Afterwords: Lab coat for a mad scientist

 

Detail of Harkrader's 'Afterwords', a lab coat he wore at the Studios on the Square for 4 years.

 Soiled with the paint of many paintings, Harkrader embellished the jacket with collage from fashion and culture magazines, in addition to figurative drawings in paint on the front, rear, sleeves, cuffs, etc. The lab coat was exhibited in an exhibition at KRONOS Gallery located in Staunton, Virginia approx. 2007. Content circling the collage above contains the text 'Afterwords' which is one of his and Elle's favorite breakfast houses in Dupont Circle / Connecticut Ave, Washington, DC. They made multiple trips to DC's Aaron Gallery, which still represents Harkrader's work. Afterwords Cafe and Grill is located in Kramerbooks.

http://www.kramers.com/

Amtrak to Washington DC + Metro to Gallery = Just Say NO to the Car Gods.

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Harkrader will Amtrak to Union Station, Washington DC and Metro to Aaron Gallery for his group exhibit grand opening at the new location for Aaron Gallery.

http://aarongallerydc.com/chico-harkrader.html

A A R O N   G A L L E R Y

is pleased to announce the Grand Opening of our new location

Join us as we celebrate with a reception to be held

November 18, 2010

6 pm to 8 pm

Please R.S.V.P. to info@aarongallerydc.com or 202.234.3311

AARON GALLERY

2101 L Street NW, 10th Floor

Washington, DC 20037

Street and Garage Parking to be found on L Street 

Harkrader at Aaron Gallery / Washington, DC

'Floreale Sinfonico' will exhibit in Washington DC during November and December at Aaron Gallery located at 2101 L Street NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20037 (202) 234-3311. By appointment only.

Washington, DC / Aaron Gallery

From right; Annette Aaron, Director of Aaron Gallery in Washington, DC with artist Javier Cabada and Chico Harkrader, May 2010. Followed by drinks at the Black Fox Lounge, Dupont Circle and dinner at the French 'Bistro du Coin' across Connecticut Ave. The best room and breakfast at Carlyle Suites on New Hampshire.
Cabada was born 1931, in Barcelona, Spain. Cabada studied at the Massana Art School-Barcelona and the National School of Fine Arts, Lima Peru. He currently lives in Washington D.C

Rothko on Steriods

Aaron Gallery at Washington, DC's Dupont Circle host Harkrader exhibit and the artist talks with Washington, DC collectors who purchased the Red Onyx panel above. Canvases in the 'Onyx' series explore language in Rothko compositions. "Rothko on steriods", as one viewer described Harkrader's Onyx paintings. These paintings are heavily textured with thick paint, pumice, lava flake, sand and glass beads; embedded with erotic photo collage, laced with copper wire and in some cases, dissected to the internal and/or host external 3D attachments.