Chris Valle's work has always been an interesting sight to me, probably because I attended his Symposia at UT last semester or last fall, I can't recall which exactly.Valle makes the point of the importance of transgressions in art and his personal journey in creation. Valle creation of cell and the use of light to change the piece is really untruly what multimedia is similar to that of Delgado. Employing light to change the painting is what makes his work unique. Valle’s paintings in the exhibit seemed to have a special resonance with me because of the past. I remember a piece he showed last semester via Powerpoint was layered with multiple levels of Plexiglas which were underneath one another and are visible when lit. The “luminousness” of the media and the changing of the position of the light have a power effect by changing what the viewer sees. Valle also discussed the importance of abstract representation where there are boundaries to the how abstract a piece can be. Valle says the abstract lack of detail makes his work unique because everything is equally important and unimportant where the viewer decides what the strongest element is. Thomas Ruff’s blurring of pornography inspired Valle for his second series of inset images in a space, cosmos type environment.
Valle’s disregard for societal norms and conformity within the world has caused him to create a whole new breed of pop art similar to that of Andy Warhol. I love how he employs untraditional and pop culture references in his art.
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