Denver residents, College of the Holy Cross

Brad and Gabrielle Schuller, Denver residents and College of the Holy Cross alumni, present a collection of works made by emerging contemporary artists.

The event was in partnership with their previous school’s Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery.

The Exhibit

The "See You Through It" exhibition will be on display at the brand-new Prior Performing Arts Center from Nov. 7 to Dec. 17.

Rehm Library will host a discussion with the Schullers and Meredith Fluke, director of the Cantor Art Gallery, as part of the opening activities on Tuesday, Nov. 8, starting at 5 p.m.

There will after that be an opening celebration. The exhibition is the second show in Holy Cross's brand-new Prior Performing Arts Center's Cantor Art Gallery.

According to Fluke, it is a privilege to be part of an incredible institution that allows them to partner with collectors like the Schullers in bringing and displaying artworks to the larger community.

Artists

As reported, the exhibition will display the works of the artist Brandon Landers.

In a 'distinctive lexicon of skewed perspective and slightly warped human features,' he paints portraits and gatherings of family and friends, events he imagines or recalls.

Text, if any, appears backward, hints at the compositions' other world.

The exhibition includes Landers' 2017 painting "Booooy," which shows a chill bunch of young male pals.

In his painting, it could be seen that the surface is uneven and has been molded by applying oil paint with a palette knife, similar to his earlier works.

The painting's surface is almost sculptural, giving the impression that these young guys are rising from the canvas and coming to life, based on the report.

Simphiwe Ndzube, a South African artist who now resides and works in both Los Angeles and Cape Town, also has artworks on display.

The literary tradition of magical realism has an impact on Ndzube's engaging paintings.

He frequently constructs fantastical realms that portray other histories or realities, which extend beyond the canvas with discovered sculptural materials.

His paintings are on display in two different sizes: a giant canvas called "Sidewalker" and a smaller, more personal painting called "Untitled (Staging)."

Other artists who will display their works include Adam Bateman, Razvan Boar, Owen Fu, Victor Machado, Tala Madani, Mando Marie, Mike Shultis, Adam Stamp, William Stockman, Helen Teede, and Mike Womack.

Schuller and Contemporary Art

The Schullers, who presently reside and work in Denver, Colorado, first met as Holy Cross students in the late 1990s.

Their shared passion for contemporary art has inspired them to focus their collection on young, emerging artists.

Many artists are from the Los Angeles area and push boundaries both aesthetically and narratively through highly personal and distinctive explorations and expressions.

Brad and Gabrielle Schuller have been accumulating young, West Coast-based artists' works for the past 10 years.

Their diverse collection contains works by artists who generally address the self in contemporary culture, including paintings, sculptures, and mixed-media pieces.

The artists negotiate some of the most important and private topics through sometimes unsettling visuals and use disruption and fun.