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| My works about radical tumor resections confront the viewer with a surgeon's eye view of the operative procedure. The imagery comments on humankind’s struggle against mortality. I intend to create an aesthetic experience on two levels: the sublime as a sobering realization of the fragility of our existence and as an emotional experience of beauty. Not only does my work record history but it places the viewer into an unusual visual vantage point; that of a surgeon. The anonymous identities of the patient, the surgeon, and assistants, invites the viewer to participate in role play. The viewer is directly confronted with the borderline of life. |
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| BIOGRAPHY |
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Biography:
Chad Hoover was born in Boston, Massachusetts on March 18, 1971. He was exposed to the medical world early in his life by his father, a surgeon. He currently uses medical imagery he collects as the source material for his recent work. Through a series of investigations using x-rays to create installation, and photographs of operative procedures to make paintings and dry erase board drawings, Hoover challenges the viewer to consider issues concerning mortality and human intervention. In 1996 Hoover obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY. From 1998-2000 he studied drawing, painting, and sculpture in the Certificate Program of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art in Philadelphia, PA. Currently, he is a Master of Fine Arts candidate in painting at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, GA. Hoover has participated in several group exhibitions in Philadelphia and Savannah, and was represented by Solstice Gallery, Long Beach Island, NJ from 2003-2007. He lives in Savannah with his wife Rachel, a Physician Assistant, who, along with his father, is the inspiration for his work about surgery. |
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| EDUCATION |
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| Hoover is curently an MFA candidate in painting at the Savannah College of Art and Design |
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| SOLO EXHIBITS |
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| 2009 2 Car Garage Art Gallery, Mortal Coil, Savannah, Georgia |
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| GROUP EXHIBITS |
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2009 Savannah College of Art and Design,
Open Studio, Savannah, Georgia
2009 Gallery Phriem, Perspectives, Lacoste, France
2009 Savannah College of Art and Design,
Open Studio, Savannah, Georgia
2009 Exposition, SCAD Lacoste, France
2008 Savannah College of Art and Design,
Open Studio, Savannah, Georgia
2008 Savannah College of Art and Design, Open Studio, Savannah, Georgia
2008 Mint Gallery, “404/912”, Atlanta, Georgia
2008 Savannah College of Art and Design,
Open Studio, Savannah, Georgia
2007 Savannah College of Art and Design,
Open Studio, Savannah, Georgia
2005 Frame Your Image, “Plein Air”, Coopersburg, Pennsylvania
2003 The Studio of Drew Ernst, Group Show, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| ARTICLES |
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Art & Soul: 'Mortal Coil' shows Chad Hoover's delight in blending art, medicine
'Mortal Coil' blends art, medicine by Alison Hersh |
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