John Chervinsky

Frames of Reference
April 13 – June 29

A conceptual black and white photo featuring a pitcher of water suspended by ropes, tipping to pour water into a glass. A chalk-drawn square frames a John Chervinsky symbol, indicating the direction of the water flow.
A black-and-white artistic photo by John Chervinsky showing two reflective spheres on curly stands resembling planets, positioned on a checkered surface, with chalk-drawn celestial bodies and orbits.
Black and white photography showing a chalk-drawn cube with a clock at the base and a small, framed portrait hanging above it, both connected by a dashed arrow.
Black and white image by John Chervinsky of a book suspended by strings within a drawn chalk square on a dark background, with a weight scale above indicating balance. Arrows suggest directional movement.
Black and white image of a chalkboard with drawings of geometric shapes and physics equations. A collection of mechanical gears and parts, captured by photographer John Chervinsky, is arranged on the right side.
A black and white conceptual image by John Chervinsky featuring a large droplet suspended above a target printed on a page, with a dart in flight diagrammed by dashed lines aiming for the droplet.
Black and white artistic image by John Chervinsky featuring two white spheres resting on a curved net-like structure against a dark background.
A conceptual art piece by John Chervinsky featuring two misaligned clocks within a frame, one larger and one smaller, mounted on a white wall with a cord dangling and connected to a floor stand.
A creative still life by John Chervinsky featuring multiple oranges, some stacked inside a white box and others scattered on a table, with one orange mid-air above the arrangement next to a small empty picture frame.
A still life setup by John Chervinsky features four apples on a table, three reflected in an ornate gold frame mirror, and two apples hanging from strings on the right side.
A man in a plaid shirt stands in front of a blackboard filled with mathematical equations, holding out a magnifying glass that amusingly enlarges his eye and head.
A minimalist art gallery corridor with white walls, featuring a single framed abstract artwork on the left side and a plaque with the artist's name below it.
A dimly lit gallery corridor featuring the title "John Chervinsky: Frames of Reference" on a plain wall, with framed photographs displayed along the right side.
Two framed pictures hanging on a white wall in a gallery, illuminated by overhead lighting, with one depicting a human figure and the other a bird.
Modern art gallery interior featuring white walls adorned with framed artworks, gray carpeted floors, and minimalistic blue benches. Bright overhead lighting enhances the calm and spacious ambiance.
A bright, modern art gallery room displaying three framed artworks on two adjacent walls, each piece spaced evenly and illuminated by ceiling lights.

Press Release

The Richard Levy Gallery is please to present John Chervinsky: Frames of Reference. This exhibition samples photographs from two series, An Experiment in Perspective and Studio Physics. Bringing a host of visual, intellectual, and scientific tools to the table, Chervinsky’s masterful photographs are explorations of perception and time. They question not only what we see but how we see.

Studio Physics is a new conceptual series which merges photography and painting to create photographs from still lifes. First, composing and photographing a still life comprised of ephemeral objects, Chervinsky crops a section of the image and sends it to a painting factory in China. Once the anonymous artist in China completes an oil painting of the cropped section, it is sent through the mail to his studio in Somerville, MA. He then inserts it back into the time altered still life and re-photographs it. Chervinsky brings a scientific eye to image making in An Experiment in Perspective, exploring visual perspective, how we see, and draws an analogy between visual perception and human knowledge.

John Chervinsky is an engineer working in the field of applied physics at Harvard’s Rowland Institute for Science.

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Dates: April 15-June 29, 2012
Reception: May 16, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 11 am–4 pm
Location: 514 Central Avenue SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Contact: 505.766.9888, info@levygallery.com, www.levygallery.com @levygallery

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