WISH YOU WERE HERE

WISH YOU WERE HEREGROUP EXHIBITION

December 17, 2022 - January 28, 2023
SUN VALLEY, IDAHO

OCHI is pleased to present Wish You Were Here, a group exhibition featuring works by Peter Alexander, Andrea Aragon, Sophia Belkin, Billy Al Bengston, Adam Beris, Adam de Boer, Ohan Breiding, Vija Celmins, b chehayeb, Devin Farrand, Matthew F Fisher, Ariel Herwitz, Velia de Iuliis, Adehla Lee, Hannah Knight Leighton, Lilian Martinez, Lani Trock, Stephen Truax, Anna Valdez, Brea Weinreb, and Avery Wheless.

The exhibition will be on view at 119 Lewis Street, Ketchum, Idaho from December 17, 2022 through January 28th, 2023. Wish You Were Here is inspired by vintage Sun Valley postcards sent to loved ones while on winter holiday combined with the perpetual vacation vibes of sunny Los Angeles. Featuring sunsets, tropical flora, palm trees, swimsuits, beach and pool scenes, and golden hour light, Wish You Were Here reflects the spirit of both OCHI locations in California and Idaho.

 

A drypoing print of the surface of the ocean. The water makes up the entire frame and is rough but not too choppy there is nothing else preA fabric dyed and embroidered to create various shapes and color gradients.A painting of a grassy field with a face and hands emerging from the centerA circular painting of various flowers with a dark blue ground.A guache on paper painting of a nude figure laying on a green towel. They are facing away from the viewer laying nude with their stomach down.A painting of a pool's corner and its surrounding foliage. The upper half of the frame depicts heavy foliage while the bottom half shows the corner of a pool and the cement surrounding it.A teal, white, and light blue painting that resembles a close up of water shimmering in the light.An ink drawing of a combined pine and palm tree. The background is white and it is depicted from a low angle.A painting of a body of water, a dark blue sky, and dark colored sand. The bottom half is made up of sand and waves while the top half is the horizon line and sky above. The body of water is shaped to have its corner closest to usA painting with a black ground, a horizontal orange strip at the bottom edge, and a horizontal bright glowing blue/white strip in the middle.A tufted image of various blue, red, black, white, and aqua shapes arranged atop eachother.A portrait painting of a figure wearing a yellow one piece bathing suit. The background is pink and there are blue waves below.A framed painting of a beach. The The top half is made up of the sky while the bottom half is split between the sand and water. The meeting of the sand and water is painted in a step like formation with a repeated outlineA painting of a skinny, vertical, green object placed in the center of the image. The background is a beach scene and the green object is creased towards the middleA painting of a large wave. The wave is captured at the point where it has just curled over.A painting of a pool party. About a dozen figures appear in or around the pool, interacting with one another in various ways. Some are nude, wearing speedos, or swim shorts.A painting of a light purple form against a bright white/purple backgorund. The form takes up the majority of the image area and is placed in the top right quadrant. The painting is framed with wood edges and a black mat.A painting of three figures sitting by a pool or lake. The figure in the foreground is looking down with her hand covering her face, while the two in the back seem to be sharing a glass of wine and some food.A sculpture installed on a white wall. It is circular in shape. The right half is made of a yellow fabric while the left is made of a straw like material.A painting of a quail sitting on a tabletop surrounded by what appears to be a glass dome. A conch shell, pink milk crate, and foliage also sit atop the table.A painting containing four images. Two portraits, a hand touching the base of a calm river, and a sign that reads "Estas Aqui"A silk painting of a light blue/orange sky with palm trees, a stop light, a billboard, and a blimp.A painting of grass with various small objects laying within. The application of the paint is very thick causing the grass to conceal/reveal certain objects.