颜色总伴随着形状出现PLATO
荷莉 · 库利斯
Holly Coulis
美国艺术家
1968年生于加拿大多伦多
多伦多安大略艺术与设计学院
获得文学学士学位
波士顿美术馆博物馆学院
获得文学硕士学位
目前在美国乔治亚州生活和工作
静物画，在当下看来是一种陈旧几乎没有活力的题材，但美国画家Holly Coulis却创造性地改变了静物画的表现方式。观众总是否认存在于她世界中的物体和食物的既定设置：地平线已经消失，在她的作品里，通常令人愉快地接受挑战的一个问题是——试图弄清桌子的动态性，这种画面的动态性与画布的垂直性似乎有着某种契合又有着某种不同。
在她的作品中，我们似乎看不到传统静物画中物品的立体感以及画家努力贴近现实的色彩；取而代之的是如平面一般“贴”在桌面上的物品，轮廓清晰到连影子都没被放过，颜色也成了简单的色块，没有任何渐变。
Smoke and Steam
2 Grapefruits and Dishes
像塞尚一样，Coulis从移动的角度看待形式：画布面前的画家可以像观众在画前一样容易走动。她的作品摆脱了几何形状在欧几里得传统的固定性。这些交错的物体通过扁平化的处理，最终呈现出来的平面化和丰满度，似乎让人们看到了塞尚、马蒂斯对她的影响。
Coulis采用了立体主义的方法来处理看起来平凡且日常的题材，她的画面里既没有像巴洛克风格那样时常看到的动物头骨、牡蛎、水晶酒杯等等。她的画面所描绘的物体仅仅是普通的水果，碗，杯子和盘子。
Red Juice and Sun
Small Table, Black Vase
Green Drinks and Oranges
Lemon and Glass in Front
Grapefruits, Persimmons on 2 Tables
这些颜色也受Wayne Thiebaud的前卫色彩以及英国色彩艺术家Michael Craig-Martin和Patrick Caulfield的影响。
同时，也让人想起来自两次世界大战之间的 艺术家的作品——Gerald Murphy后立体主义的海报美学，以及巴黎仍未得到充分认识的纯粹主义运动（1918–22）出现人物AmédéeOzenfant和Charles-ÉdouardJeanneret（在他被称为勒·柯布西耶之前）的醒目颜色形状。
Wayne Thiebaud＆Patrick Caulfield
纯粹主义的特征是在表面的形状相似，它们无视物体的立体与否，使用几何造型进行重叠，以及对颜色有着非常严格的设计与选择。纯粹主义者总是在寻求新的现代物质文化，并精心打造自成一体的一个世界，这也是勒·柯布西耶后来在建筑界追求的想法。这同样反映在Coulis的《 Melon Slices and Pink Cups》（2017年）的表现上，在这些作品中，桌子很难被察觉，并且这些元素似乎总给人一种“部分浸没在半满的水族馆的水箱中”的感觉。
这种“透明化”的效果，配上玻璃材质的主体，更让人产生一种奇妙的空间错位感；与霓虹灯一般的边缘线相配合，画面的体积、位置、色彩等多种元素互相影像，塑造了画家独一无二的艺术特点。
在Orange Row and Paper with Arc（2017年）中，由九个橘子，一个甜瓜和一个牛油果在桌面上有了阴影，似乎暗示着一个光源，但物体的阴影却被完全照亮，这样的画面始终让人处于怀疑状态。
Orange Row and Paper with Arc
Backlit Vases and Fruit
Glass, Pears
Martini, Pour, Knives Under Table,
Pear Plant
Pear Duck Pear
Holly-Coulis-at-COOPER-COLE-19
Citrus, Cherries, Juice Pour
这又让人不禁想到与前文艺复兴时期的绘画一样，形状可以在有限的空间内上下游离，而不是为了在平面展示物体立体的样子。在Hot Dog Sun(2017年)中，从黄色半圆扇形散开的香肠联想到了光线的作用，而其他地方的重叠形式则以不同的色调上色，以暗示折射或艺术家看到的其他的感受。
Hot Dog Sun
Scene with Mushrooms
Smoke and Steam, Lemons, Eggs
Two Tables, Oranges, Cherry Cola
Coulis画中的元素似乎被辐射的轮廓包围着，边缘是发光的霓虹灯——这些都能给水果、碗、杯子，甚至薯片带来一种似乎在振动的效果。在较大的形状上涂上一层颜色，产生模糊的轮廓，让人联想到在干点蚀刻中出现的毛刺。这与可以代表桌子或物体的无杂色的大面积颜色形成了很好的对比。
Coulis的静物题材不是虚无的形象。但它们被呈现出来的也不是自然状态。Coulis的作品在某种程度上把你推进了一个符号系统的想象空间，这些符号系统代表着一些神秘的语言——苍白的桌子、红色的杯子就像象形图表，仿佛列举的这些物体除了它们平凡的参照物之外，还具有象征意义。她似乎在尝试用一种新的方式交流。
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这些常见的事物，内容和实质被抽离开，库利所关注的主要是其形状和颜色。对此，她认为：“我并不觉得只有对事物的细致描绘才能连接起其内容与实质。对我来说，一幅画或者任何一件艺术品首先告诉你它在讲什么：一位女王，一场战争，一个想法……然后，我们才能发现，其中还蕴含着更重要的东西。在解读作品的时候，会有一种诗意介入其中，这是我很享受的部分。”
Cat and Potato Chips（2017年）中尤其可以看到Coulis的特别之处，画中不同颜色的轮廓放大了黑猫和普通（看起来似乎有毒）食物的怪异存在。
Cat and Potato Chips
Cat and Mint Light
对于自己的作品，Coulis这样谈到过——
“边缘，是物体或色彩碰撞之所在，是颜料融合或分离的地方。对此，我思考的越来越多，它关乎物体的个体能量，甚至在分子层面上。我希望我的绘画能够表现出那些在最小的物体在微小的距离距离之间所产生的能量。
另外，我觉得我们看东西的方式和相机是不一样的。相机是公平客观的；而人在看东西的时候往往会侧重于观察某方面的东西，那一部分或许就会在脑海中变得更大或者变形。我给我的学生教过几次透视，这更让我深刻体会到这一点。我们不应该受真实的透视所限制。”
2 Tables with Still Lifes
翻译自NewYork Times: Holly Coulis / The Brooklyn Rail：Holly Coulis: Table Studies. By Jason Rosenfeld More About Artist
EDUCATION
1998 MFA School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
1995 BFA Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, ON
SOLO and 2-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2019
(forthcoming) Philip Martin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
(forthcoming) Klaus von Nichtssagend, New York, NY
(forthcoming) SOCO Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2018
Holly Coulis Simon Lee: Viewing Room, London, UK
Island,Cooper Cole, Toronto, Canada
Holly Coulis,Tennis Elbow, Brooklyn, NY
Holly Coulis / Ridley Howard,Rental Gallery, East Hampton, NY
2017
Days and Nights, Lemons,Cherry and Martin, Los Angeles, CA
Table Studies,Klaus von Nichtssagend, New York, NY
2016
Dishes and Fruits,wall mural at The Atlanta Contemporary
2015
Cherry and Martin, Los Angeles, CA
Klaus von Nichtssagend, New York, NY
2014
Pitchers,Sardine, Brooklyn, NY
2013
Holly Coulis and Aliza Nisenbaum, Susanne Hilberry Gallery, Detroit, MI
2012
Cherry and Martin, Los Angeles,CA
Inside Out, University of Georgia, Athens, GA curated by Jeffrey Whittle
2010
Solomon Projects, Project Room, Atlanta, GA
2009
Rosa, Rosa,Claudia Groeflin Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland
2008
Men,Cherry and Martin, Los Angeles, CA
Some People,Lamontagne Gallery, Boston, MA
2006
Groeflin Maag Galerie, Basel, Switzerland
Cherry and Martin, Los Angeles, CA
2004
Stories for Georgia,Groeflin Maag Galerie, Basel, Switzerland
Selves,Greener Pastures Contemporary Art, Toronto, Canada
2003
Happenstance,LFL Gallery, New York, NY
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2018
Rose Is A Rose Is A Rose Is A Rose Is A Rose, Jack Hanley, New York, NY
Curated by Louis Fratino and Nikki Maloof
Gangs of New York, ADDS Donna, Chicago, IL
Curated by Essex Flowers and Owen Duffy
Set Adrift on Memory Bliss, Pablo’s Birthday, New York
Curated by Tessa Perutz
Do Something To It. Do Something Else To It.,Philip Martin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Housewarming,Third Floor, New York, NY
People, Places, Things… Philip Slein Gallery, St Louis, MO
2017
Sitting Still, BravinLee, New York, NY.
Indian Summer, Disturb the Neighbors, New York, NY
Oliver Twist, Rental Gallery, East Hampton, New York
2016
A Change of Heart,Hannah Hoffman, Los Angeles, CA. Curated by Chris Sharp.
Aftermodernism in the Hamptons, Nicole Ripka Gallery, Watermill, NY.
Curated by Belinda Neumann and Alison Wolfson.
Postcard from NY – Part I, Anna Marra Contemporeana, Rome, Italy. Curated by Serena Trizzino.
A Verdant Summer,Taymour Grahne Gallery, NY, NY
If Only Bella Abzug Were Here,Marc Strauss, NY, NY
All Tomorrow’s Parties,Hathaway David Contemporary, Atlanta, GA.
Dream Song 386,Cooper Cole Gallery, Toronto, ON. Curated by Keith Varadi.
No Empty Vessels,Gildar Gallery, Denver CO
The Other Side,Monya Rowe, St. Augustine, FL
PaintersNYC, Museo de los Pintores Oaxaqueños (MUPO), Oaxaca, Mexico.
2015
PaintersNYC,Páramo Gallery, Guadalajara, Mexico,Curated by Maureen Cavanaugh and Meaghan Kent.
Tomorrow is Yesterday,Mikiko Sato Gallery, Hamburg, Germany Curated by Nina Venus.
The Earth is All I Know of Wonder: Contemporary Responses to Hartley,Driscoll Babcock: Project Space, New York, NY Curated by Jacob Rhodes.
NADA Art Fair, Klaus von Nichtssagend, NY, NY
Armory Art Fair, Cherry and Martin in NY, NY
Swingers/WKND,Tribble Mancenido, Brooklyn, NY
Suddenly, Last Summer,Longhouse Projects, NY, NY
Around Flat, Knockdown Center, Queens, NY
Greenhouse,One Mile Gallery, Kingston, NY Curated by Janet Hicks.
2014
The Last Brucennial, NY, NY
Sargent’s Daughters, Sargent’s Daughters, New York, NY
Tossed, Jeff Baily Gallery Hudson, NY. Curated by Jennifer Coates and Rachel Schmidhofer
Quiet Please,Rare Gallery, NY, NY. Curated by Matthew Fisher
2013
Fiction/non-fiction,Storefront Gallery, Bushwick, NY
1000 Little Deaths, BravinLee Projects, New York, NY. Curated by Tom Sanford.
Hot Fun in the Summertime, Reynolds Gallery, Richmond, VA
2012
En Plein Air,Stefan Stux Gallery, New York, NY
BigSkyMind,Bull and Ram, New York, NY. Curated by Jon Lutz
I glove you,Reynolds Gallery, Richmond, VA. Curated by Ridley Howard and Ester Partegas
Leave It to Beavers,Gallery Diet, Miami, FL. Curated by Gina Beavers
2011
Drawn,Storefront Gallery, Bushwick, NY
Fresh Paint,Standpipe Gallery, New York, NY
Russ and Liz’s Ultimate Playlist,Four Eleven Studio, Provincetown, MA
2010
Long, Long Gone,Leo Koenig Gallery, New York, NY
Big Picture,Priska Juschka Fine Art, New York, NY
Last Thursday,Lamontagne Gallery, Boston, MA
Animal Companions, CCA Andratx, Andratx, Spain
Brooklyn Schlacht, Brooklyn, NY
2009
Figuratively Seeing,Massachussetts College of Art and Design, New York, NY
From Yarn to Yucca – A Continuation in the Dialogue
between Abstraction and Figuration,John Connelly Presents, New York, NY
First Show,Cherry and Martin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
After the Goldrush,106 Green, Brooklyn, NY
2008
New York, New Work: The Object Direct in Recent Art,
Mississippi State University Department of Art Gallery, Mississippi State, MI
Admirer,31 Grand, curated by Maureen Cavanaugh, New York, NY
In Your Face,BUIA Gallery, New York, NY
2007
Rearview,Frieght & Volume, New York, NY
NeoIntegrity,curated by Keith Mayerson, Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY
carel, coulis, pfefferkorn,Theirry Goldberg Projects, New York, NY
2006
Stiff,Gallery 4000, curated by Ann Toebbe, Chicago, IL
Ben Butler, Holly Coulis, Ridley Howard,Galerie Glance, Turin, Italy
El Dorado,Cherry and Martin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. Curated by Portia Hein
2005
Interested Painting,Gallery 400, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Summer Pleasures,Mark Moore Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Séance,Fort Point Arts Community Gallery, Boston, MA
Susanne Hilberry Gallery, Detroit, MI
2004
Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?
Champion Fine Art, Culver City, CA. Curated by Katherine Bernhardt
She's Come Undone,Artemis Greenberg VanDoren Gallery, New York, NY
Marilyn,Sean Kelly Gallery, New York, NY
Autumn,Sixtyseven Gallery, New York, NY
2003
Sandroni Rey Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2002
Holly Coulis/Dana Schutz,LFL Gallery, New York, NY
Emerging New York Artists,Arno Maris Gallery, Westfield State College, MA
DNA at DNA, DNA Gallery,Provincetown, MA
International Contemporary and Emerging Art,Lawson Menzies Flynn, Sydney, Australia
2001
I See You 2,Fredericks Freiser Gallery, New York, NY
Passing Through: Women Artists in Brooklyn,Shaqab College of Design Arts,Doha, Qatar
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Open,LFL Gallery, New York, NY
1999
Go Figure!,Clifford-Smith Gallery, Boston, MA
Escape,DNA Gallery, Provincetown, MA
1998
Emblem,The Mills Gallery, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA
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