Artist’s Reception—You are invited!
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Saturday, July 27
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3pm to 6pm
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3 Goldens Convenience Store
Sundown is about collaborative creation of artwork between two unlikely individuals in an unlikely place. Chris Victor is an artist who creates installations and sculptures with various materials including found and discarded objects. He rarely exhibits outside of galleries, and museums.
Paul Hnatiw moved from Manhattan’s Lower East Side to Sundown when he was a teenager in the 70s. He served in the Air Force before working at multiple jobs, landing on a position in the prison system that lasted for ten years until he retired last year. He now runs his small seasonal store in a popular camping and hiking section of the Catskills in upstate New York. His store is the only gun-and-convenience store in the entire county.
Chris will be installing a site-specific artwork outside of Paul’s store, partly using materials found around the store. He’ll be recording their conversations, which will cover a wide range of topics, from Hurricane Irene to the meaning of art.
On Saturday, July 27, we’ll be hosting a reception at the store. If you’re in the area, come for an afternoon of art, food, and a dip in Blue Hole! Please note that you must obtain a free permit from the NYS DEC site, at least 24 hours in advance but no earlier than one week, to enter Blue Hole.
Chris Victor working on his installation in Sundown
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#cvforcatskillwaters #sitespecificart #catskillwaters #ourwater #mixedmediaart #chrisvictor #sculpture #contemporaryart #fineart #peekamoosebluehole
This work is about many things. The wall is the height of water when this area was hit by hurricane Irene. It’s constructed from water bottles that commodify water and create plastic waste, but also a necessity for disaster areas and those with scarcity of safe water. Children’s clothes and socks are filled with sand that was left by the hurricane.
#catskills #cvforcatskillwaters #hurricaneirene #sundownny #waterscarcity #contemporaryart #fineart #nycheadwaters
#cvforcatskillwaters #catskillwaters #chrisvictor #sculpture #installationart #contemporaryart #fineart #sitespecificart
#cvforcatskillwaters #sitespecificart #catskillwaters #ourwater #mixedmediaart #chrisvictor #sculpture #contemporaryart #fineart
Coming July 20th, stay tuned... #cvforcatskillwaters #sitespecificart #mixedmediaart #chrisvictor #sculpture #contemporaryart #fineart
Here’s an initial concept for one of a couple site specific works I’m making with catskillwaters . This one will be planted next to a defunct coke machine. It’ll passively collect water and incorporate the almost certain repeated vandalism that will come its way. I’ll reinvent the piece each time it’s messed with. #vandalismcollaboration #cvforcatskillwaters #catskillwaters #chrisvictor #sculpture #installationart #contemporaryart #fineart #artvandalism #watercollection #waterislife
R & D #cvforcatskillwaters #sitespecificart #installationart #mixedmediaart #sculpture #contemporaryart #fineart
Sadly, this is the last week to check out Sundown, the piece will come down Friday. The podcast continues with episode 3 about to launch. #catskillwaters #cvforcatskillwaters #sitespecificart #sundown #hurricaneirene #mixedmediaart #chrisvictor #sculpture #contemporaryart #fineart
#Repost @ceevictor ・・・
Installing. Sundown opens this Saturday 3-6 #catskillwaters #cvforcatskillwaters #sitespecificart #sundown #hurricaneirene#mixedmediaart #chrisvictor #sculpture #contemporaryart #fineart
Walls found in the Catskills... Sundown, the installation by @ceevictor is up through the summer. It’s located at a gun-and-convenience store near Blue Hole that was hit hard by Hurricane Irene. It is a wall at the height of the water during the storm, and is created with children’s clothes stuffed with sand from The hurricane, empty water bottles, cinder blocks, and a lot of other smaller found objects. The process of working with the store owner was documented and published in our podcast Sundown, available on Spotify and Anchor. Huge thanks to @rauterland and our sponsor @nycheadwaters .
#catskills #sundown #upstateny #catskillartist #catskillart #contemporaryart #installationart #chrisvictor #nycheadwaters #cvforcatskillwaters #rondoutreservoir
A look back at summertime projects. Sundown, 2019 with catskillwaters made with sand from hurricane Irene which heavily impacted the area. #cvforcatskillwaters #catskillwaters #chrisvictor #sculpture #installationart #contemporaryart #fineart #sitespecificart #sundownny
Dreaming of things that may come together or may not #sketchbook #mixedmediaart #chrisvictor #sculpture #contemporaryart #fineart #cvforcatskillwaters
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Sadly, this is the last week to check out Sundown, the piece will come down Friday. The podcast continues with episode 3 about to launch. #catskillwaters #cvforcatskillwaters #sitespecificart #sundown #hurricaneirene #mixedmediaart #chrisvictor #sculpture #contemporaryart #fineart
There is a. Field, Chris Victor’s piece mentioned in our podcast Sundown. It was created by grinding away most of the wood with Dremel until only skeleton remained.
#cvforcatskillwaters
#contemporaryart
More update from Chrus Victor:
Much of the material for this piece is from Paul’s sand pile which was washed up on his property in hurricane Irene in 2011.
#catskillwaters #cvforcatskillwaters #sitespecificart #sundown #hurricaneirene
Chris Victor working on Sundown, site specific installation near Blue Hole. @cvforcatskillwaters ・・・
#cvforcatskillwaters #catskillwaters #mixedmediaart #chrisvictor #sculpture #contemporaryart #fineart #sundownny
More compelling sites for my Catskill Waters project. #cvforcatskillwaters #catskillwaters #chrisvictor #sculpture #installationart #contemporaryart #fineart #grahamsvilleny
Scouting potential spots for site specific work for Catskill Waters. I love this place, X marks the spot, and yes, the pay phone works. #cvforcatskillwaters #catskillwaters #chrisvictor #sculpture #installationart #contemporaryart #fineart
Chris Victor working on his installation in Sundown!
@cvforcatskillwaters with @get_repost
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Thoughts taking form #catskillwaters #cvforcatskillwaters #sitespecificart #sundownny #mixedmediaart #chrisvictor #sculpture #contemporaryart #fineart #outdoorsculpture
Zero, the work transformed from a Gatorade bottle Chris Victor talks about in our podcast Sundown.
#cvforcatskillwaters #contemporaryart #catskillsny #catskills
Installing. Sundown opens this Saturday 3-6 #catskillwaters #cvforcatskillwaters #sitespecificart #sundown #hurricaneirene#mixedmediaart #chrisvictor #sculpture #contemporaryart #fineart
I’ve kept some kind of sketchbook/journal for most of my life and there was always an ebb and flow as to how useful it would be. Right now I so appreciate these little tools. maybe it’s partially the wintertime, but having a place to sink into at anytime to think-feel-figure-write and reflect is a true luxury of the best kind. It’s feeling particularly important right now so I thought I’d share. #sketchbook #journaling #sculpture #cvforcatskillwaters #contemporarypainting #chrisvictor
Working on my #catskillwaters project and came across this fresh breath of summer pic. Couldn’t be more grateful for this beautiful land and water. #hudsonvalley #cvforcatskillwaters
Kids socks and sand from hurricane Irene. #catskillwaters #cvforcatskillwaters #sitespecificart #sundown #hurricaneirene #mixedmediaart #chrisvictor #sculpture #contemporaryart #fineart
#Repost @cvforcatskillwaters with @get_repost
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Scouting potential spots for site specific work for Catskill Waters. I love this place, X marks the spot, and yes, the pay phone works. #cvforcatskillwaters #catskillwaters #chrisvictor #sculpture #installationart #contemporaryart #fineart #cvictorforcatskillwaters
Paul and Barbara showing me a pic of flooding from Hurricane Jeanne in 2004. #catskillwaters #cvforcatskillwaters #sitespecificart #sundown #hurricanejeanne #mixedmediaart #chrisvictor #sculpture #contemporaryart #fineart
Content, subject, art, nature, self, my leg, this moment, you reading this, the thing-feeling-energy-desire that compels us to do this or that, and of course, the open book of run on sentences that is art and nature into which we can dive as deep as we want. These are a few of my favorite things. #studiothoughts #contemporaryart #cvforcatskillwaters #artandnature
One of our principal artists Chris Victor: opening reception of Hammer Dance, his solo show in Muroff Kotler Gallery at SUNY Ulster
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Today I overheard the first tree murmur that it’s been a long summer and maybe a rest would feel good. #autumniscoming #cvforcatskillwaters
Thank you, Chris Victor, for amazing work!
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Going...going...gone. #catskillwaters #cvforcatskillwaters #sitespecificart #sundown #hurricaneirene #mixedmediaart #chrisvictor #sculpture #contemporaryart #fineart