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Exhibition Description: Beyond the Frame
Miami-based visual artist Traver Dodorye invites viewers into an immersive world where boundaries dissolve and surfaces expand in his upcoming exhibition, “Beyond the Frame.” Known for his bold fusion of 3D sculptural elements with acrylic painting, Dodorye’s work occupies a rare space between painting and physical form. Each piece is intentionally crafted as a one-of-one artifact, built layer by layer through hand-manipulated textures, sculpted reliefs, and paint that seems to lift itself off the canvas and into the viewer’s space.
Though his work can sometimes be overlooked at first glance, Dodorye embraces this as part of his artistic philosophy. Many of his surfaces conceal hidden structures, embedded shapes, and intricate underpaintings that reveal themselves only with time and attention. What initially appears simple becomes complex; what seems flat suddenly transforms into depth. This duality is what makes Dodorye’s approach uniquely his own his pieces require more than viewing; they require encountering.
“Life Can Be Subjective” The New Body of Work
The centerpiece of the exhibition, Dodorye’s latest series “Life Can Be Subjective,” explores the idea that human experience is shaped more by perception than reality. Through meticulous layering of sculptural forms and dynamic acrylic gradients, each artwork becomes a metaphor for the way individual truths are formed.
In this series, Dodorye experiments with:
Varying elevations of 3D texture to represent emotional highs and lows
Fragmented shapes that symbolize competing perspectives
Color shifts that alter depending on the viewer’s position, emphasizing that meaning changes with angle and distance
Abstracted human silhouettes partially hidden within the composition, referencing how identity itself is often interpreted rather than seen
Dodorye suggests that “subjectivity” is not a flaw but a defining feature of the human experience. Each piece offers multiple readings!!