Confirmation, 2008, acrylic on canvas, 65 x 84 inches
VENICE, CA—Tofer Chin’s latest exhibit “VIVID” is a neon explosion of potent energy in the abstract form of phalluses, yonic symbols, and copulation. Departing from the style of his earlier works, Chin uses the language of Op-art and the street to describe a world of electronic psycho-sexual energy. The titles of the works, some derived from Aphex Twin songs, draw us into an underground world of limitless experimentation and drug-induced hallucinations, while electro clash bursts from the speakers on the dance floor. This, ‘explosion’ of energy comes to us in the work from Chin’s neon palette with which he
carves out objects that are carefully layered atop surging black and white planes.
