• Ryan Fenchel
    Black Nezu / OneTuch Ultra    , 2014
    Chalk pastel and oil pastel on paper mounted to panel
    43 x 53 inches
    Photo: Craig Doty

Ryan Fenchel: Fases and Vaces I’ve Been

February 13—March 28, 2015


Carrie Secrist Gallery proudly presents our debut exhibition with Los Angeles-based artist Ryan Fenchel,  Fases and Vaces I’ve Been, on view from February 13 – March 28, 2015.

Please join us for a reception for the artist on Friday the 13th of February from 5-8 PM.

Ryan Fenchel: Fases and Vaces I’ve Been comprises a new body of drawings depicting shapes that resemble vessels – jars, flasks, vases and pitchers. Executed in chalk pastel and oil pastel, the cryptological images yield a purposefully awkward sense of space and balance. Driven by a confluence of tropes, including alchemy, secret societies, Cubism and Surrealism, and natural science, Fenchel connects and combines known forms and meanings in order to generate unfamiliar values and interpretations.

Ryan Fenchel (b. 1981, United States) lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. He completed an MFA in Art Theory and Practice from Northwestern University in 2007. Past exhibitions include Dan Devening Projects, LVL3, and Roots & Culture in Chicago, IL as well as Bodega, Philadelphia, PA; Control Room, Los Angeles, CA; and Gallery Yasashii Yokan, Tokyo, Japan. Fases and Vaces I’ve Been is the artist’s first solo exhibition with Carrie Secrist Gallery.

Please contact Stevie Greco at 312.491.0917 for more information.

Images

  • Ryan Fenchel: Fases and Vaces I’ve Been
    Installation view, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago
    February 13 – March 28, 2015
    Photo: Clare Britt

  • My Love with Flower, 2014
    Oil pastel, chalk pastel and pencil on paper mounted to panel
    16.75 x 17.75 inches

  • Desu Glyphs, Fall, 2014
    Chalk pastel, oil pastel and ink on paper mounted to panel
    22.25 x 29.25 inches
    Photo: Craig Doty

  • Ryan Fenchel: Fases and Vaces I’ve Been
    Installation view, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago
    February 13 – March 28, 2015
    Photo: Clare Britt

  • Feelds Loop, Black, 2015
    Chalk pastel on paper mounted to panel
    40 x 70 inches
    Photo: Craig Doty

  • Profe Loop, 2014
    Chalk pastel and oil pastel on paper mounted to panel
    36 x 26.75 inches
    Photo: Craig Doty

  • Edo, Khem, 2015
    Chalk pastel on paper mounted to panel
    28 x 39.5 inches
    Photo: Craig Doty

  • Ryan Fenchel: Fases and Vaces I’ve Been
    Installation view, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago
    February 13 – March 28, 2015
    Photo: Clare Britt

  • Ryan Fenchel: Fases and Vaces I’ve Been
    Installation view, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago
    February 13 – March 28, 2015
    Photo: Clare Britt

  • Ryan Fenchel: Fases and Vaces I’ve Been
    Installation view, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago
    February 13 – March 28, 2015
    Photo: Clare Britt

  • Arcade Ex., 2014
    Chalk pastel and oil pastel on paper mounted to panel
    43 x 120 inches
    Photo: Clare Britt

  • Ryan Fenchel: Fases and Vaces I’ve Been
    Installation view, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago
    February 13 – March 28, 2015
    Photo: Clare Britt

  • Ryan Fenchel: Fases and Vaces I’ve Been
    Installation view, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago
    February 13 – March 28, 2015
    Photo: Clare Britt

  • OG Emmit Otter, 2014
    Chalk pastel on paper mounted to panel
    25 x 19.5 inches
    Photo: Craig Doty

  • OG Carl Sagan, 2014
    Chalk pastel on paper mounted to panel
    25 x 19.5 inches
    Photo: Craig Doty

  • Ryan Fenchel: Fases and Vaces I’ve Been
    Installation view, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago
    February 13 – March 28, 2015
    Photo: Clare Britt

  • INFJ Dish Yello, 2014
    Chalk pastel on paper mounted to panel
    22.25 x 29.25 inches
    Photo: Craig Doty

  • INFJ Dish Blue, 2014
    Chalk pastel and oil pastel on paper mounted to panel
    22.25 x 29.25 inches
    Photo: Craig Doty

  • Ryan Fenchel: Fases and Vaces I’ve Been
    Installation view, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago
    February 13 – March 28, 2015
    Photo: Clare Britt

  • Ryan Fenchel: Fases and Vaces I’ve Been
    Installation view, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago
    February 13 – March 28, 2015
    Photo: Clare Britt

  • Ryan Fenchel
    Black Nezu / OneTuch Ultra    , 2014
    Chalk pastel and oil pastel on paper mounted to panel
    43 x 53 inches
    Photo: Craig Doty

  • Ryan Fenchel: Fases and Vaces I’ve Been
    Installation view, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago
    February 13 – March 28, 2015
    Photo: Clare Britt

  • Hand Snakes, Tray, 2013
    Chalk pastel and oil pastel on paper mounted to panel
    18.5 x 24.5 inches
    Photo: Craig Doty

  • Des Glyphs, Spring, 2014
    Chalk pastel and oil pastel on paper mounted to panel
    43.5 x 57 inches
    Photo: Clare Britt

  • Alrugy Vaz, 2014
    Chalk pastel and oil pastel on paper mounted to panel
    25 x 19.5 inches
    Photo: Craig Doty

  • Ryan Fenchel: Fases and Vaces I’ve Been
    Installation view, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago
    February 13 – March 28, 2015
    Photo: Clare Britt

  • Ryan Fenchel: Fases and Vaces I’ve Been
    Installation view, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago
    February 13 – March 28, 2015
    Photo: Clare Britt

  • Chandelier Vaz, 2013
    Chalk pastel, oil pastel and pencil on paper mounted to panel
    17.5 x 12.5 inches

  • Parables of Three, 2014
    Chalk pastel on paper mounted to panel
    36 x 28.5 inches
    Photo: Craig Doty

  • Ryan Fenchel: Fases and Vaces I’ve Been Installation view, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago February 13 – March 28, 2015 Photo: Clare Britt

  • Eepaneema, 2014
    Chalk pastel, pencil on paper mounted to panel
    17.75 x 19.75 inches

  • Ryan Fenchel: Fases and Vaces I’ve Been
    Installation view, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago
    February 13 – March 28, 2015
    Photo: Clare Britt

  • Ryan Fenchel: Fases and Vaces I’ve Been
    Installation view, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago
    February 13 – March 28, 2015
    Photo: Clare Britt

  • That Smarts, 2014
    Ink, chalk pastel on paper mounted to panel
    29.25 x 22.25 inches
    Photo: Craig Doty

  • Sphinx Sphace, 2013
    Chalk pastel, oil pastel and pencil on paper mounted to panel
    20.25 x 16 inches
    Photo: Craig Doty

  • Ryan Fenchel: Fases and Vaces I’ve Been
    Installation view, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago
    February 13 – March 28, 2015
    Photo: Clare Britt

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