Corey Helford Gallery's video: Luke Chueh Intensive Purposes at Corey Helford Gallery

For more information about the exhibit: https://coreyhelfordgallery.com/shows/luke-chueh-1/info-press/ Regarding his new show Intensive Purposes, Chueh shares: “The show’s title was inspired by the often misquoting of the phrase, ‘Intents and purposes.’ But the misconstrued idiom suits my work perfectly. This collection was inspired by ideas conceived throughout 2020. Paintings like ‘Let Fly,’ a masochistic take on escapism, to ‘Agoraphobia’ were inspired by the pandemic.” He adds, “While ‘One Trick Pony,’ ‘Picking Up the Pieces,’ and ‘Over Extended’ are undeniably introspective paintings, ‘小熊包 (Xiao Xiong Bao)’ is a twisted take on one of my favorite foods ─ Chinese soup dumplings (Xiǎo lóng bāo) ─ and ‘The End of Luke Chueh’ pays homage to the poster art for the film, The End of Evangelion (Japanese: 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン劇場版 Airエア/まごころを、君に). I’m also not above the shallowest of pop culture trends, the show’s diptych, titled ‘Pop,’ is based on one of my favorite internet memes, ‘Pop Cat.’ Looking at the show as whole, what I’ve realized is that I don’t like being pinned down by a style or a narrative. And though there isn’t an overarching theme, I hope you’ll agree that my paintings speak with intensive purpose.” For up-to-date news and more: http://www.coreyhelfordgallery.com/ Stay connected with us on social media: https://www.facebook.com/coreyhelfordgallery https://twitter.com/coreyhelford https://www.instagram.com/coreyhelfordgallery/ Film by Eric Minh Swenson.