Scott Kahn For Matthew, Spring Moon, 2020
Archival inkjet print on paper
23 7/8 x 19 inches (60.6 x 48.3 cm)
Framed: 25 1/2 x 20 1/2 inches (64.8 x 52.1 cm)
Edition of 200
Printed by Rayographix, Chatham, New York Signed, titled, and numbered recto
Rooted in his everyday life and experiences, American artist Scott Kahn’s (b. 1946) enigmatic landscapes, portraits, and dreamscapes blend real and surreal elements. The artist has remained committed to a figurative mode of expression over the course of more than five decades, using a distinctive formal language to achieve a nuanced and poetic rendition of the simultaneous splendor and mundanity of the world around him. His surfaces are meticulously constructed according to precise geometries and chromatic and spatial relationships, wherein the artist employs perspective and light to establish an illusory sense of depth that underscores the resonances imparted by the recurring cast of people, places, and symbols. Kahn’s works evidence his individual point of view while opening out onto universal themes, offering viewers a conduit through which to access a wide range of emotions.