Kadar Brock’s artistic practice is a collection of records of performative acts of erasure and self reflective edits, consciously undoing that of which is just as consciously done through a system of laborious processes. Through a repeated system of painting, sanding, priming and scraping, Brock’s paintings are a result of a compilation of multiple compositions stacked on top of each other then merged through the act of eradication. What results through the process is an abstraction which subtly gestures at the information beneath. A series of ruptures and tears on the surfaces of the canvas, resulting from the physical strain the work goes through, co exists with the various exposed layers of paint. This survey of artifacts, tracing of Brock’s decisions towards the making or erasing of a mark, are an ongoing dance of informational accretion. The resulting data is one which informs and reveals through absence. An absence which allows for a space that embraces failure as part of a creative process and serves as platform for the consideration of that which withers away or is retracted in balance with the act of erasure itself.
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Jan 24 – Mar 7, 2026
coming home
Sep 4 – Oct 25, 2025
Miles McEnery Gallery
Companions
Jul 6 – Aug 10, 2024
Gana Art Los Angeles
Arcadian Revival
Jun 28 – Jul 21, 2024
The Macedonia Institute
Hayama Artist Residency Exhibition
Jun 28 – Jul 27, 2024
Koki Arts
Echoes of Paradise
Jun 28 – Aug 16, 2024
Jane Lombard Gallery
Virtual SITE exhibition inserts contemporary art into Detroit’s architectural landmarks
The Architect's Newspaper
May 4, 2020
May 4, 2020
A Brief Guide to the Wide, Wild World of Art Schools and Residencies
The New York Times Style Magazine
Jul 6, 2022
Jul 6, 2022
Detroit’s Library Street Collective launches virtual exhibitions inside historic city buildings
The Art Newspaper
Apr 24, 2020
Apr 24, 2020
Kadar Brock’s Netflix-Induced Artmaking
Artsy
Apr 26, 2013
Apr 26, 2013
Review: Theory of Forms at Patron Gallery
Hairy Rainbow
Dec 17, 2015
Dec 17, 2015
The Unconventional Painter (Kadar Brock)
Cultured Magazine
Jun 26, 2015
Jun 26, 2015


















