Sasha Chichagov
Pohoiki Gallery · Pahoa, Hawaiʻi

Cross Pollination

A Field of Living Light

A collaborative exhibition by Laura McClanahan & Alexander (Sasha) Chichagov

Opening Reception: Saturday, November 22, 2025, Noon–4pm

On view through February 2026

Cross Pollination opening flyer
Exhibition Overview

A Living Field of Consciousness

Cross Pollination: A Field of Living Light is an immersive multi-room exhibition featuring over fifty large-scale acrylic paintings, displayed in pairs from same-day painting sessions between the two artists. The show unfolds as a visual symphony — a living field of consciousness expressed through color, geometry, motion, and light.

At its core, Cross Pollination explores the meeting point between two distinct yet resonant creative forces: Chichagov’s oceanic abstraction and McClanahan’s crystalline luminosity. Their dialogue reveals a unified language of spirit and matter, intuition and geometry, the fluid and the structured.

Laura McClanahan and Sasha Chichagov in the studio
Laura McClanahan & Alexander (Sasha) Chichagov in the studio, surrounded by paired works.
The Process

Nearly a Year of Same-Day Sessions

Chichagov at the easel
Chichagov at the easel, building his signature woven brushstroke field.
Chichagov with finished panel
Chichagov with a finished mosaic panel on the lanai studio.
Chichagov beside a work in progress
Chichagov beside a work in progress.
McClanahan and Chichagov
McClanahan & Chichagov between sessions.
Two canvases drying side by side
Two canvases drying side by side — the day's pair, still wet.
A finished pair
A finished pair: structured mosaic beside a fluid pour.
The Works

Paired Sessions

Each spread pairs a same-day work by Chichagov (structured, woven mosaic fields) with one by McClanahan (fluid pour, crystalline luminosity). Attribution is by visual style rather than confirmed record.

Woven Field I
Chichagov — Woven Field I
Yearning Joy
McClanahan — “Yearning Joy”
Woven Field II
Chichagov — Woven Field II
Stellar Secret
McClanahan — “Stellar Secret”
Radiant Burst
Chichagov — Radiant Burst
Flowing Life
McClanahan — “Flowing Life”
Woven Field III
Chichagov — Woven Field III
Sea of Color
McClanahan — “Sea of Color”
Woven Field IV
Chichagov — Woven Field IV
Spring of Spirits
McClanahan — “Spring of Spirits”
Woven Field V
Chichagov — Woven Field V
Water Song
McClanahan — “Water Song”
McClanahan

Currents Continued

Earth's Evolution
“Earth's Evolution”
The Tide Rises & Subsides
“The Tide Rises & Subsides”
Solitude Song
“Solitude Song”
Becoming Botanical
“Becoming Botanical”
Imaginatively Magical
“Imaginatively Magical”
The Destiny Gate of All Above
“The Destiny Gate of All Above”