1969 Gallery is pleased to present The Forest Through The Trees by Mark Ryan Chariker. In this most recent body of work, Chariker playfully reinterprets the age-old idiom, ‘You can’t see the forest for the trees,’ suggesting that our collective fixation on quantity, immediacy, and individualism in modern times often blinds us to the broader interconnectedness of our experiences. Chariker’s humanistic interpretation of this proverbial ideology involves the deliberate act of slowing down, a rejection of mass production, and an appreciation for painting and its materiality—fostering an environment in which the artist’s process mirrors the viewer’s experience of looking—deeply, carefully, and meticulously.