Mikey Yates : 2 Summers
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COMA is pleased to present a solo exhibition by Mikey Yates (b. 1992), titled 2 Summers, on view 1 December, 2023 – 27 January, 2024. This is the artist’s first solo presentation with the gallery and taking place at our Chippendale location, 2/29-37 Abercrombie Street, Chippendale, NSW, 2008.
Continuing a tradition of deeply emotional and resonant figurative painting 2 Summers is Mikey Yates love song to small moments of hope or peacefulness that encourage optimistic living. Painted during the artist’s time at the Skowhegan Artist Residency, and then finished in Yates studio in Kansas City, these artworks capture points in time imbued with feelings of wonderment, awe and most importantly significant and wholehearted connection.
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Mikey Yates
Blue Studio / Zoom Funeral, 2023
acrylic on canvas
194.5 x 129 cm / 76 5/8 x 50 3/4 inches / 197 x 131.5 cm / 77 1/2 x 51 3/4 inches (framed)In the painting Blue Studio / Zoom Funeral the viewer is privy to a profoundly intimate moment. As the artist watches his uncle’s funeral in the Philippines, family members also tuned in and following along, the distance between realities is palpable. Still, the artist, through this and other paintings presented alongside, makes it clear that his closeness to loved ones is a bridge. Yates states that “being in not just one place physically or psychologically, is like recalling a memory, a conversation”.
Drawing on both new and existing interpersonal relationships Mikey Yates outlines a history of people and their place on earth and in each other’s lives with an intimacy and degree of magnification that often conceals a wider world. 2 Summers is this world – condensed, cherished and celebrated.
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Mikey Yates, At Home, 2023, oil and acrylic on canvas, 128 x 104 cm / 50 1/2 x 41 inches.
“If I’m honest and specific about my life, some people might connect with it.”
– Mikey Yates
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Artworks
- Mikey YatesAt Home, 2023oil and acrylic on canvas128.3 x 104.1 cm / 50 1/2 x 41 inches
130 x 106.5 cm / 51 1/8 x 41 7/8 inches (framed)%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EMikey%20Yates%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_title%22%3EAt%20Home%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_year%22%3E2023%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3Eoil%20and%20acrylic%20on%20canvas%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E128.3%20x%20104.1%20cm%20/%2050%201/2%20x%2041%20inches%3Cbr/%3E%0A130%20x%20106.5%20cm%20/%2051%201/8%20x%2041%207/8%20inches%20%28framed%29%3C/div%3E - Mikey YatesBalut, 2023acrylic on canvas104 x 127 cm / 41 x 50 inches
107 x 129.5 cm / 42 1/8 x 51 inches (framed)%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EMikey%20Yates%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_title%22%3EBalut%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_year%22%3E2023%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3Eacrylic%20on%20canvas%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E104%20x%20127%20cm%20/%2041%20x%2050%20inches%3Cbr/%3E%0A107%20x%20129.5%20cm%20/%2042%201/8%20x%2051%20inches%20%28framed%29%3C/div%3E - Mikey YatesBilly's Apartment in DTLA, 2023oil and acrylic on canvas177.5 x 126 cm / 69 7/8 x 49 5/8 inches
180 x 128.5 cm / 70 7/8 x 50 5/8 inches
(framed)%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EMikey%20Yates%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_title%22%3EBilly%27s%20Apartment%20in%20DTLA%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_year%22%3E2023%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3Eoil%20and%20acrylic%20on%20canvas%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E177.5%20x%20126%20cm%20/%2069%207/8%20x%2049%205/8%20inches%3Cbr/%3E%0A180%20x%20128.5%20cm%20/%2070%207/8%20x%2050%205/8%20inches%3Cbr/%3E%0A%28framed%29%3C/div%3E - Mikey YatesBlue Studio / Zoom Funeral, 2023acrylic on canvas194.5 x 129 cm / 76 5/8 x 50 3/4 inches
197 x 131.5 cm / 77 1/2 x 51 3/4 inches (framed)%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EMikey%20Yates%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_title%22%3EBlue%20Studio%20/%20Zoom%20Funeral%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_year%22%3E2023%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3Eacrylic%20on%20canvas%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E194.5%20x%20129%20cm%20/%2076%205/8%20x%2050%203/4%20inches%3Cbr/%3E%0A197%20x%20131.5%20cm%20/%2077%201/2%20x%2051%203/4%20inches%20%28framed%29%3C/div%3E - Mikey YatesCummings Down at Skowhegan, 2023oil and acrylic on canvas50.5 x 40.5 cm / 19 7/8 x 16 inches
53 x 42 cm / 20 7/8 x 16 1/2 inches (framed)%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EMikey%20Yates%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_title%22%3ECummings%20Down%20at%20Skowhegan%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_year%22%3E2023%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3Eoil%20and%20acrylic%20on%20canvas%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E50.5%20x%2040.5%20cm%20/%2019%207/8%20x%2016%20inches%3Cbr/%3E%0A53%20x%2042%20cm%20/%2020%207/8%20x%2016%201/2%20inches%20%28framed%29%3C/div%3E - Mikey YatesMaine Bonfire, 2023acrylic on canvas144 x 112.4 cm / 56 3/4 x 44 1/4 inches
146.5 x 115 cm / 57 5/8 x 45 1/4 inches
(framed)%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EMikey%20Yates%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_title%22%3EMaine%20Bonfire%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_year%22%3E2023%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3Eacrylic%20on%20canvas%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E144%20x%20112.4%20cm%20/%2056%203/4%20x%2044%201/4%20inches%3Cbr/%3E%0A146.5%20x%20115%20cm%20/%2057%205/8%20x%2045%201/4%20inches%3Cbr/%3E%0A%28framed%29%3C/div%3E - Mikey YatesNight Swim in Maine, 2023acrylic on canvas163 x 224 cm / 64 1/8 x 88
1/4 inches
165.5 x 226.5 cm / 65 1/8 x
89 1/8 inches (framed)%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EMikey%20Yates%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_title%22%3ENight%20Swim%20in%20Maine%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_year%22%3E2023%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3Eacrylic%20on%20canvas%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E163%20x%20224%20cm%20/%2064%201/8%20x%2088%3Cbr/%3E%0A1/4%20inches%3Cbr/%3E%0A165.5%20x%20226.5%20cm%20/%2065%201/8%20x%3Cbr/%3E%0A89%201/8%20inches%20%28framed%29%3C/div%3E - Mikey YatesRide Home, 2023acrylic on linen50.5 x 39.5 cm / 19 7/8 x 15 1/2 inches
53 x 42 cm / 20 7/8 x 16 1/2 inches (framed)%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EMikey%20Yates%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_title%22%3ERide%20Home%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_year%22%3E2023%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3Eacrylic%20on%20linen%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E50.5%20x%2039.5%20cm%20/%2019%207/8%20x%2015%201/2%20inches%3Cbr/%3E%0A53%20x%2042%20cm%20/%2020%207/8%20x%2016%201/2%20inches%20%28framed%29%3C/div%3E - Mikey YatesSergio, 2023oil and acrylic on canvas154 x 116.5 cm / 60 5/8 x 45 7/8 inches
157 x 119.5 cm / 61 3/4 x 47 inches (framed)%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EMikey%20Yates%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_title%22%3ESergio%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22comma%22%3E%2C%20%3C/span%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_year%22%3E2023%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3Eoil%20and%20acrylic%20on%20canvas%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E154%20x%20116.5%20cm%20/%2060%205/8%20x%2045%207/8%20inches%3Cbr/%3E%0A157%20x%20119.5%20cm%20/%2061%203/4%20x%2047%20inches%20%28framed%29%3C/div%3E
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"I’m interested in settings and how people relate to places. Sometimes a painting is of a specific place because it’s a certain memory, sometimes the setting is a an imagined composite of many places."
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Installation Views
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