OH Art Foundation Presents
Introduction/Chapter 0: Therapy Session
Solo Exhibition by Dice White
Jan. 17th 2025 – Feb. 9th 2025
OH Art Foundation is pleased to announce Introduction/Chapter 0: Therapy Session, a solo exhibition featuring the work of Dice White. On view from January 17th to February 9th, 2025, we invite all to join us for the exhibition opening on Friday, January 17th, from 7-10pm on the 3rd floor of the Zhou B Art Center.
Introduction/Chapter 0: Therapy Session offers a candid window into the vibrant inner musings of an emergent artist. With bold brush strokes and striking colors, White uses expressive portraiture as a psychological sandbox to examine both himself and his surrounding world. His distinctive style is marked by a balance of turbulence and unity, creating works that are imbued with boundless movement. Life thrums within every mark, and it is an unyielding hunger for understanding that drives that liveliness. Every piece is as much of an excavation as it is a creation.
The process is inseparable from the outcome; the work is as tenacious as the artist himself. Time and identity are examined, unspooled, and reconstructed—transformed into things as tangible as the very materials layered upon the canvas. Evidence of the artist’s touch is omnipresent: from smatterings of personal effects to underlying layers of previous paintings. And despite White’s conceptual explorations into that which is weightless, his work retains a distinctly grounded quality—a pervasive determination, perhaps, to stay rooted in what is real to better ford into the future. Every painting is a palimpsest: a monument to the artist as both the keeper and creator of memories.
Dice White, a 20-year-old visionary hailing from the vibrant streets of Rockford, carries within him the echoes of a diverse and challenging past.
Born into turbulence, with a mother battling addiction, Dice's journey has been anything but conventional. Six months ago, he found himself navigating the harsh reality of homelessness, a stark contrast to the world he now commands with his art. In the depths of adversity, Dice discovered his true calling, finding solace and strength in the strokes of his brush.
Drawing inspiration from luminaries like Virgil Abloh, who rose from similar beginnings, Dice weaves his experiences into every masterpiece, infusing them with raw emotion and unbridled passion. His art transcends mere expression; it's a testament to resilience, a celebration of the human spirit's ability to rise above adversity and create beauty from chaos.
Welcome to the captivating world of Dice White, where every canvas tells a story of triumph and transformation.