APHRODISIAC — The Art of Desire
Grand Opening · Saturday, August 29 · 6–9 PM
Join us at Chauvet Arts for the opening of Aphrodisiac: The Art of Desire.
An exhibition exploring attraction, intimacy, pleasure, fantasy, longing, and the many ways desire can be experienced through art.
Gee Gee Collins - The Muses of Eros -Acrylic on Canvas, 60 x 72 in, $8,500
Aphrodisiac: The Art of Desire brings together works filled with color, intimacy, imagination and pleasure.
Desire takes many forms:
The beauty of the human body.
The anticipation of touch.
Lingering glance.
Sunlight on skin...
Intimacy, fantasy, connection and the simple pleasure of being alive.
This was only a glimpse. But it was enough to remind us of the quiet power of desire.
Throughout the exhibition, bodies, gestures, color, suggestion, imagination, and what is left unseen create their own tension.
Some works are playful. Some intimate. Some openly sensual. Others reveal desire in quieter ways.
At the center of the exhibition is a new collection of artworks by Gee Gee Collins, including The Muses of Eros, 7 Lovers, Ecstasy, Pussycat, and Hidden Pleasure.
Andy Llanes Bulto- Ecstasy of the Virgin,
Oil and 24k gold leaf on canvas,
67 x 81 x 1.5 in, $22,000
Gee Gee Collins - Hidden Pleasure, Acrylic on Canvas, 40 x 30 in ,$5,000
Andy Llanes Bulto- In- Fame, Mixed Media Gold Leaf and Wood Oil on Walnut, 12 x 12 x 2 in, $2,800