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Chris Dougnac
TECH DEMO #14.B.911Latex house paint on canvas with artist frame60 in x 48 in2023Tech Demo #14.B.911 , by Bakehouse Resident Chris Dougnac , is a translation of Nicolas Poussin's small depiction of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary made as a pendant painting...Tech Demo #14.B.911, by Bakehouse Resident Chris Dougnac, is a translation of Nicolas Poussin's small depiction of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary made as a pendant painting to Titian's monumental piece of the same subject matter. Ironically, Tech Demo #14.B.911, a depiction of a heavenly ascension in which the horizon line of the material world is left behind, compositionally directs the viewer down, towards that very earthly ground. Proceeds from this auction will fund Chris’s studio for one year.
This work was part of a solo exhibition by the artist presented at Bakehouse, Temple Rock Cloud, where Dougnac reimagined Gallery 825 in the Louvre Museum, which houses select “masterpieces” by French Baroque artist Nicolas Poussin, as a ready-made work of art. For the exhibition, Dougnac meditated on chroma key green screen paint, commonly used in film and TV to isolate a subject from their background, and its implications as a technological medium. Through installation, painting, sound sculpture, and performance, Dougnac transformed the gallery into an immersive site that rendered the viewer, wittingly or otherwise, into the subject of an indeterminate and undefined scene.
About the Artist
Chris Dougnac (b. 1994, Miami, FL) is a first-generation Cuban-American artist living and working in Miami, FL. In 2016, they received a BFA in Art and a minor in Art History from Florida International University. Since 2018, Dougnac has worked as the Archivist and Graphic Designer at the de la Cruz Collection in Miami, FL, where they work closely with collectors Rosa and Carlos de la Cruz to manage the collection database, social media, and design and installation of all exhibitions. They have been a resident artist at Bakehouse Art Complex since 2019.
