JASON SHO GREEN and VICTORIA SHAHEEN reviewed in the Washington Post

Sunday, March 9, 2014 p.E3

by Mark Jenkins

Jason Sho Green and Victoria Shaheen

Entire, if tiny, worlds are conjured from found objects in Morton Fine Art’s “Reveries,” installations and more by Jason Sho Green & Victoria Shaheen. Green brings everyday stuff to life with small motors or simply the drafts that cause dangling objects to dance in midair. Mounted on the wall or on six scaffolds, the Japan-born Brooklynite’s pieces make elementary yet slightly ominous gestures. Two knives flick through space, a fishhook dangles and a wooden block, a face carved on the side, repeatedly traverses a prone body, each time almost hitting it. There’s a hint of slapstick to Green’s everyday-
surrealist vignettes.

Shaheen, too, works with commonplace things, but she employs them as molds for multiple porcelain pieces. She casts versions of Smurfs figurines, Darth Vader cups and miniature TV sets, all in ivory, pale pink and light green, and then stacks them into latter-day totems. The Corcoran-educated Detroiter also makes single-item sculptures, such as an ice cream cone topped by a scoop of ceramic green, combined with sheets of translucent acrylic that cast colored shadows. These add a few watery shades to Shaheen’s array of pop-culture pastels.

Reveries: Jason Sho Green and Victoria Shaheen

On view through March 18 at Morton Fine Art, 1781 Florida Ave. NW;
202-628-2787; mortonfineart.com

“Reveries” opens Fri, Feb 21st 2014 – Installations by JASON SHO GREEN and VICTORIA SHAHEEN

 

REVERIES

Robotic installations & drawings by

JASON SHO GREEN and ceramic installations & wall mounted sculptures by VICTORIA SHAHEEN

February 21st, 2014 – March 18th, 2014

 

OPENING RECEPTION 

Friday, February 21st, 6pm-8pm

 

EXHIBITION LOCATION

Morton Fine Art (MFA)

1781 Florida Ave NW (at 18th & U Sts)

Washington, DC 20009

 

HOURS

Tuesday – Saturday 11am – 6pm

Sunday 12pm-5pm

 

About JASON SHO GREEN (New York, b. Japan): 

Seamlessly blending a hybrid education which includes undergraduate studies in autonomous robotics and digital embedded systems at the University of Washington and a MFA degree in painting from the New York Academy of Art, JASON SHO GREEN’s work in Reveries evolved from drawings of a glorious city after ruin. He delves into a new world from the leftovers of human behavior, imagining what can be done with what is left behind. His robotic, electricity-powered installation explores an ecosystem built from found objects, spare motors, and wires that are constantly in flux.

Please click HERE to view video footage of robotic installations by JASON SHO GREEN.

 

 

About VICTORIA SHAHEEN (Detroit, b. USA):

A graduate of the Corcoran College of Art and the prestigious Cranbrook Academy of Art, VICTORIA SHAHEEN integrates iconic architecture, pop culture icons, outdated kitsch, and historical decorative arts in her memorable ceramic works.  Reveries marks VICTORIA SHAHEEN’s third DC exhibition including her successful debut of “St. Rosie Needs Arms” at NEXT at the Corcoran in 2011 and 2D/3D at Morton Fine Art in 2012.  This body of work will include stacked slip cast ceramics created from selected found objects from thrift stores, gifts and street debris.

About Morton Fine Art:

Founded as an innovative solution to the changing contemporary art market, Morton Fine Art (MFA) is a fine art gallery and curatorial group that collaborates with art collectors and visual artists to inspire fresh ways of acquiring contemporary art. Firmly committed to the belief that anyone can become an art collector, MFA’s mission is to provide accessibility to museum-quality contemporary art through a combination of innovative exhibitions and a new generation of art services.