New Work: L.A. Painting: Arends, Bavington, Beach, Elesby, Griffin, Kauffman, Newkirk, Potter, Rose, Ross, Ryan, Thurston, Van Tran, Wilson
The fourth in a series of thematic exhibitions investigating the current state of a particular style, subject, or medium in contemporary art, this show examines trends in the practice of painting by Los Angeles artists.
This is an exhibition of painting that could only come from Los Angeles. The work is the progeny of California minimalism as practiced by Irwin and McCracken and the social appropriation of Ruscha, Therrien and Pittman. The landscape, and more specifically the light of Southern California, combined with illusion-making abilities of Hollywood have influenced a group of artists whose work is a true hybridization of the machined beauty of minimalism and the material possibility of Pop.
Artists include Stuart Arends, Tim Bavington, Alicia Beach, Sally Elesby, Ron Griffin, Seth Kaufman, Kori Newkirk, Carter Potter, Greg Rose, Adam Ross, Sharon Ryan, Roy Thurston, Tam Van Tran and Patrick Wilson.
