2022
Chase Langford has invented a distinctive visual language that is grounded in the natural and built environment while embarking into uncharted territory. His impactful depictions recall maps and aerial photography of sea coasts, mountains, farmland and cities through a calculated execution and highly refined draftsmanship.
Just as the West Coast Abstract Expressionists (1940–70) found California’s striking landscape fertile ground, so does Langford as he draws upon his geographic environs both near and far. Through his cartographic mastery, Langford contorts and synthesizes geographic elements, bringing forth paintings that are mysteriously familiar yet surprisingly unconventional. They challenge conventions of geography and landscapes, offering invigorating visions of space and place that transcend any specific locale, leading us to an exhilarating emotional experience.
Born in Pontiac, Michigan, Langford is a Los Angeles-based artist well known for his geographically inspired paintings. He studied cartography earning a BA from UC Santa Barbara in geography then worked as a cartographer at UCLA. Starting with his “Map Paintings,” Langford literally reinterpreted geography by taking selected features from maps and filled in the reconfigured shapes in a flurry of color and movement creating a fresh take on familiar geographic forms. This was followed with a series that moved even deeper into pure abstraction with his “Coldwater,” “Mulholland,” and “Scrape” series, which all lead to his “Morphic” series, now the core focus of his painting today.
Langford’s paintings have been widely shown at one-person and group exhibitions in Los Angeles, New York City, Washington D.C., Montreal, Palo Alto, Las Vegas, Long Beach, Napa Valley, Seattle, and Palm Springs, and are included many corporate/public collections (often site-specific commissions) such as Long Beach Museum of Art, Keck School of Medicine at USC, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, the Star City in Sydney, Australia, and more. Langford’s work is held in private collections in North America, Europe, Japan, Hong Kong, and Australia. It is also in the private collections of Magic Johnson and the Saudi royal family.
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Festival
By Jessica Krause Smith
Located in New York, NY
Festival 2014 Acrylic on canvas 39 x 39 inches Caption: The title for Festival is inspired by a feeling of celebration, loud sounds and visuals and all the cacophony and sense domin...
Acrylic
Three Good Reasons, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Hal Mayforth
Located in Yardley, PA
acrylic and pencil on canvas - 50â€
Acrylic
Triple The Fun, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Steven Miller
Located in Yardley, PA
Oil On Canvas Inspired By Natural Elements And Sculptural Influences. My Abstract Paintings Are All About Creating Excitement For The Viewer Through Concentrated Exploration. Each...
Oil
The Three Visitors
By Ted Hinrichs
Located in Kansas City, MO
Ted Hinrichs The Three Visitors Acrylic on Canvas Year: 2020 Size: 14x24in Framed: 16x26x2in Signed by hand COA provided Ref.: 24802-1715 *Framed in natu...
Canvas, Acrylic
Bakersfield #2
By Matt Enger
Located in New York, NY
Bakersfield #2 2021 Cast acrylic on canvas 10 x 10 inches Signed, titled and dated on verso Matt Enger’s new body of work evokes a mystical experience combining aspects of expressi...
Acrylic Polymer, Vinyl
Entered Into, Abstract Painting
By Tim Engelhardt
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Abstract figures fill the composition and move deeper into the scene. They suggest that spirituality is not only a personal journey but also a shared connection...
Mixed Media
"Doubletrance"
By Jeremy Hoffeld
Located in Toronto, ON
Jeremy Hoffeld's work plays with ambiguity, and subverts the notion that one must choose between "abstraction and figuration, the new and the borrowed or even clichéd, the bright and the muddy, the natural/primordial and the synthetic/modern." For Hoffeld, "paintings, both abstract and figurative, have always been linked with music and literature. He aims to infuse his paintings with...improvisation, spontaneity, and energy." Hoffeld has had several solo shows since 2006 at galleries in New York including John Davis Gallery, Varga Gallery, Sky-Tree Gallery and Art Center, and the Catskills Gallery, as well as Galerie Hugo Cassel in Berlin and the Emily Harding Gallery...
Acrylic, Canvas
Bakersfield #4
By Matt Enger
Located in New York, NY
Bakersfield #2 2021 Cast acrylic on canvas 10 x 10 inches Signed, titled and dated on verso Matt Enger’s new body of work evokes a mystical experience combining aspects of expressi...
Acrylic Polymer, Vinyl
Bakersfield #9
By Matt Enger
Located in New York, NY
Bakersfield #9 2021 Cast acrylic on canvas 10 x 10 inches Signed, titled and dated on verso Matt Enger’s new body of work evokes a mystical experience combining aspects of expressi...
Acrylic Polymer, Vinyl
Abstract Trio, Abstract Painting
By Gail Ragains
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Three people stand closely together. Bold black strokes outline their figures, adding depth and definition. Through abstract shapes, vibrant colors, and confi...
Acrylic
Sentinel Peak
By Chase Langford
Located in Napa, CA
Inspired by cartography from an early age, Chase Langford’s abstract paintings transform the familiarity of cities and maps into fluid visions, evoking the feeling of the location wi...
Canvas, Oil
Del Mar 25
By Chase Langford
Located in Napa, CA
Inspired by cartography from an early age, Chase Langford’s abstract paintings transform the familiarity of cities and maps into fluid visions, evoking the feeling of the location wi...
Canvas, Oil
Cortina Ridge
By Chase Langford
Located in Napa, CA
Inspired by cartography from an early age, Chase Langford’s abstract paintings transform the familiarity of cities and maps into fluid visions, evoking the feeling of the location wi...
Oil
Springfield
By Chase Langford
Located in Napa, CA
Inspired by cartography from an early age, Chase Langford’s abstract paintings transform the familiarity of cities and maps into fluid visions, evoking the feeling of the location wi...
Oil
Capri 4
By Chase Langford
Located in Napa, CA
Inspired by cartography from an early age, Chase Langford’s abstract paintings transform the familiarity of cities and maps into fluid visions, evoking the feeling of the location wi...
Canvas, Oil
Ruby Pass
By Chase Langford
Located in Napa, CA
Inspired by cartography from an early age, Chase Langford’s abstract paintings transform the familiarity of cities and maps into fluid visions, evoking the feeling of the location wi...
Canvas, Oil
