contemporary art

STANDARDVISION ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: A RADIANT CELEBRATION OF LIGHT AND LIFE FROM CHRISTY LEE ROGERS

For the months of November and December, StandardVision has curated a site-specific showcase from visual poet Christy Lee Rogers on view across a number of StandardVision’s large-scale exterior displays throughout Los Angeles until December 31st, 2024.

StandardVision

A master of light and shadow, Christy Lee Rogers harnesses the untamable force of water to create ethereal worlds, where human figures are suspended in a ballet of fluid motion and raw emotion. Her work has often been compared to Baroque painting masters like Caravaggio and Rubens, with dramatic chiaroscuro light; yet it pulses with its own celestial rhythm—where darkness surrenders to the soft radiance of light, and each image feels like a snapshot from a dream.

"THE MUSES" BY CHRISTY LEE ROGERS ON EXHIBIT AT THE PARTHENON MUSEUM IN NASHVILLE, TN OPENING DECEMBER 12, 2024

Christy Lee Rogers contemporary underwater Baroque image Sea of Tranquility at the Parthenon Museum, Nashville

The Parthenon Museum

2500 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN, 37203

FREE TICKETS FOR OPENING RECEPTION (DEC. 12TH 6-8PM) ARE AVAILABLE HERE

Emerging from the darkest depths and exploding in a burst of light, Christy Lee Rogers’ photographs in The Muses are sure to inspire. Figures and fabric combust in radiant scenes evoking memories of passion, tragedy, and playful exuberance. Since antiquity, muses have been called upon by artists to aid in the writing of poetry and heart wrenching dramas, to guide the feet of dancers, to inspire laughter, or to provoke deep contemplation of history and the stars. Throughout the exhibit, visitors will be encouraged to imagine, engage, and create based on inspiration gained from The Muses.

https://www.nashvilleparthenon.com/events/christy-lee-rogers

December 13, 2024 - June 1, 2025

JAMES CAMERON SIGNS ARTWORKS OF ZOE SALDAÑA, SIGOURNEY WEAVER & KATE WINSLET BY CHRISTY LEE ROGERS AND GIFTS THEM TO THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURES' LIBRARY

THE FOUR ARTWORKS CREATED BY CHRISTY TO SUPPORT THE NATURE CONSERVANCY'S OCEAN CONSERVATION EFFORTS, WERE GIFTED TO THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURES' MARGARET HERRICK LIBRARY BY JAMES CAMERON AND, POSTHUMOUSLY, AVATAR'S PRODUCER JON LANDAU.

THE FOUR ARTWORKS CREATED BY CHRISTY TO SUPPORT THE NATURE CONSERVANCY'S OCEAN CONSERVATION EFFORTS, WERE GIFTED TO THE ACADEMY MUSEUM OF MOTION PICTURES' MARGARET HERRICK LIBRARY BY JAMES CAMERON AND, POSTHUMOUSLY, AVATAR'S PRODUCER JON LANDAU.

The four museum quality photographs, measuring 39 x 48 Inches (99 x 122 cm) each and with a value of $60,000, were hand-signed by James Cameron at Lightstorm Entertainment and delivered to The Academy of Motion Pictures. 

The other names on the Academy's gift form were: Christy Lee Rogers, The Walt Disney Studios, The Nature Conservancy and A Gallery Ltd.

James Cameron signed 20 artworks in total, 4 of which went to the Academy Museum and 16 have been made available for purchase through Fraser Scott at A Gallery Artists Ltd. via Rogers’ website: www.christyleerogers.com/avatar 

100% of net proceeds go to The Nature Conservancy.

LONDON SIGNING EVENT FOR "MUSES OF AVATAR" PRINTS BY CHRISTY LEE ROGERS

Christy Lee Rogers recently signed her Muses of Avatar prints in London, inspired by Avatar: The Way of Water and commissioned by James Cameron and Disney. This signing featured her signature ethereal underwater imagery, with all proceeds from the print sales dedicated to The Nature Conservancy to support ocean conservation. All printing was done at the Beyond Print printing labs.

Artist Christy Lee Rogers London signing of the Muses of Avatar prints commissioned by James Cameron
Artist Christy Lee Rogers London signing of the Muses of Avatar prints commissioned by James Cameron