Caleb Kortokrax
Region: South
My paintings are an exercise in unlearning and relearning how
to see.
My current work is an investigation into human perception
and context, and my studio practice is rooted in the
interdisciplinary spirit. The recent work builds bridges between
disparate painting traditions and time periods. In the process
of making a painting, I resample quality material traditions of
the past into the current omnidimensional state of imagery.
Through combining past and present visual signals in my
studio process, I reanimate the painted image—similar to a DJ
giving renewed vigor to an old sound sample by placing it in a
fresh context. I use the image and the physical surface of the
paintings to navigate a way that offers more possibilities and
more cross-pollination, not particularly favoring any one style
or dogma.