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.
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
Missed this one from a few weeks ago. Thank you so much @instagrampadon!
#Repost @instagrampadon with @get_repost ・・・
This weekend, Victoria and I were lucky enough to attend the unveiling of this Hurricane Irene-inspired art created by @ceevictor, which was displayed just across the road from our cabin in Sundown, NY. (Hurricane Irene had a devastating effect on the communities in this area, and was as resonant a subject of inspiration as can be imagined.)
#art #sculpture #hurricaneirene #sundownny #upstateny #peekamoose #chrisvictor #cvforcatskillwaters
This is Paul, owner of the 3 Goldens Convenience Store in Sundown, NY.
@ceevictor is installing his work outside of this store and sharing the conversations and process in our new podcast!
#sitespecificart #catskillwaters #cvforcatskillwaters #mixedmediaart #chrisvictor #sculpture #contemporaryart #fineart
Paul and Barbara showing me a pic of flooding from Hurricane Jeanne in 2004. #catskillwaters #cvforcatskillwaters #sitespecificart #sundown #hurricanejeanne #mixedmediaart #chrisvictor #sculpture #contemporaryart #fineart
#Repost @ceevictor with @get_repost
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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
Chris Victor working on his installation in Sundown
#Repost @cvforcatskillwaters ・・・
#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
I am feeling as elated seeing this image on my feed as I’m terrified. My heart is beating faster as I wonder what Paul will think of this. Feels like this project is doing exactly what it was intended to do, but I wasn’t quite prepared for what it would look like in real life. But that’s what art is all about.
#Repost @ceevictor ・・・
A rough draft, rehearsal, mock-up of my piece Sundown, to be installed next week. Opening 3-6pm, Saturday July 27th #catskillwaters #cvforcatskillwaters #sitespecificart #sundown #hurricaneirene #mixedmediaart #chrisvictor #sculpture #contemporaryart #fineart
We had a great opening! Friends drove long miles to join local Sundown residents for a lively conversation and relaxed afternoon in the heart of the Catskills. Sponsored by @nycheadwaters
#cvforcatskillwaters #catskills #sundownny #catskilllife #catskillliving #contemporaryart #fineart #nycwatershed
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.
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#contemporaryart
Zero, the work transformed from a Gatorade bottle Chris Victor talks about in our podcast Sundown.
#cvforcatskillwaters #contemporaryart #catskillsny #catskills
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
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
#Repost @ceevictor ・・・
Installing. Sundown opens this Saturday 3-6 #catskillwaters #cvforcatskillwaters #sitespecificart #sundown #hurricaneirene#mixedmediaart #chrisvictor #sculpture #contemporaryart #fineart
I am feeling as elated seeing this image on my feed as I’m terrified. My heart is beating faster as I wonder what Paul will think of this. Feels like this project is doing exactly what it was intended to do, but I wasn’t quite prepared for what it would look like in real life. But that’s what art is all about.
#Repost ceevictor ・・・
A rough draft, rehearsal, mock-up of my piece Sundown, to be installed next week. Opening 3-6pm, Saturday July 27th #catskillwaters #cvforcatskillwaters #sitespecificart #sundown #hurricaneirene #mixedmediaart #chrisvictor #sculpture #contemporaryart #fineart
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
One of our principal artists Chris Victor: opening reception of Hammer Dance, his solo show in Muroff Kotler Gallery at SUNY Ulster
#cvforcatskillwaters
A rough draft, rehearsal, mock-up of my piece Sundown, to be installed next week. Opening 3-6pm, Saturday July 27th #catskillwaters #cvforcatskillwaters #sitespecificart #sundown #hurricaneirene #mixedmediaart #chrisvictor #sculpture #contemporaryart #fineart
Kids socks and sand from hurricane Irene. #catskillwaters #cvforcatskillwaters #sitespecificart #sundown #hurricaneirene #mixedmediaart #chrisvictor #sculpture #contemporaryart #fineart
#cvforcatskillwaters #catskillwaters #sundownny #sitespecificart #mixedmediaart #chrisvictor #sculpture #contemporaryart #fineart
In full production for my install Sundown with catskillwaters opening July 27th Follow along at cvforcatskillwaters and the podcast of the whole project on the Catskill Waters website #catskillwaters #cvforcatskillwaters #sitespecificart #sundown #hurricaneirene #mixedmediaart #chrisvictor #sculpture #contemporaryart #fineart
Dreaming of things that may come together or may not #sketchbook #mixedmediaart #chrisvictor #sculpture #contemporaryart #fineart #cvforcatskillwaters
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
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
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
Installing. Sundown opens this Saturday 3-6 #catskillwaters #cvforcatskillwaters #sitespecificart #sundown #hurricaneirene#mixedmediaart #chrisvictor #sculpture #contemporaryart #fineart
Please join us today for the opening of Sundown, 3-6 at the 3 Goldens Convenience Store and Gun Shop. Also the second episode of the podcast is up! Take a listen, the link is in the bio #mixedmediaart #chrisvictor #sculpture #contemporaryart #fineart #catskillwaters #cvforcatskillwaters #sitespecificart #sundown #hurricaneirene #podcast
On many levels this was a hard piece to make and I f you see it I think you’ll understand. Sundown is up until the end of summer. You can follow along on a podcast also called Sundown by catskillwaters #catskillwaters #cvforcatskillwaters #sitespecificart #sundown #hurricaneirene #mixedmediaart #chrisvictor #sculpture #contemporaryart #fineart
Many thanks to those who made the trek out for the opening. It was a beautiful day! And many, many thanks to catskillwaters and Paul and Barbara Hnatiw for graciously hosting the work and this project. The piece is up till the end of summer, stop by and take a look 👀 #catskillwaters #cvforcatskillwaters #sitespecificart #sundown #hurricaneirene #mixedmediaart #chrisvictor #sculpture #contemporaryart #fineart #sunpodcast
Chris Victor working on Sundown, site specific installation near Blue Hole. @cvforcatskillwaters ・・・
#cvforcatskillwaters #catskillwaters #mixedmediaart #chrisvictor #sculpture #contemporaryart #fineart #sundownny