Rashawn
Griffin
Olathe, KS
Rashawn Griffin works in painting, sculpture, and installation, using materials ranging from fabric and tassels to paint and cookies. His practice explores poetic relationships between objects, architecture, and painting. Griffin was born in Los Angeles, raised in the Kansas City area, and studied at the Maryland Institute of Art and Yale University. Griffin’s Open Spaces project functions as a natural extension of the walk-in room he created for a 2014 group exhibition at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art.
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Haw Contemporary Gallery
*This location is not handicap accessible*
Viewing Hours:
Tuesday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday: Noon - 5 p.m.
Crossroads Hotel
Viewing Hours:
Monday - Friday 12 pm - 9 pm
Rashawn Griffin
Everything – Nothing
Medium: Felt, Wood, and Paint
This work by Rashawn Griffin continues his ongoing exploration of the visual language of shelters, clothing and human behavior, by placing himself in a performance situation in which he is expected to move through a designated spatial area or make meaningful gestures, while his entire physical form is enveloped by a billowing, tent like structure that seems to be equal parts hazmat suit and garbage bag.Griffin, who was born in Los Angeles, raised in the Kansas City area, and studied at the Maryland Institute of Art and Yale University prior to resettling in the area, works in painting, sculpture, and installation with materials ranging from fabric and tassels to paint and cookies. His practice explores poetic relationships between objects, architecture, and painting, and is suggestive of ritualistic activities that aspire to connecting people more meaningfully with their immediate surroundings.
Haw Contemporary Gallery
*This location is not handicap accessible*
Viewing Hours:
Tuesday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday: Noon - 5 p.m.
Crossroads Hotel
Viewing Hours:
Monday - Friday 12 pm - 9 pm
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