Ask the cinders
by Chelsea Culprit

In her artistic pursuit, Chelsea Culprit delves deeply into the performance of gender, the visual narratives of labor history, the articulation of gender within the natural world, and the ethereal realms of folk spirituality and ancestry. Embracing a state of heightened consciousness in the present moment, she allows unexpected revelations to inform her work.
Recently, her focus has gravitated towards these latter themes. During a six-week residency in Naples, Culprit immersed herself in the city’s secular traditions, navigating a tapestry of historical milieus and unraveling the complex weave of diverse cultures, mythologies, and anthropological influences. This period marked an intricate journey of recollection and reconnection, characterized by a rhythmic dance of advancing and retreating ideas and decisions.
Culprit seized this opportunity to expand the boundaries of her engagement with craftsmanship, ritual, and exploration. She embraced the practice of charcoal making fires...

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CHELSEA CULPRIT

Chelsea Culprit (b. 1984 in Paducah, KY - USA) earned BFA studio art and BA art history at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL in 2007.
Drawing from histories of labor, gender, dance, craft, folk spirituality, and personal ancestry, Culprit’s works knit together representations of the body’s capacity for play, display, pleasure, performance, and the intractability of freedom and personal bondage. Moving freely between the imagery of folk art, the materiality of contemporary life, and modes of abstraction and symbolism, the artist works in various mediums including neon light,...

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WORKS
NIGHTFALL, 2024
186 x 116, charcoal, calcium carbonate, tufolina, copper oxide, iron oxide, pozzolana, turmeric, paprika, ultramarine on canvas
NIGHTFALL, 2024
186 x 116, charcoal, calcium carbonate, tufolina, copper oxide, iron oxide, pozzolana, turmeric, paprika, ultramarine on canvas
NIGHTFALL, 2024
186 x 116, charcoal, calcium carbonate, tufolina, copper oxide, iron oxide, pozzolana, turmeric, paprika, ultramarine on canvas
EKSTASIS, 2024
198 x 165, charcoal, calcium carbonate, tufolina, copper oxide, iron oxide, pozzolana, turmeric, paprika, ultramarine on canvas
EKSTASIS, 2024
198 x 165, charcoal, calcium carbonate, tufolina, copper oxide, iron oxide, pozzolana, turmeric, paprika, ultramarine on canvas
EKSTASIS, 2024
198 x 165, charcoal, calcium carbonate, tufolina, copper oxide, iron oxide, pozzolana, turmeric, paprika, ultramarine on canvas
FUTURE RELIC, 2024
153 x 100, ultramarine, calcium carbonate, coffee, tufolina, charcoal, red oxide, paprika on canvas
FUTURE RELIC, 2024
153 x 100, ultramarine, calcium carbonate, coffee, tufolina, charcoal, red oxide, paprika on canvas
FUTURE RELIC, 2024
153 x 100, ultramarine, calcium carbonate, coffee, tufolina, charcoal, red oxide, paprika on canvas
PYGMALION’S RETURN, 2024
206 x 196, calcium carbonate, charcoal, coffee, tufolina, turmeric, paprika on canvas
PYGMALION’S RETURN, 2024
206 x 196, calcium carbonate, charcoal, coffee, tufolina, turmeric, paprika on canvas
PYGMALION’S RETURN, 2024
206 x 196, calcium carbonate, charcoal, coffee, tufolina, turmeric, paprika on canvas
SIREN SISTERS, 2024
198 x 176, charcoal, coffee, calcium carbonate, turmeric, iron oxide, copper oxide, paprika on canvas
SIREN SISTERS, 2024
198 x 176, charcoal, coffee, calcium carbonate, turmeric, iron oxide, copper oxide, paprika on canvas
SIREN SISTERS, 2024
198 x 176, charcoal, coffee, calcium carbonate, turmeric, iron oxide, copper oxide, paprika on canvas
VENUS RINSING HER HAIR, 2024
68,5 x 81, copper oxide, turmeric, paprika, charcoal on canvas
VENUS RINSING HER HAIR, 2024
68,5 x 81, copper oxide, turmeric, paprika, charcoal on canvas
VENUS RINSING HER HAIR, 2024
68,5 x 81, copper oxide, turmeric, paprika, charcoal on canvas
MERCURIO, STILL GIVING, 2024
187 x 99, charcoal with calcium carbonate, copper oxide on canvas
MERCURIO, STILL GIVING, 2024
187 x 99, charcoal with calcium carbonate, copper oxide on canvas
MERCURIO, STILL GIVING, 2024
187 x 99, charcoal with calcium carbonate, copper oxide on canvas
FORTUNA, STILL GIVING, 2024
187 x 99, charcoal with calcium carbonate, paprika, turmeric on canvas
FORTUNA, STILL GIVING, 2024
187 x 99, charcoal with calcium carbonate, paprika, turmeric on canvas
FORTUNA, STILL GIVING, 2024
187 x 99, charcoal with calcium carbonate, paprika, turmeric on canvas
FLORA, STILL GIVING, 2024
187 x 99, charcoal with calcium carbonate, paprika, turmeric, iron oxide on canvas
FLORA, STILL GIVING, 2024
187 x 99, charcoal with calcium carbonate, paprika, turmeric, iron oxide on canvas
FLORA, STILL GIVING, 2024
187 x 99, charcoal with calcium carbonate, paprika, turmeric, iron oxide on canvas
TINTINNABULUM FASCINUM, 2024
100 x 80, charcoal on canvas
TINTINNABULUM FASCINUM, 2024
100 x 80, charcoal on canvas
TINTINNABULUM FASCINUM, 2024
100 x 80, charcoal on canvas
JESUS CHRISTINA’S STIGMATA AT JUMBO’S, 2024
109 x 71, calcium carbonate, red oxide, charcoal, turmeric, paprika, coffee on raw canvas
JESUS CHRISTINA’S STIGMATA AT JUMBO’S, 2024
109 x 71, calcium carbonate, red oxide, charcoal, turmeric, paprika, coffee on raw canvas
JESUS CHRISTINA’S STIGMATA AT JUMBO’S, 2024
109 x 71, calcium carbonate, red oxide, charcoal, turmeric, paprika, coffee on raw canvas
TWO OF CUPS OF SNAKES, 2024
88 x 72,5, copper oxide, charcoal, turmeric, red oxide, calcium carbonate, coffee on raw canvas
TWO OF CUPS OF SNAKES, 2024
88 x 72,5, copper oxide, charcoal, turmeric, red oxide, calcium carbonate, coffee on raw canvas
TWO OF CUPS OF SNAKES, 2024
88 x 72,5, copper oxide, charcoal, turmeric, red oxide, calcium carbonate, coffee on raw canvas
SIREN ALTAR, 2024
128 x 86, neon on mirrored d-bond
RELATED EXHIBITIONS
SOLITO
The SOLITO formula includes the re-launch in a new guise of the brand, a small holding company that manages three exhibition spaces, a digital platform and the historic publishing house iemme.
S1: ex Lanificio - scala b, piano I - Piazza Enrico De Nicola, 46
Opening hours: Monday – Friday > 10am – 6pm / Saturday – Sunday: on appointment
S2: Via Costantinopoli, 53 (NEA)
Opening hours: Monday – Sunday > 10am – 2am
S3: Palazzo Partanna - Piazza Dei Martiri, 58
Opening hours: Monday – Friday > 10am – 4pm / Saturday – Sunday: on appointment

Naples - Italy