Julián Chams is a visual artist from Colombia currently based in Brooklyn, NY. Through his photography, Julián captures breathtaking images of nature and man-made objects. He later gives them an unexpected twist as he prints and combines them with textiles to make soft sculptural forms and stunning assemblages. Working within multiple mediums including painting and sculpture, the artist shows a predilection throughout his work for time, nature, and the connection humanity has with both.

His work has been shown individually and in group exhibitions at Wave Hill and AC Institute in New York; the XVI and XV Salon Regional de Artistas Caribe in Colombia, and La Esquina and 50/50 in Kansas City, MO, among others. He has participated in residencies at BRIC and Wave Hill in New York.
Julián Chams’ work in Traces and Visions, our show at Ace Hotel New York during New York Art Month in May 2022, addressed the aftermath, ruins and emptiness that persist after an ending. The pieces acted as fossilized remnants of something that had ceased to exist. After the dissolution of a relationship, the end of a voyage, the conclusion of a catastrophic war or natural disaster, all that remain are traces.
The works provided glimpses of another time or reality. Worldly elements are reconfigured in a way that is simultaneously familiar and surreal, evoking the sense of a vision.
Traces and Visions featured a variety of works by Julián, including paintings, sculptures and textile rich tapestries.

works

Coiled Waterbody (2022)

26 x 20 in.
Acrylic on woven hemp.
Blue Bloom (2022)

26 x 20 in.
Acrylic on woven hemp
Pink Sky (2022)

26 x 20 in.
Acrylic on woven hemp
Vertebrae (2022)

26 x 20 in.
Acrylic on woven hemp
Mound #1 (2022)

Insulation foam, epoxy resin. socks, and acrylic
Rock Puddle (2022)

10 x 41 x 21 in.
Insulation foam, epoxy resin. socks, dirt, and acrylic
Mound #2 (2022)

Insulation foam, epoxy resin. socks, and acrylic
Forest (2022)

Dimensions Variable
Digital Collage printed on vinyl