Harman Projects is pleased to present Unusual Circumstances, a solo exhibition by Brooklyn-based artist Travis Louie. This will be the artist’s first solo presentation with the gallery.
![Artwork by Trevor Louie](https://www.tattoolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/06__Trevor-Louie.jpg)
Clad in the waistcoats and high neck bodices of a bygone era, Travis Louie‘s human, animal and in-between subjects co-exist in an alternate past.
![Artwork by Trevor Louie](https://www.tattoolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/03__Trevor-Louie.jpg)
Referencing Victorian and Edwardian-era clothing, utilizing vintage style picture framing, and skilfully mimicking in paint and graphite the aesthetic of early portrait photography processes, the artist creates a world that is familiar at first glance yet entirely foreign upon closer inspection.
![Artwork by Trevor Louie](https://www.tattoolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/04__Trevor-Louie.jpg)
Louie’s surreal portrait-based practice is supplemented by the conception and documentation of elaborate and imaginative narratives written about each piece. In their own right, each image sparks a range of questions regarding the subject and their world, however the accompanying text helps guide the viewer on a more dynamic journey that provides a unique insight and begs even further inspection of the work.
![Artwork by Trevor Louie](https://www.tattoolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/05__Trevor-Louie.jpg)
Harman Projects was founded in 2022 by curator and gallerist Ken Harman with the goal to provide an inclusive and welcoming environment to foster a community of likeminded artists, collectors, and art lovers in New York City and beyond.
![Artwork by Trevor Louie](https://www.tattoolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/01_Trevor-Louie.jpg)
It is focused on New Contemporary genre, encompassing historical movements such as New York City graffiti and SoCal pop- surrealism as well as contemporary schools of art such as Bay Area abstracted realism, international muralism and Japanese-inspired SuperFlat.
Until 28 October 2023
www.harmanprojects.com
210 Rivington Street
New York, NY 10002