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About Gary

Gary Kachadourian worked for the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts coordinating exhibitions and grants from 1987 to 2009. He currently is in the MFA program at UMBC and makes art in his suburban Baltimore home when not at school.

Cut and Fold Prints

A series of objects are drawn and reproduced so that they can be cut and and assembled.
  • w,cover
    w,cover
  • w,vacantlotandfence3
    w,vacantlotandfence3
  • w,bussheltercut
    w,bussheltercut
  • w,snowballstand
    w,snowballstand
  • w,jerseybarrier
    w,jerseybarrier
  • w,conicalbarrierlighter2
    w,conicalbarrierlighter2
  • w,portabletoilet01
    w,portabletoilet01
  • w,bathroomvertical4
    w,bathroomvertical4
  • w,selfportrait
    w,selfportrait
  • w,saltdome
    w,saltdome

Surface Coverings

These are posters, floor coverings and wall coverings.
  • ceilingtile,paneling5
    ceilingtile,paneling5
  • ceilingtile,paneling,sofa2
    ceilingtile,paneling,sofa2
  • Wallpaper Panels Installed in Showroom
    Wallpaper Panels Installed in Showroom
    Furnished Room Wallpaper, 7 sections, 102� x 35� ea This series of six 8 by 3 foot printed panels are a study in integrating previously produced object drawings with surface drawings. In this case the 7-Eleven wall section has been tiled to create what may be a brick wall in a den. Three of the interior object drawings have been placed on this surface to produce a semblance of a furnished room.
  • Wallpaper Composute with New Window and Floor Added
    Wallpaper Composute with New Window and Floor Added
  • Wood Floor Composite
    Wood Floor Composite
  • Isometric of Wallpaper and Floor
    Isometric of Wallpaper and Floor
  • 7-11 Wall Section Poster Installed
    7-11 Wall Section Poster Installed
    7-Eleven Wall Section Poster, 36" x 48" This authentic scale reproduction of a 3 by 4 foot section of a brick wall from a 7-Eleven Store in Baltimore County will hopefully give its owner a warm feeling and a memory of a good moment. Maybe it was that pack of cigarettes that got you though a tough time, or that Slurpee that cooled you on a hot day, or maybe itâ??s that 16 ounce cup of Mountain Blend that gives you the strength to walk into work each morning. This poster is a blowup of a hand drawn scale rendering printed on an OCE 300 industrial photocopier on a single sheet of paper and folded for easy storage and transport.
  • Cinder Block Wall Poster
    Cinder Block Wall Poster
    Cinder Block Wall Section Poster, 48" x 66" This poster enables the purchaser to alter his or her living space so that it can feel like a basement, institutional stairwell, Laundromat, prison cell, back of shopping center, or other cinder block related space. This poster is a Xerox blowup of a hand drawn scale rendering of a section of block wall. It is constructed of 20 hand trimmed Xerox panels that have been taped together and folded into an easily transportable package. We feel that the impact this poster will have on your living space will more than warrant the price tag.
  • Cinder Block Wall Poster in Gallery
    Cinder Block Wall Poster in Gallery

Installations

Xeorographic prints are wheatpasted on exterior surfaces.
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    p1040820
  • 001.p1040647
    001.p1040647
  • vacantlotset
    vacantlotset
  • nyfriedcomp2
    nyfriedcomp2
  • Backyard installed on the back of Current Gallery
    Backyard installed on the back of Current Gallery
    This was made with xeroxes of 13 different fountain pen drawings that make up a chain link fence and grass. There were a total of about 600 8.5 x 11 panels used for this installation.
  • Backyard details
    Backyard details
  • Wheeled dumpster
    Wheeled dumpster
    Installed on the side of Current Gallery in the alley.
  • Installation in abandoned back yard
    Installation in abandoned back yard
    The perimeter of the yard was pasted with cut out xeroxes of grass and wildflowers. It was done for the exhibition Axis alley, you can see more of the exhibition at axisalley.wordpress.com/specific-address-list-_text-build...
  • Detail of installation for Axis Alley
    Detail of installation for Axis Alley
  • Detail of installation for Axis Alley
    Detail of installation for Axis Alley

Life-Sized Prints

Folding, portable prints are scaled to the actual dimensions of the object depicted. The prints are taken from 8.5 x 11 inch drawings of the objects that are then scanned at 1,200 dpi and enlarged to 200 dpi TIFF/BITMAPs. Panels are printed in sections no larger than 36 x 200 inches that are trimmed and taped together to make the final print.
  • webtree
    webtree
  • 03.canonmonument
    03.canonmonument
  • 07.xmastree
    07.xmastree
  • 06.trashcan
    06.trashcan
  • Neither Mine Nor Yours, 1
    Neither Mine Nor Yours, 1
    Plaster, driftwood, birch plywood, oil paint, and encaustic wax 6.5”x7”x12” 2015
  • Hokusai
    Hokusai
    (detail) Acrylic and graphite on canvas cut out, metal wire and clamp.
  • ...but he's so black
    ...but he's so black
    Acrylic, Oil, Copper Leaf on Panel. A consistent theme in my work is colorism. This was my take on a "white painting". In the center is this very dark-skinned man.
  • Archiscape Dome Window (detail), 2007
    Archiscape Dome Window (detail), 2007
    O Scale Model Railroad Architectural Windows, Acrylic Dome and Rust on Styrofoam. 50" diameter x 24" deep Wall sculpture, blurring the boundaries between landscape and architecture. Inspired by Mesa Verde.
  • Archiscape, Staircase, 2007
    Archiscape, Staircase, 2007
    O Scale Model Railroad Architectural Staircases, Acrylic Dome and Rust on Styrofoam. 50" diameter x 24" deep Sculpture: blurring the boundaries between landscape and architecture. Inspired by the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
  • UNTITLED 8, 2013
    UNTITLED 8, 2013
    "14 untitled photos mounted as a set on one wall. They’re deceptively revealing. They show a nude woman (presumably the artist, though her face is never clearly visible) in what appears to be a swimming pool, but there’s nothing about the imagery that feels like a playful summer frolic. In one, the woman floats face down, a life jacket nearby. In another she’s face up, the preserver held in a hand. In another she’s submerged, swimming through the water. In yet another she’s coming up for air, her head breaking through the surface. In many, she’s maybe submerged, maybe swimming, maybe sunk, maybe trying to come toward the surface. The photos are arranged in two rows of seven, but there’s nothing serial about the sequencing. They don’t seem to tell a story, or if they do, the arrangement is presented with such discord that the implied story is something more turbulent, perhaps frames from a short film about almost drowning, presented out of order. Slowly, you notice that, though it’s clear the photos were taken at a pool, they’re composed in such a way that the water swallows the frame: There is no visible avenue of escape. These are images of a human lost at sea with no safe harbor in sight." Bret McCabe Photographed by: Jes Contro

Scale Drawings

These drawings are made at scale on 8.5 x 11 inch paper. They are used to then make life-sized prints where they are blown up to the original size of the object.
  • Tree with Flags
    Tree with Flags
    Tree with Flags, 1/24th Actual Size Pencil on paper, 11" x 8.5"
  • Tank/Monument, Brunswick, MD
    Tank/Monument, Brunswick, MD
    Pencil on paper, 11" x 8.5"
  • Christmas Tree
    Christmas Tree
    Pencil on paper, 11" x 8.5"
  • Television and Stand
    Television and Stand
    Drawing for Life-Sized Print of Television and Stand 2008 Pencil on paper, 8.5� x 11�
  • Sofa
    Sofa
    Drawing for Life-Sized Print of Sofa 2008 Pencil on paper, 8.5� x 11�
  • Cannon/Monument, Parkville, MD
    Cannon/Monument, Parkville, MD
    Pencil on paper, 11" x 8.5"
  • Trash Container
    Trash Container
    Drawing for Life-Sized Print of Trash Container 2008 Pencil on paper, 8.5� x 11�
  • McDonald's Resturant, Coldspring and Harford
    McDonald's Resturant, Coldspring and Harford
  • Tent
    Tent
    Drawing for Life-Sized Print of Tent 2008 Pencil on paper, 8.5� x 11�
  • Oak Floor Section
    Oak Floor Section
    Oak Floor Section 2010 Pencil on paper 8.5" x 11" This will be used to create a simulated wood floor installation.

Scale Drawings 2

  • Wheeled Dumpster
    Wheeled Dumpster
    Pencil on paper, 11" x 8.5"
  • Utility Box
    Utility Box
    Pencil on paper, 11" x 8.5" This exact scale reproduction is of one of the many ubiquitous utility boxes particular to the Baltimore metropolitan area (maybe theyâ??re other places too, weâ??re not sure). These boxes have an especially interesting detailing of inset faux wood grained panels.
  • Volvo Station Wagon
    Volvo Station Wagon
    Pencil on paper, 11" x 8.5"
  • Bank Machine
    Bank Machine
  • Apartment Dumpster
    Apartment Dumpster
    Pencil on paper, 11" x 8.5" This is a taller side loading dumpster located at the apartments that are just east of the artistâ??s home. This dumpster is seen every day on the way home from work.
  • Light Pole
    Light Pole
    Pencil on paper, 11" x 8.5"
  • Drawing for Block Wall
    Drawing for Block Wall
    Pencil on paper, 11" x 8.5"
  • gasstationscrubweb
    gasstationscrubweb
  • bushdrawing1a
    bushdrawing1a

Grass Drawings

Drawings of grass and weeds are made and reproduced in xeroxed books so that they can be copied and and installed on surfaces to make fields of any size.
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    025grass01
  • grass02
    grass02
  • grass002
    grass002
  • grass03
    grass03
  • grass003
    grass003
  • grass0003
    grass0003
  • grass001
    grass001
  • grassandweeds5d
    grassandweeds5d
  • 030grass06
    030grass06
  • grassstencil2e
    grassstencil2e

Assorted Drawing Projects

Ongoing drawing projects that are based on different processes.
  • Motors Book Sample Pages
    Motors Book Sample Pages
    These are sample pages from an ongoing xeroxed book of drawings of motors. There re currently 160 images in the book all with descriptions in the back. This book is somewhat regularly updated as new drawings are made.
  • Motors Installation
    Motors Installation
    Motors 2006-present Various pens on paper, various sizes Drawings are a continuation of doodles first made in junior high school. Earliest ones were based on engines from model car kits, later ones on European road racing engines.
  • Grass Installation
    Grass Installation
    Grass 2007-Present Pen drawings from expanding project, 81 pieces, 4.25" x 4.25" each Grass is drawn roughly at actual size. Panels are installed in a tight grid that creates an ever-expanding field of grass.
  • Grass Panel
    Grass Panel
    Grass Panel 2008 Ballpoint pen on paper, 4.25" x 4.25" each
  • Map- from Lapis series
    Map- from Lapis series
    size: 6" x 8" materials: aluminum, paint, wood, steel
  • Signature Guitars
    Signature Guitars
    Signature Guitar Portraits (top left) Ibanez Andy Timmons Model AT300 (top center) Fender Frank Bello Model Jazz Bass (top right) Schecter Jerry Horton Signature Model (bottom left) Gibson Angus Young SG Model (bottom center) Schecter Robert Smith Signature Model (bottom right) ESP Stef Carpenter Signature Model Pencil drawings from guitar store catalogues, 6 pieces, 5" x 7" each
  • Slot Cars
    Slot Cars
    Slot Cars That Were Owned by Gary Kachadourian 2005 Pencil on paper, 2 pieces, 8.5" x 11" each Drawings are of the electric slot cars that I owned at various points. The two panels are designed to be photo-copied and made into a booklet that is sold for 50 cents.
  • Self Portraits from Memory
    Self Portraits from Memory
    Self Portraits from Memory 2004-2007 Pencil on paper, 20 pieces, 5" x 7" each
  • Used Cars
    Used Cars

Wood Carvings

Wood carvings were made between 1993 and 2003.
  • Snake and Mouse
    Snake and Mouse
    Snake and Mouse 1996 Carved pear wood and latex model train paint 2" x 3" x 1 1/2"
  • Dandelion
    Dandelion
    Dandelion Carved pear wood and egg tempera
  • Pickup Truck
    Pickup Truck
    Pickup Truck 1999 Carved pear wood and egg tempera, 2.5� x 4� x 1�
  • Tent Carving
    Tent Carving
    Tent 1999 Carved pine and egg tempera, 5� x 8.5� x 1�
  • Park
    Park
    Park 2001 Carved cherry and egg tempera, 13� x 6� x 3�
  • Tree
    Tree
    Tree 1997 Carved cherry and model train paint, 8� x 13� x 2�
  • Lawn Mower
    Lawn Mower
    Lawn Mower 1995 Carved pine and egg tempera, 6� x 5.5� x 1�
  • Water Line
    Water Line
    Water Line 1998 Carved pear wood and egg tempera, 2.5� x 3.5� x 2.5�
  • Monument
    Monument
    Monument 2007 Carved pear wood and War Hammer paint, 2.5� x 4� x 1�
  • Pay Phone
    Pay Phone
    Pay Phone 2007 Carved pear wood and War Hammer paint, 2� x 1.5� x 1�

Curatorial Projects

These are a selection of project I have curated either through my office or independently.
  • Model Home, Artscape 2003
    Model Home, Artscape 2003
    Model Home was an exhibition I curated for Artscape 2003. It was a 2,000 square foot structure with 13 installations and arrange them like a home, ie front porch, living room, bedrooms, etc. This was at a time when it seemed that a lot of artists were making work that played off of memories of domestic times such as childhood and decorative design issues among other things. Building was designed by Craig Carbrey, Wayne Norbeck, John Shorb, and Glenn Shrum. The front porch (left) was a sculpture by Tabatha Tucker.
  • Model Home, Rooms and Cooling System
    Model Home, Rooms and Cooling System
    Top image is room by Brian Randolph, lower left is by Dearraindrop, and cooling system is by David Gissen and Michael Rakowitz.
  • Model Home, Front Porch
    Model Home, Front Porch
    Porch is by Tabatha Tucker.
  • Xeroxable Wall Patterns, Area 405, 2007
    Xeroxable Wall Patterns, Area 405, 2007
    Artists made 10 x16 patterns that could be Xeroxed and wallpapered. A book was produced with the show and distributed. Shown are installed patterns by Michael Magnan, Adeye Deresse, Bruce Willen, and Liz Enz.
  • Xeroxable Wall Patterns Book
    Xeroxable Wall Patterns Book
    This book was a black and white Xerox publication that contained all of the patterns from the exhibition. The purchase of the book allows the owner the right to reproduce and install any of the patterns. The book is priced at cost, $5.
  • Reneactments, Current Gallery 2007
    Reneactments, Current Gallery 2007
    112 artists remade drawings they had made at some time in their youth and had since lost.
  • Reenactments Magazine
    Reenactments Magazine
    This magazine was produced as a color and black and white xerox publication that included all images and text and was distributed and sold for under $6.
  • +es+ pa++erns, Artscape 2006
    +es+ pa++erns, Artscape 2006
    View of exhibition installation.
  • +es+pa++erns, Artscape 2006
    +es+pa++erns, Artscape 2006
    Patterns were designed by different artists and installed on buses, bus shelters and street signs along with designs for billboards and trash trucks.
  • Picture Window, 2005
    Picture Window, 2005
    106 artists made works that were installed on the boarded openings of abandoned city houses. This one was by Ellen Harvey.