Nashville, Tennessee
Contemporary Art Gallery
237 Rep. John Lewis Way N. 37219
Tuesday–Saturday 10:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m.
615.255.7816
REPRESENTED ARTISTS
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Jaq Belcher
Patricia Bellan-Gillen
Jane Braddock
Arden Bendler Browning
Tiffany Calvert
Carla Ciuffo
Wesley Clark
Jason Craighead
The Estate of Arlyn Ende
Jeanie Gooden
Andy Harding
The Estate of Jack Hastings
Sky Kim
Marilyn Murphy
Lovie Olivia
James Perrin
Sisavanh Phouthavong
Tyler Shields
Brian Tull
Wendy Walker Silverman
David Yarrow
Patricia Bellan-Gillen
Jane Braddock
Arden Bendler Browning
Tiffany Calvert
Carla Ciuffo
Wesley Clark
Jason Craighead
The Estate of Arlyn Ende
Jeanie Gooden
Andy Harding
The Estate of Jack Hastings
Sky Kim
Marilyn Murphy
Lovie Olivia
James Perrin
Sisavanh Phouthavong
Tyler Shields
Brian Tull
Wendy Walker Silverman
David Yarrow
EXHIBITED ARTISTS
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David Onri Anderson
Reed Anderson
Scott Andresen
Josh Azzarella
Sophia Belkin
Joshua Edward Bennett
Alex Blau
Andrés Bustamante
Amelia Briggs
Dan Charbonnet
Stephen Collier
D-Tag
Shane Darwent
Cherie Benner Davis
Courtney Egan
Rory Emmett
Alyss Estay
Abdi Farah
Lanie Gannon
Dave Greber
Martica Griffin
Leah Guadagnoli
Richard Harris
Alvaro Ilizarbe
John Paul Kesling
Francesco Lo Castro
Mary Long
Bonnie Maygarden
Carol Mode
Andy Mister
Cristina Molina
Aliza Morell
Nick Naber
Fahamu Pecou
Joel Daniel Phillips
Melodie Provenzano
Jing Qin
Amber Robles-Gordon
Esther Ruiz
Benjy Russell
Jeff Scott
Bret Shirley
Joey Slaughter
Elise Thompson
Kelli Thompson
Ellen Weider
Herb Williams
Leif Zikade
Reed Anderson
Scott Andresen
Josh Azzarella
Sophia Belkin
Joshua Edward Bennett
Alex Blau
Andrés Bustamante
Amelia Briggs
Dan Charbonnet
Stephen Collier
D-Tag
Shane Darwent
Cherie Benner Davis
Courtney Egan
Rory Emmett
Alyss Estay
Abdi Farah
Lanie Gannon
Dave Greber
Martica Griffin
Leah Guadagnoli
Richard Harris
Alvaro Ilizarbe
John Paul Kesling
Francesco Lo Castro
Mary Long
Bonnie Maygarden
Carol Mode
Andy Mister
Cristina Molina
Aliza Morell
Nick Naber
Fahamu Pecou
Joel Daniel Phillips
Melodie Provenzano
Jing Qin
Amber Robles-Gordon
Esther Ruiz
Benjy Russell
Jeff Scott
Bret Shirley
Joey Slaughter
Elise Thompson
Kelli Thompson
Ellen Weider
Herb Williams
Leif Zikade
UPCOMING & RECENT EXHIBITIONS
Upcoming:
Recent:
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Elspeth Schulze | Holds Water
Jodi Hays curation | The Sink
Recent:
Reed Anderson | Tender Garden
Madiha Siraj | Bridging the Infinite
Jane Braddock | 3 Rivers
Lovie Olivia | Beauty as a Method
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Carla Ciuffo
Animal Instincts
Tinney Contemporary is proud to present Animal Instincts, an exhibition showcasing new works by Carla Ciuffo. The new work explores the idea of humanity’s inner voices which guide instinct, as inspired by the reactions of others during a global pandemic.
Works with titles “I Do”, “The Promise”, and “Wedding Party” take the viewer through familiar and traditional social gatherings that celebrate and solidify concepts of family and love. However, “Animal Instincts” implies contrast between instinctual versus societal motives to these rituals. Other works with titles like “Gossip” and “Menage a Trois” begin to break the idealistic rituals and expand further into social behavior, while the juxtaposition of three figures in “Menage a Trois”, and “Sisters” examine complex human relationships; familial, platonic, and romantic.
The anthropomorphic figures seen in the work read at first as an acknowledgment to animalistic instincts within humans. And yet, within the wedding, gossiping, promising, and wine drinking of these figures, there is also a god or goddess-like mythological look to them. While many religions have gods and goddesses which share animal and human features, these aren’t seen as basic low instinct but rather signs of power and otherworldliness. In this way viewers begin to look at these innate instincts as perhaps the root of human intellect, the motivation of society, rather than the opposite.
Works with titles “I Do”, “The Promise”, and “Wedding Party” take the viewer through familiar and traditional social gatherings that celebrate and solidify concepts of family and love. However, “Animal Instincts” implies contrast between instinctual versus societal motives to these rituals. Other works with titles like “Gossip” and “Menage a Trois” begin to break the idealistic rituals and expand further into social behavior, while the juxtaposition of three figures in “Menage a Trois”, and “Sisters” examine complex human relationships; familial, platonic, and romantic.
The anthropomorphic figures seen in the work read at first as an acknowledgment to animalistic instincts within humans. And yet, within the wedding, gossiping, promising, and wine drinking of these figures, there is also a god or goddess-like mythological look to them. While many religions have gods and goddesses which share animal and human features, these aren’t seen as basic low instinct but rather signs of power and otherworldliness. In this way viewers begin to look at these innate instincts as perhaps the root of human intellect, the motivation of society, rather than the opposite.
Viewers are offered open ended narratives which intertwine familiar and mythological imagery encourage an engagement with these questions, and an exploration as to what these instincts may stir up in ourselves.
Carla Ciuffo’s work lies somewhere between photography, collage, and video art. Narrative, abstract, and lyrical imagery blend in elements of texture and light as Ciuffo plays with the dynamics of constructing and deconstructing the boundaries of her photographic world. “It speaks to the enigma of being human” says Carla.
Originally a New Yorker, Carla Ciuffo currently lives and works in Nashville, Tennessee, and has lived in the south for the past decade. She is a recipient of the Woman Art Award 2017 for the Women’s Essence Show, Espace Cominnes, Paris, France, and her work can be found in collections and corporate installations can be found throughout the United States and Europe. Her corporate commissions have included Pinnacle Bank, The Palmer Group, INSBANK, Spectrum | Emery, Crescent Communities, Fulcher Investment Properties, Jackson Thornton, Kalisher Design Group, and more. Most notably, her work of iconic contemporary artists is in the collection of the Country Music Hall of Fame, in Nashville, TN.
June 19, 2020
︎︎︎ Exhibition List
Carla Ciuffo’s work lies somewhere between photography, collage, and video art. Narrative, abstract, and lyrical imagery blend in elements of texture and light as Ciuffo plays with the dynamics of constructing and deconstructing the boundaries of her photographic world. “It speaks to the enigma of being human” says Carla.
Originally a New Yorker, Carla Ciuffo currently lives and works in Nashville, Tennessee, and has lived in the south for the past decade. She is a recipient of the Woman Art Award 2017 for the Women’s Essence Show, Espace Cominnes, Paris, France, and her work can be found in collections and corporate installations can be found throughout the United States and Europe. Her corporate commissions have included Pinnacle Bank, The Palmer Group, INSBANK, Spectrum | Emery, Crescent Communities, Fulcher Investment Properties, Jackson Thornton, Kalisher Design Group, and more. Most notably, her work of iconic contemporary artists is in the collection of the Country Music Hall of Fame, in Nashville, TN.
June 19, 2020
︎︎︎ Exhibition List