imagination to collect the disjointed image elements and bring order to the chaos—a seemingly impossible task.
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