2010
03.05
03.05
Downtown Los Angeles Gallery Events
Downtown Los Angeles Galleries Association Advancing the Downtown Los Angeles Arts Community
2010
03.05
03.05
Timothy Nolan
Jaime Scholnick
Osvaldo Trujillo
Axis Mundi
March 20 – April 18, 2010
Reception for the artists: Saturday March 20, 5 – 8 p.m.
Los Angeles, CA—CB1 Gallery, is pleased to present Axis Mundi, featuring the work of Los
Angeles artists, Timothy Nolan, Jaime Scholnick, and Osvaldo Trujillo. Appearing in many
forms around the globe, the Axis Mundi takes shape in unique ways in the work of the
three artists. The exhibition opens on March 20, 2010 and closes on April 18, 2010.
Timothy Nolan explores and interprets fundamental patterns, geometry, and systems-oforder
which occur naturally and unnaturally, on purpose and by chance. While nearly
everything we experience today is digitized, each convergence of shapes echoes back
thousands of years through multiple iterations, revealing the building blocks of life and
civilization. While Minimalism and Cubism have influenced Nolan’s work, he also draws
inspiration from lesser-known movements such as Pattern and Decoration and Op Art,
addressing shifting perception of two and three dimensions; illusionist (plastic) space vs.
real dimensionality.
In Jaime Scholnick’s current series of works in Axis Mundi, on unadulterated Styrofoam,
the artist plays with the hierarchical roles assigned to material goods, elevating a
precisely machined material, formerly protection for a more significant object, into that
which is now prized; the original object relegated to lesser status if not now garbage.
Scholnick’s pieces are gesso-ed and drawn-on in a spontaneous manner, allowing the
line to accentuate the form and create completely new spaces within the original, thus
completing the transformation of the material into “art object.”
The drawings of Osvaldo Trujillo are mysteries, begun with a vision during a dream and
elaborated upon by the artist, adding details that bring the image into focus for both the
artist and the viewer. Structures of all kinds are the recurring subject in the work, some are
architectural or anatomical or other broader systems—underlying forms of this world
expressed in images of another. The works in Axis Mundi are derived from such deep and
internal visual language that they are impossible to decipher.
CB1 Gallery is a contemporary art gallery located in historic downtown Los Angeles. The
gallery exhibits and promotes an intellectually demanding yet aesthetically pleasing
group of younger artists and mid-career artists who cross disciplines and political
perspectives.
Gallery hours are Wednesday – Sunday, Noon – 6:00 p.m or by
appointment.
2010
02.23
02.23
Thomas Gardner
Bronzino
Oil on Linen 31.5 x 45.5
Saturday, February 27, 4-6 pm
Michael Pearce and Thomas Garner will discuss their work
Reception to follow until 6 pm.
This is the last day of the current exhibition.
Saturday, February 27, 4-6 pm
Michael Pearce and Thomas Garner will discuss their work
Reception to follow until 6 pm
This is the last day of the current exhibition
2010
01.29
01.29
A MAN ASLEEP
Scoli Acosta
Becky Beasley
Justin Coombes &
Kim Schoen
Feb 06, 2010 – Mar 13, 2010
A group exhibition of video, photography, sculpture and text, “A Man Asleep” brings together four artists connected by a strong relationship with art and literature. Taking its title from a novella by Georges Perec, “A Man Asleep” is the story of a man slowly withdrawing from life. His observations of the details of his diminishing world and increasing isolation is an exhaustive exploration of the terrains of both melancholy and indifference. All the artists in the exhibition offer perspectives on withdrawal and engagement in relation to the art object.
Central to the exhibition are found literary works from deceased authors chosen by each artist as a formal investigation into his or her own theories and methodologies in art making. Coupled with these writings are original texts from each artist collected in the form of a journal/exhibition catalog and presented as part of the exhibition.
Using the discourse of minimalism, Becky Beasley’s practice lies between photography and sculpture concerned with the architectural possibilities of the domestic object and it’s relationship to language and text. For the exhibition, Beasley draws from Perec’s depiction of withdrawal and melancholy in his novella “A Man Asleep” where darkness descends upon a room while nightfall and sleep weigh heavy on the mind. Relationships between physical space, light and dark, melancholy and photography are points of inquiry throughout her essay “Not Yet Read” and photographic installation.
Moving from Brooklyn to Paris in 2000, Scoli Acosta embarked on a three-year research and site-specific project centered around the 19th century author Gerard De Nerval. Works ranging in all media mark themselves like a map reflecting the wanderings of Nerval throughout Paris. Nerval’s footprint throughout the city was extensive and detailed not only in terms of where he went and what he experienced, but the associative mythologies he would traverse revealing his descent into madness.
Kim Schoen’s work in photography, film and drawing explores repetition in myriad forms. For “A Man Asleep,” Schoen elects Marcel Proust as a catalyst for exploring the absurdity of voluntary memory. Schoen uses the recreation of Proust’s bedroom in the Musée Carnvalet in Paris as a time and place to stage a video piece; the work offers us the interplay between preservation and the chance of the moment. To fully immerse himself in his work, Proust lined his walls and ceiling with cork, insulating himself; this attempt at silence is restaged in the project room through a site-specific sculpture.
Justin Coombes’s art investigates relationships between history, memory and place. For achieving his densely layered photographs, Coombes uses slide-projected imagery graced onto buildings or interiors at night and photographed through long exposures. The resulting images displayed as large prints or light boxes, subtly undermine viewers’ expectations of realist photography. For this exhibition, Coombes interlaces a staged
photograph with text illustrating a tender gesture depicted in a love letter authored by the artist.
A MAN ASLEEP
Scoli Acosta
Becky Beasley
Justin Coombes &
Kim Schoen
Feb 06, 2010 – Mar 13, 2010
A group exhibition of video, photography, sculpture and text, “A Man Asleep” brings together four artists connected by a strong relationship with art and literature. Taking its title from a novella by Georges Perec, “A Man Asleep” is the story of a man slowly withdrawing from life. His observations of the details of his diminishing world and increasing isolation is an exhaustive exploration of the terrains of both melancholy and indifference. All the artists in the exhibition offer perspectives on withdrawal and engagement in relation to the art object.
Central to the exhibition are found literary works from deceased authors chosen by each artist as a formal investigation into his or her own theories and methodologies in art making. Coupled with these writings are original texts from each artist collected in the form of a journal/exhibition catalog and presented as part of the exhibition.
Using the discourse of minimalism, Becky Beasley’s practice lies between photography and sculpture concerned with the architectural possibilities of the domestic object and it’s relationship to language and text. For the exhibition, Beasley draws from Perec’s depiction of withdrawal and melancholy in his novella “A Man Asleep” where darkness descends upon a room while nightfall and sleep weigh heavy on the mind. Relationships between physical space, light and dark, melancholy and photography are points of inquiry throughout her essay “Not Yet Read” and photographic installation.
Moving from Brooklyn to Paris in 2000, Scoli Acosta embarked on a three-year research and site-specific project centered around the 19th century author Gerard De Nerval. Works ranging in all media mark themselves like a map reflecting the wanderings of Nerval throughout Paris. Nerval’s footprint throughout the city was extensive and detailed not only in terms of where he went and what he experienced, but the associative mythologies he would traverse revealing his descent into madness.
Kim Schoen’s work in photography, film and drawing explores repetition in myriad forms. For “A Man Asleep,” Schoen elects Marcel Proust as a catalyst for exploring the absurdity of voluntary memory. Schoen uses the recreation of Proust’s bedroom in the Musée Carnvalet in Paris as a time and place to stage a video piece; the work offers us the interplay between preservation and the chance of the moment. To fully immerse himself in his work, Proust lined his walls and ceiling with cork, insulating himself; this attempt at silence is restaged in the project room through a site-specific sculpture.
Justin Coombes’s art investigates relationships between history, memory and place. For achieving his densely layered photographs, Coombes uses slide-projected imagery graced onto buildings or interiors at night and photographed through long exposures. The resulting images displayed as large prints or light boxes, subtly undermine viewers’ expectations of realist photography. For this exhibition, Coombes interlaces a staged
photograph with text illustrating a tender gesture depicted in a love letter authored by the artist.
2010
01.29
01.29
2010
01.29
01.29
Opening Reception: Saturday, February 6, 2010 from 6pm to 9pm
Show runs thru February 27th, 2010.
Los Angeles, CA – Crewest is pleased to announce “Prison INC.” a group show exhibition curated by Gregg Stone and featuring a large collection of highly skilled drawings created by incarcerated artists living behind bars whose life could have been different if born under different circumstances. Living behind bars has allowed these artists to discover their true talent and blessed them with the gift to illustrate that which fills their mind. Also on display will be letters with compelling stories from the artists.
Additionally, Crewest officially opens a new “Featured Artist Room” on February 6th, 2010. This new Featured Artist Room will feature monthly installations by featured artists selected by Crewest. Kicking off inside this new room, Crewest presents “Life Inside” a collaborative installation, directed under Edgar “OSOK” Hoill, featuring the creative works of Adrian Nieto, John Jarasa, Gregg Stone, Juan Sanchez Jr., Salim Assid Jr., Elena Dominguez, David Montes and Rafael Vasquez. Dedicated and inspired by the trying times of prison, this moving installation brings patrons into the underground world of the prison system as well as the lifestyle which landed them there. Its central focus is to bring the best out of a world gone wrong and it’s an artistic portrayal of the beauty found and created in a world most often times associated with negative stereotypes and grim outlooks. Click here to view a video on “Life Inside.”
Exhibiting Artists:
Gregg Stone, Edgar “OSOK” Hoill, Kenny McDermott, J. Cheddah, Leno Delgado, William Woods, Klive Hulsey, Martin Bueno, Javier, Penko, Warlock, Oscar Campos, Adrian Nieto, John Jarasa, Juan Sanchez Jr., Salim Assid Jr., Elena Dominguez, David Montes and Rafael Vasquez
Los Angeles, CA – Crewest is pleased to announce “Prison INC.” a group show exhibition curated by Gregg Stone and featuring a large collection of highly skilled drawings created by incarcerated artists living behind bars whose life could have been different if born under different circumstances. Living behind bars has allowed these artists to discover their true talent and blessed them with the gift to illustrate that which fills their mind. Also on display will be letters with compelling stories from the artists.
Additionally, Crewest officially opens a new “Featured Artist Room” on February 6th, 2010. This new Featured Artist Room will feature monthly installations by featured artists selected by Crewest. Kicking off inside this new room, Crewest presents “Life Inside” a collaborative installation, directed under Edgar “OSOK” Hoill, featuring the creative works of Adrian Nieto, John Jarasa, Gregg Stone, Juan Sanchez Jr., Salim Assid Jr., Elena Dominguez, David Montes and Rafael Vasquez. Dedicated and inspired by the trying times of prison, this moving installation brings patrons into the underground world of the prison system as well as the lifestyle which landed them there. Its central focus is to bring the best out of a world gone wrong and it’s an artistic portrayal of the beauty found and created in a world most often times associated with negative stereotypes and grim outlooks. Click here to view a video on “Life Inside.”
Exhibiting Artists:
Gregg Stone, Edgar “OSOK” Hoill, Kenny McDermott, J. Cheddah, Leno Delgado, William Woods, Klive Hulsey, Martin Bueno, Javier, Penko, Warlock, Oscar Campos, Adrian Nieto, John Jarasa, Juan Sanchez Jr., Salim Assid Jr., Elena Dominguez, David Montes and Rafael Vasquez
2010
01.29
01.29
Special Event: Wednesday, February 10, 2010
American Wind Quintets
Featuring Martha Long, flute; Jennifer Johnson, oboe; Johnny Teyssier, clarinet; Emily Nagel, horn; Christina Havens, bassoon. Five young musicians from downtown Los Angeles came together to create this program, which explores the American wind quintet repertoire of the 20th century in a contemporary space featuring works by living artists. Reception to follow the performance. Admission is free but RSVP is required. Please email gallery@bgfa.us to RSVP or text 213-842-8574. Leave your first and last name and the number in your party. We will respond with a confirmation. All tickets are will call only.
Special Event: Wednesday, February 10, 2010
American Wind Quintets
Featuring Martha Long, flute; Jennifer Johnson, oboe; Johnny Teyssier, clarinet; Emily Nagel, horn; Christina Havens, bassoon. Five young musicians from downtown Los Angeles came together to create this program, which explores the American wind quintet repertoire of the 20th century in a contemporary space featuring works by living artists. Reception to follow the performance. Admission is free but RSVP is required. Please email gallery@bgfa.us to RSVP or text 213-842-8574. Leave your first and last name and the number in your party. We will respond with a confirmation. All tickets are will call only.
2010
01.23
01.23
New work by Deborah Martin with collaborative works by Amy Sather Smith and Juli Vizza.
February 11- March 6, 2010
Artist Reception
Saturday, February 13th, 2010
6:00-10:00pm
Based on Polaroids taken over a period of four years, Deborah Martin paints portraits of landscapes depicting various aspects of reality of life on the Salton Sea; including scenes from Slab City, Salvation Mountain and Bombay Beach. Martin’s subject matter includes such curiosities as dilapidated trailers, an eerie outdoor living room, and a Technicolor monument built for Jesus, but belies so much more. In her trademark style of haunting American Realism, she skillfully and subtly examines concepts of worth and beauty and begs compelling questions about the psychology of place and the search for a sense of home.
Amy Sather Smith contributes text to supplement Martin’s paintings, providing a history of the Salton Sea and examining the dreams that originally attracted people to the area as well as the psychology that compels some to stay and others to still arrive.
Video artist Juli Vizza accompanied Martin on trips to the Salton Sea, taking film footage of the environs that inspired the series. What results is a masterfully pieced together visual translation of the unspoken language between landscape and painter, establishing the context that exists between a series of snapshot frames, where still life and life in motion intersect.
New work by Deborah Martin with collaborative works by Amy Sather Smith and Juli Vizza.
February 11- March 6, 2010
Artist Reception Saturday, February 13th, 2010
6:00-10:00pm
Based on Polaroids taken over a period of four years, Deborah Martin paints portraits of landscapes depicting various aspects of reality of life on the Salton Sea; including scenes from Slab City, Salvation Mountain and Bombay Beach. Martin’s subject matter includes such curiosities as dilapidated trailers, an eerie outdoor living room, and a Technicolor monument built for Jesus, but belies so much more. In her trademark style of haunting American Realism, she skillfully and subtly examines concepts of worth and beauty and begs compelling questions about the psychology of place and the search for a sense of home.
Amy Sather Smith contributes text to supplement Martin’s paintings, providing a history of the Salton Sea and examining the dreams that originally attracted people to the area as well as the psychology that compels some to stay and others to still arrive.
Video artist Juli Vizza accompanied Martin on trips to the Salton Sea, taking film footage of the environs that inspired the series. What results is a masterfully pieced together visual translation of the unspoken language between landscape and painter, establishing the context that exists between a series of snapshot frames, where still life and life in motion intersect.
2010
01.23
01.23
Opening Reception 6:30-9:30 Thursday, February 11, 2010
2010
01.20
01.20
Daniel Aksten
HK Zamani
Difference and Repetition
February 11 – March 14, 2010
Reception for the artists: Saturday February 13, 5 – 8 p.m.
CB1 Gallery, is pleased to present its inaugural exhibition, Difference and Repetition, featuring the work of two Los Angeles artists, Daniel
Aksten and HK Zamani.
CB1 Gallery, is pleased to present its inaugural exhibition, Difference and Repetition, featuring the work of two Los Angeles artists, Daniel Aksten and HK Zamani.
Daniel Aksten’s work distinguishes itself as wall sculpture, very shallow relief and painting. The artist makes conscious decisions with regard to scale, texture and paint color and the composition, shape and image are given to chance—literally the roll of a die. The subject is contrast, not only of luminous color abutting a neutral ground, but also light vs. solid, intention vs. happenstance,contrast getting along with harmony. Forms emerge from this complexity. Opticalradiance occludes geometric certainty.
HK Zamani’s dome paintings are portraits, perhaps even self-portraits, fragile portrayals. Some are ruins, some are vessels that transport—chrome and against corrosion—DeLorean, stellar. Many of the artist’s dome/tent paintings of the past years were more about the image than paint. Their recent transmutations are about paint. The new images in this series of paintings grow out of or away from their predecessors—they are sometimes devils, then angels. Some are on land, in sky or sea, occasional remnants, reformed or transformed.
CB1 Gallery is a contemporary art gallery located in historic downtown Los Angeles. The gallery exhibits and promotes an intellectually demanding yet aesthetically pleasing group of younger artists and mid-career artists who cross disciplines and political perspectives.