PDC Design Gallery - Pacific Design Center

Art Angels Presents: Chromatic Utopia by Michael Callas

About the Show

On View May 15 - June 30, 2025

Art Angels proudly presents Chromatic Utopia, a solo exhibition by celebrated contemporary artist Michael Callas, on view at the iconic Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles. This highly anticipated show features 26 original works on canvas and invites viewers into a vivid, immersive world where architecture, design, and color theory converge in a stunning visual dialogue.

Michael Callas is renowned for his meticulous technique and deep-rooted architectural influences, drawing inspiration from modernist masters including Pierre Koenig, Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, and Julius Shulman. Callas channels Koenig and Neutra’s minimalist lines and organic harmony, while echoing Wright’s use of structure as expressive language. His layered perspectives also recall Shulman’s photographic legacy—each reference serving as a cornerstone in Callas’ own chromatic universe.

In Chromatic Utopia, color becomes more than surface—it becomes structure. Using spray paint and stencils with surgical precision, Callas executes each composition with the rigor of an architect drafting blueprints. Beginning with digital renderings, every form and hue is considered before the physical painting begins, resulting in works that are as disciplined as they are emotionally resonant.

The exhibition blurs the boundary between built environments and organic forms. Callas’ geometric canvases pulse with saturated hues, transforming static space into living, sensory experiences. His work challenges the viewer’s perception and offers a bold, contemporary meditation on the emotional architecture of color.

Whether interpreted as modernist blueprints reimagined through color theory or as abstract reflections on control and creativity, Chromatic Utopia invites audiences into a space where precision meets pleasure and every shade tells a story.

May 22:
Opening Reception from 7-9PM RSVP HERE

May 23-June 30:
Open Monday - Friday, 10:30 AM-4:30 PM.

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Join us for the opening night soirée on May 22, 2025, from 7–9 PM. RSVP HERE

About the PDC Design Gallery

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The Pacific Design Center Design Gallery is an exhibition space located in the former MOCA building on the PDC campus. PDC Design Gallery is devoted to art and design, engaging internationally renowned artists, celebrated designers, noted curators, professional design organizations and leading academic institutions to draw upon the collective intelligence and creativity of California’s vast design culture, as well as international design invention and innovation.

For further information about the PDC Design Gallery, or to be invited to submit an exhibition proposal, please contact Curatorial Advisor Helen Varola at helenvarola@gmail.com or visit www.helenvarola.com.

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