COLD LEFTOVERS
JANUARY 9TH - FEBRUARY 6TH
A SOLO SHOW BY BHARE
Curatorial statement
Cold Leftovers
Under the blinking warm bulb
rests a quaint little bed
on a small broken frame.
Struggling to peel my legs
from the sheets
my body tumbles
Onto the shag carpet,
full of dust and ruby hair.
One foot in front of the other
we drag 140 pounds
down the stairs,
across scratched laminate,
to a fridge,
decorated with fingerprints
reaching to the back
for week-old leftovers.
In this solo presentation, ideas once left behind take center stage. Through this series of battle-worn paintings, Bhare sifts through the good, the bad, and the ugly—depictions of ordinary life layered with color and line, emotions at their peak of instability, and things better left unsaid. He reflects on whether he has discovered a deeper well while growing as an artist or if his past ideas will outshine anything he could create in the future. The remnants of his emotions run cold, but with the right care, they could be warmed into something great.
ARTIST BIO
Shareon “Bhare” Blenman is a multidisciplinary artist based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Born in 1998 to Barbadian immigrant parents, Bhare initially pursued a career as a chef before transitioning into the art world. His diverse practice encompasses traditional canvas work, digital oil paintings, sculptures, and even ventures into skateboarding design.
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Bhare earned his undergraduate degree from Johnson & Wales University, balancing various creative jobs during the early stages of the global lockdown. By the age of 23, his work had already been showcased in traditional and digital galleries across North America and Europe. He has exhibited in more than three professional galleries and sold over 30 pieces in his debut year.
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Now at 26, Bhare has been featured extensively in a magazine, completed a 40-foot commission for the Spectrum Center, and even had his work sold through Sotheby’s.
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Bhare currently lives and works in Charlotte, North Carolina. He merges his work through both traditional and digital styles, exhibiting with prestigious galleries in New York, Pennsylvania, Los Angeles, Copenhagen and most recently Toronto.
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I constantly draw inspiration from my personal journals, embedding my artworks with reflections of my own growth and the intimate intricacies of home life. Through a series of fantastical paintings, I offer a kind of diagnosis—depictions of ordinary life layered with color and line, guiding the viewer through the highs and lows of daily existence. Much of my work is steeped in symbolism, representing an ever-evolving spectrum of emotions through bold geometric shapes, figures, and expressive free writing. My paintings serve as visual manifestations of these inner dialogues—complex, layered, and often full of contradictions, much like the human experience itself.
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