Chase Langford has invented a distinctive visual language that is grounded in the natural and built environment while embarking into uncharted territory. His impactful depictions recall maps and aerial photography of sea coasts, mountains, farmland and cities through a calculated execution and highly refined draftsmanship.
Just as the West Coast Abstract Expressionists (1940–70) found California’s striking landscape fertile ground, so does Langford as he draws upon his geographic environs both near and far. Through his cartographic mastery, Langford contorts and synthesizes geographic elements, bringing forth paintings that are mysteriously familiar yet surprisingly unconventional. They challenge conventions of geography and landscapes, offering invigorating visions of space and place that transcend any specific locale, leading us to an exhilarating emotional experience.
Born in Pontiac, Michigan, Langford is a Los Angeles-based artist well known for his geographically inspired paintings. He studied cartography earning a BA from UC Santa Barbara in geography then worked as a cartographer at UCLA. Starting with his “Map Paintings,” Langford literally reinterpreted geography by taking selected features from maps and filled in the reconfigured shapes in a flurry of color and movement creating a fresh take on familiar geographic forms. This was followed with a series that moved even deeper into pure abstraction with his “Coldwater,” “Mulholland,” and “Scrape” series, which all lead to his “Morphic” series, now the core focus of his painting today.
Langford’s paintings have been widely shown at one-person and group exhibitions in Los Angeles, New York City, Washington D.C., Montreal, Palo Alto, Las Vegas, Long Beach, Napa Valley, Seattle, and Palm Springs, and are included many corporate/public collections (often site-specific commissions) such as Long Beach Museum of Art, Keck School of Medicine at USC, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, the Star City in Sydney, Australia, and more. Langford’s work is held in private collections in North America, Europe, Japan, Hong Kong, and Australia. It is also in the private collections of Magic Johnson and the Saudi royal family.
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"Catalina Point "Abstract Oil Painting, Oceanic, cartography, blues
By Chase Langford
Located in Edgartown, MA
In Catalina Point, Chase Langford transforms the Southern California coast into a densely layered terrain poised between landscape, map, and memory. Broad passages of pale gray and w...
Oil
Chroma X48 (A Bigger Red)
By Chase Langford
Located in Napa, CA
Inspired by cartography from an early age, Chase Langford’s abstract paintings transform the familiarity of cities and maps into fluid visions, evoking the feeling of the location wi...
Oil
The Dissidents: Discourse on the Golden Mean
By Michael Tole
Located in New Orleans, LA
Michael Tole says of his work… This work draws a connection between the didactic moralizing tendencies of Neo Classicism (represented in the style of the painting) and Modernism (represented in the architectural setting). Though modern art eschews the naturalistic imagery used by Neo Classicists, both movements pursued a self-important, austere, self-consciously masculine aesthetic that they saw as synonymous with virtue. Set in the MoMA courtyard, a passel of men lounge about, regarding a golden statue which looks terribly out of place in this modernist vitrine. The uncomfortable architectural setting, prisonlike and cold, provides a foil for the odalisque-like young men sprawled on hard stone benches and paying homage to the central idol. In my current work, The Revisionist Histories, I am writing letters to art history, literature, and mythology in an attempt to reflect the social changes that have reshaped our society over the past century. As part of this agenda, I explore the evolution of gender norms, power dynamics, and representation within Western visual culture and what this implies for the negotiation between pleasure, justice, and our culturally specific discourse on beauty. The seed for The Revisionist Histories was sewn when I caught a glimpse of my preteen daughters watching music videos on their iPad as I chopped veggies for dinner. Out of the corner of my eye I caught glimpses of music videos featuring Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Katy Perry, and Doja Cat gyrating across the tiny screen. A better parent might have snatched the iPad away, but I was overcome with hallucinatory visions of this pop diva...
Oil, Canvas
$9,500
H 36 in W 36 in D 1.5 in
Contemporary art, musician painting, oil painting on canvas, Koko Hovaguimian.
By KOKO HOVAGUIMIAN
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Titled "Geometric Musicians". This vibrant oil painting by Koko features a lively group of stylized musicians rendered in a bold, contemporary abstract style. Faceted forms, sweeping...
Oil
Musician Trio No 1
By KOKO HOVAGUIMIAN
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Title: "Musician Trio No. 2 : Exploring the Movement of Music Through Art" Koko, a classically trained musician, has created a captivating series of paintings titled the "Musician" ...
Oil
The Piano
By KOKO HOVAGUIMIAN
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
The piece is called ‘The Piano’ because it is the central instrument in the orchestra arrangement and composition. -"As a pianist myself, one of my favorit...
Oil
$9,000
H 24 in W 36 in D 1 in
Musicians oil painting on canvas, Geometric Musicians, Horizontal painting.
By KOKO HOVAGUIMIAN
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Geometric Musicians is Koko Hovaguimian’s first major painting completed in 2026 and marks an important continuation of his evolving abstract language. In this work, fragmented geome...
Oil
$14,000
H 36 in W 60 in D 1.5 in
Abstract musicians, musician oil canvas, Monochromatic Musicians , big painting.
By KOKO HOVAGUIMIAN
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Introducing "Monochromatic Musicians - In Deep Green" by the renowned artist Koko Hovaguimian. This captivating oil painting transports the viewer into a world of evocative artistry,...
Oil
$3,500
H 20.5 in W 28.25 in D 1.5 in
Contemporary Musicians oil painting, Musicians Trio & Composer.
By KOKO HOVAGUIMIAN
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Here is another “Musicians” oil painting on canvas paper by artist Koko, signed in the lower right. The painting measures 16 x 20 inches and features a vibrant composition centered o...
Oil
Musician Trio No. 2
By KOKO HOVAGUIMIAN
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Title: "Musician Trio No. 2: Exploring the Movement of Music Through Art" Koko, a classically trained musician, has created a captivating series of paintings titled the "Musician" s...
Oil
$2,029
H 23.63 in W 28.75 in
"White Gardens", Bold Impressionist Oil Painting of a Snowy Rural Landscape
By Yves Calméjane
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This painting is a quietly luminous depiction of a snow-covered garden in winter, rendered in oil on canvas at H 23.6 in x W 28.7 in. Bare deciduous trees dominate the foreground and...
Canvas, Oil
Story of 'Swan Lake. Pas de Deux No.2 .
By KOKO HOVAGUIMIAN
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Oil on canvas. Signed lower right Koko. The Artist's certificate of authenticity is available. Koko's latest collection of paintings is based on the Story of 'Swan Lake,' the ballet composed by Tchaikovsky. The series of paintings capture the graceful movement of ballet and classical music. The painting titled "Lakeside - Odette and the Prince" is a classical ballet dance duet between the swan princess...
Oil
Queen of the Swans
By KOKO HOVAGUIMIAN
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Oil on canvas, signed lower right, and artist certificate of authenticity is available. Koko's latest collection of paintings are based on the Story of 'Swan Lake,' the ballet comp osed by Tchaikovsky. The series of paintings capture the graceful movement of ballet and classical music. The painting titled "Lakeside - Odette and the Prince" is the classical ballet dance duet between the swan princess...
Oil
Autumn Ceremony
By KOKO HOVAGUIMIAN
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Artist Koko sighed lower right on the painting. Oil on canvas. Artist certificate is included.
Oil
$3,704
H 25.6 in W 21.26 in D 0.79 in
“Cypress Alley” French Riviera in the Light of the South, Mixed Media Painting
By Andrée de Frémont
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
To evoke the French Riviera and the light of the South, a sketch made by Andrée de Frémont on the French Riviera has become canvas. It is camping a h...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Contemporary Jazz, Jazz Composition No.2.
By KOKO HOVAGUIMIAN
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
This vibrant and dynamic artwork by Koko Hovaguimian is a celebration of jazz through color and form. Measuring 20x24 inches, the painting features a lively composition that captures...
Oil
Contemporary Jazz, Jazz Composition No.1
By KOKO HOVAGUIMIAN
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
This vibrant and dynamic artwork by Koko Hovaguimian is a celebration of jazz through color and form. Measuring 20x24 inches, the painting features a lively composition that captures...
Oil
"Sonoma Fields" napa california inspired
By Chase Langford
Located in Edgartown, MA
Chase Langford has created a distinctive visual language that is grounded in the natural and built environment while embarking into uncharted territory. His impactful depictions reca...
Oil
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H 54 in W 108 in
"Vineyard Current", a layered and deep horizon in blue and neutral tones
By Chase Langford
Located in Edgartown, MA
Chase Langford has created a distinctive visual language that is grounded in the natural and built environment while embarking into uncharted territory. His impactful depictions reca...
Oil, Canvas